Friday, April 24, 2015

UEFA Champions League Semi-Final draw

The draw was made at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday morning
Pep Guardiola will be reunited with Barcelona after his Bayern Munich were paired with the Catalan giants in the Champions League semi-finals. 

The manager is to return to the Nou Camp for the first time since leaving in 2012. Real Madrid face Juventus in the other semi-final. 
The first legs will take place on May 5/6 with the returns the following week.


But it is the match-up between Bayern Munich and Barcelona, Coach Pep Guardiola returns to the club where he made his name and that throws up the most exciting prospect.  
The Bayern side swept Porto aside this week, hammering them 6-1 after suffering a surprise defeat in the first leg. 

Barcelona, meanwhile, were relentless in their pursuit of a last-four place, beating Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Paris Saint-Germain comfortably.

Pep Guardiola is to return to the Nou Camp as Bayern Munich face Barcelona in the Champions League
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique will be going up against their former boss Guardiola in the last four

Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid side secured their place in the last four by sneaking past city rivals Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, thanks to Javier Hernandez's last-gasp winner.
That saw Real through to the semi-finals for a fifth year in a row, although Juventus will look to halt their quest to become the first side to retain the Champions League.

The 'Old Lady' have the best record of all the semi-finalists, having progressed to the final on seven of their 10 appearances at this juncture.
This is the first time Juventus have made the last-four of UEFA's flagship club competition since 2003, when a Pavel Nedved-inspired side won the second leg against Real 3-1 - 4-3 on aggregate - overturning a 2-1 first-leg deficit.

Javier Hernandez scored a last-gasp winner for Real Madrid against Atletico to put them into the semi-final










JUVENTUS vs REAL MADRID - 
 HEAD TO HEAD 

Overall in Europe: 
Juventus wins - 7
Draws - 1
Real Madrid wins - 8
 
Champions League only: 
Juventus wins - 5
Draws - 1
Real Madrid wins - 5                                              














 
BARCELONA vs BAYERN MUNICH -
 HEAD TO HEAD 

Overall in Europe: 
Barcelona wins - 1
Draws - 2
Bayern Munich wins - 5 

Champions League only:
Barcelona wins - 1
Draws - 1 
Bayern Munich wins - 4 








REAL MADRID 

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (8)
Last semi-final appearance: 2013/14 (5-0 Bayern Munich) 

JUVENTUS 

Manager: Massimiliano Allegri
Top scorer: Carlos Tevez (6)
Last semi-final appearance: 2002/03 (4-3 v Real Madrid) 

BARCELONA 

Manager: Luis Enrique
Top scorer: Lionel Messi (9)
Last semi-final appearance: 2012/13 (0-7 Bayern Munich) 

BAYERN MUNICH 

Manager: Pep Guardiola
Top scorer: Thomas Muller (6)
Last semi-final appearance: 2013/14 (0-5 Real Madrid) 




 

 



 



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