Who's in the Champions League semi-final draw?
Atlético Madrid (ESP)
Real Madrid (ESP, holders)
Monaco (FRA)
Juventus (ITA)

When does the draw take place?
The draw ceremony will begin at 12:00CET on Friday 21 April. It is being held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

How can I follow the draw?
The draw will be streamed live on UEFA.com, with our DrawCentre providing build-up from first thing in the morning plus analysis and reaction during the course of the day.

Is it an open draw?
Yes. No teams are seeded and clubs from the same national association can be drawn against each other.

When will the matches be played?
The semi-final first legs will be played on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 May, with the returns the following week. The side drawn first in each tie will play the first leg at home.

What else takes place on Friday?
There will be an additional draw to define whether the winner of semi-final 1 or semi-final 2 is considered, for administrative purposes, the home team in the final.

BeeBeeOoh, let's start

Madrid for the 12^th!

Sanchez01:
BeeBeeOoh, let's start

Madrid for the 12^th!

U no serious I swear



#RMD4d12th
#CR74BallonD'or

So like play play Arsenal won't feature in 2017/2018 UCL.




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BeeBeeOoh:
So like play play Arsenal won't feature in 2017/2018 UCL.




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Sanchez01:

Padi mi d matter strong gan axwea

Ahead of the UEFA Champions League semi-final draw, UEFA.com dips into the history books to see how each of the remaining teams have fared against their potential last-four opponents – and finds that Atlético might want to avoid Real Madrid, Monaco could play Atlético for the first time, and there is precious little between Real Madrid and Juventus.

Atlético
v Juventus P2 W1 D1 L0 F1 A0
v Monaco N/A
v Real Madrid P7 W1 D2 L4 F5 A10

Juventus
v Atlético P2 W0 D1 L1 F0 A1
v Monaco P4 W2 D1 L1 F7 A4
v Real Madrid P18 W8 D2 L8 F21 A18

Monaco
v Atlético N/A
v Juventus P4 W1 D1 L2 F4 A7
v Real Madrid P2 W1 D0 L1 F5 A5

Real Madrid
v Atlético P7 W4 D2 L1 F10 A5
v Juventus P18 W8 D2 L8 F18 A21
v Monaco P2 W1 D0 L1 F5 A5
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2457175.html#semi+finalists+head

Of all things, I pray we avoid Juventus

Atletico would be a good draw. Monaco would be interesting too

Introducing, the octopodes Paul on the quarter final draw thread https://www.nairaland.com/3684950/uefa-champions-league-quarter-final

FunkyMetahuman:
Hahahahahaha

Madrid vs bayern

This is the toughest.


Juve will knock barca out this time.
Even if they deployed their favourite player(refree) juve will send them packing.

haymekus:
Semi final gonna be Barcelona, Bayern, Leicester, Monaco. Hit Like if u concur Share if u dont

bettercreature:
Barca will show up just watch!
They will beat Juvy Mercilessly

dayo23:
Athletico Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Dortmund this are the Semi finalist

INVESTORBNAIRA:
Real madrid don comot

haymekus:
At last Madrid will face a tough opponent... Not those small teams they do give 2 them....#teamfcb

Gwan2:
Once Arjen Robben passes fitness test and plays both legs......forget Madrid. Bayern's undoing will be injury to Arjen Robben....quote me anywhere

haymekus:
I just can't wait to see Madrid go down!!..... #teamfcb

Jammiiee:
Dem go too clobber juve, break dem bone with goals, which yeye juve against barca. Walkover


Realmadrid, we will defend this title

engrhorla:

Am sure you mean to say NeyMessiS (Neymar, Messi & Suarez) will catch up on them

That Bayern v Madrid tho..I trust Ancelloti, Lewandoski, Thiago, Robbery, Neuer to put Madrid where it belong.

As for Leicester, just start packing, u hear! Atletico is Stoke city, Juve, Barca & Bayern fused together!

fattycoolface:
See Barcelona in final

juliuscapps:



I see us winning Juve

And Barcelona's result? Children of painment, time to flood the thread


Mukina2

An aside, the el Clasico takes place this Sunday. Cules, please, come and brag here again
https://www.nairaland.com/3750007/real-madrid-vs-barcelona-sunday

Joe Walker, Madrid
Are Monaco the team to avoid? Diario AS think so, if you're Real Madrid. "There's many reasons, but the most evident is the characteristics of Jardim's side: they're young, talented and have nothing to lose. All the pressure would be on Madrid, which is something they do not like.

"Being the overwhelming favourites can be daunting. Besides, since Zidane took the reins, Madrid have been at their absolute best in big games and drawing Atlético or Juventus would leave the tie 50-50."
http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2017/draws/round=2000786/index.html

More mature Real Madrid fans may still have nightmares about the Merengues' 2004 meeting with Monaco. The then nine-time European champions had one foot in the semi-finals after a 4-2 first-leg win – only for their former striker Fernando Morientes to come back to haunt them in the return, a 3-1 victory taking the Ligue 1 outfit through. A certain Mr Zidane was in the Madrid side.

This is Atleti’s fifth European semi-final in the last eight years – and they won all the previous four (two apiece in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League).

The semi-finals will witness the 143rd and final European game at the Vicente Calderón. The stadium, which opened in 1966, is being demolished later this year and Atleti are moving 16km to the newly-built Metropolitano. The Calderón has seen 104 home wins, just 14 for the away team.

The stage is set in Nyon. Under two hours to go.

Zinédine Zidane, Madrid coach

I don't mind who we get, we'll see what happens. Last time we got Bayern and people said it wasn't time for the two of us to meet but that didn't turn out badly.

Did you know?

On each of the previous three occasions Real Madrid knocked out Bayern in the UEFA Champions League from the quarter-final stage, the Spanish team went on to lift the trophy.

Me: Lord, speak... Your son is listening

Baba me I happy as juve komot barca o. Me wey be madrid

Sanchez01:
Introducing, the octopodes Paul on the quarter final draw thread https://www.nairaland.com/3684950/uefa-champions-league-quarter-final














And Barcelona's result? Children of painment, time to flood the thread


Mukina2

Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus goalkeeper

Maybe it’s better to meet Monaco or Real, who will spend significant energy in the fight for winning their respective league. They would rotate their players less than Atlético, who have a more defined position in the table and can manage themselves by resting players ahead of UEFA Champions League games.

Jammiiee:
Baba me I happy as juve komot barca o. Me wey be madrid

Gianluigi Buffon is one of only two players to make over 100 UEFA Champions League appearances but never lift the trophy. The other? Zlatan Ibrahimović. They're certainly not the only world-class players never to get their hands on 'Ol Big Ears (yet). How about these as a starter for ten? Michael Ballack, Patrick Vieira, Pavel Nedvěd, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Lilian Thuram, Hernán Crespo, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldo, Lothar Matthäus.

UEFA Champions League final ambassador Ian Rush, the former Liverpool and Wales striker, is in the House ... of European Football.

In a poll conducted by the online version of Diario AS, two-thirds of Real Madrid fans say they would prefer to face Atlético in the final having beaten their neighbours to claim their Décima and Undécima.

Atlético fans are split almost 50-50. Much like the club itself, they feel that should it be a final between the two sides, it is a positive - it means another Champions League final!

Juventus have a very impressive record in European Cup semi-finals, winning eight out of 11 over the years. The last came two years ago when they beat Real Madrid 3-2 but both teams have changed quite a lot since then.

Sergio Ramos this week became the 30th player to make 100 UEFA Champions League appearances on Tuesday – will he end the season with 103 and a trophy?

Ominous signs for Real Madrid?
Remarkably, no team has ever won back-to-back UEFA Champions League titles. Four holders have reached the following year’s final – most recently Manchester United in 2008/09 – but all finished runners-up. Madrid bowed out at the semi-final stage on their last three attempts ...

Pre-draw thoughts: Joe Walker, Atlético reporter
For Diego Simeone this is the big one. The prize he craves more than any other, having lost in two of the last three finals. Watching Atlético this season you can tell they are craving another shot at lifting European football's biggest prize and so far so good. They will be desperate to avoid another final with city rivals Real Madrid - so would not actually be that perturbed to see them come out of the hat today. Just not in the final...

Pre-draw thoughts: Paolo Menicucci, Juventus' reporter
Cristiano Ronaldo has resumed scoring at his usual standards for Real Madrid and Monaco have never stopped doing this season with youngster Mbappé and Radamel Falcao in scintillating form. Still, I believe that Atlético are the team to avoid for Juve in the semi-finals.

Juve proved that they can quite easily stop the best attackers in the world by not conceding in 180 minutes of football against Barcelona. The Bianconeri enjoy facing teams who play open, attacking football but a team with a completely different mentality could give them problems.

Pre-draw thoughts: Joe Walker, Real Madrid reporter
This is their competition. The Meringues deal in silverware and they want to become the first side to ever retain the European Cup in its current form. Funnily enough, they will be keen to play Atlético in the final, given their recent hoodoo over them, however they might well be happy enough to see the Rojiblancos come out of the hat today. Monaco, after what happened at the quarter-final stage in 2004, and Juventus in 2015, both have inflicted recent scars on Zinédine Zidane's side.

Mukina2

Pre-draw thoughts: David Crossan, Monaco reporter
Monaco are arguably the most exciting attack in Europe and a fearless, young side. They have no reason to fear anyone – they haven't so far. To ally insouciance with application is a rare gift and Monaco have it. Never has Franklin D Roosevelt's famous quote felt more apposite in football terms.

Madrid would be playing at home first.

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Mynd44

Real Madrid VS Atletico Madrid