The contrast in European Cup semifinal experience could scarcely be more extreme as Manchester City host Real Madrid in the first leg of their Uefa Champions League last-four tie.

While this is a first semi-final in the competition for City, Madrid are in the last four for a record 27th time – they have won 13 and lost 13 of their previous semi-finals.

Indeed, this is only City's third European semi-final across Uefa's club competitions, and their first since 1971. They beat FC Schalke 04 5-2 on aggregate in the 1969/70 European Cup Winners' Cup semifinals and lost 2-0 to Chelsea over two legs at the same stage of the same competition the following season.

Madrid, meanwhile, are in their 32nd European semi-final; their record is W17 L14. Although they are in a sixth successive Champions League semifinal, they have won only once in that sequence – against....read more click

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