Champions League semi-finals: Real Madrid to face Bayern
The two old foes will go toe-to-toe again for a place in the Champions League final in one of Europe's classic historical match-ups.
Holders and two-time consecutive winners Real Madrid landed Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in Friday's Champions League draw and will face the 2012-13 winners for a place in the final in Kiev on May 26.
Bayern Munich-Real Madrid, Liverpool-Roma in semi-finals
There is little doubt that Madrid and Bayern would have preferred to avoid each other in the semi-finals, with Liverpool and Roma going head to head in the other tie.
Bayern and Madrid have met three times in the knock-out stages in recent years. in 2013-14 Carlo Ancelotti masterminded a 5-0 aggregate victory over the side he would go on to manage shortly afterwards in the semi-finals, avenging Bayern's success two seasons earlier when the Bavarians won on penalties in the Bernabéu to reach the final after a 3-3 aggregate draw.
Overall, Bayern lead the head-to-head between the side with 11 victories to Madrid's 9, and two draws.
🤗🏆 Das werden FESTTAGE, Freunde! #Vorfreude #UCL #UCLdraw @ChampionsLeague @realmadrid pic.twitter.com/OMTo96HpQi
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) April 13, 2018
Ties to be played on 24-25 April and 1-2 May
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