With Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Bayern Munich all in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, it was always going to be an exciting round, regardless of the outcome of Friday's draw. Nonetheless, the results are out and it could not have gone any better.
Defending champions Real Madrid, having got past the round of 16 and quarter-finals by the skin of their teeth, will now face Italian giants Juventus, as they continue in their search of La Undecima, a record-breaking 11th title.
The Serie A leaders, who eliminated Borussia Dortmund and Monaco en route to the last 4, are presumed underdogs of this stage of the tournament, leading many to believe Los Blancos have already booked their spot in the final. Stats, however, reveal that Les Merengues should not underestimate Juventus.
Of course, this means La Liga heavyweights Barcelona will lock horns with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. A return to Camp Nou for former Blaugrana boss Pep Guardiola is set, and the Spanish manager will look to stop his greatest ever achievement in football; Lionel Messi.
The result of the UCL semi-final draw
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Last time these two sides met, it was die Roten who came out victorious, thrashing the Catalan giants 7-0 on aggregate. This time around, under the guide of the MSN attacking trio of Messi, Suarez and Neymar, Luis Enrique's crew will look to get revenge on the Bavarians.
Then there is the little thing of a possible Real Madrid vs Barcelona final. See our special post-UCL draw articles and how Twitter reacted to the draw.
- El Clasico fever reignited
- 7up jokes trending
- Real Madrid fans overconfident ?
- Pep's "BEAST Challenge"
Real Madrid got its prey
#UCLdraw #RealMadrid got it's prey! pic.twitter.com/tKOSZAFvgn
— follwr (@FollwrTips) April 24, 2015
Real Madrid get Juventus.. pic.twitter.com/5HygFsTm5C
— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) April 24, 2015
BEWARE: Los Blancos should not be too confident of beating The Old Lady
5 - Only Bayern Munich (8) have won more Champions League games against Real Madrid than Juventus (5). Test.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 24, 2015
Last time Juventus and Real Madrid faced each other in semi finals of UCL pic.twitter.com/pgcxKHXMYo
— Troll Football (@Troll__Football) April 24, 2015
Nedved excited for the semi-final clash
Nedved: "It will be a very exciting semifinal." #UCLdraw
— M.A.J (@UltraSuristic) April 24, 2015
Carlo Ancelotti also returns to his former club... #ucldraw
— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) April 24, 2015
Guardiola vs Messi: The Spaniard will face his greatest ever student
Pep Guardiola will face the monster he created #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/7une6eJh75
— MESSISTATS (@MessiStats) April 24, 2015
Barcelona v Bayern Munich. Guardiola returns to Camp Nou. Best attack Messi/Suarez/Neymar versus best goalkeeper Neuer. Some game. #UCLdraw
— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) April 24, 2015
OH MY! @FCBayern vs. @FCBarcelona! @FCBayernEN #MiaSanMia #UCLDraw
— Hanin Abu-Shamat (@HaninSh) April 24, 2015
Guardiola comes back home. #UCLdraw
— Nauman (@iNaumee) April 24, 2015
The Blaugrana will seek revenge for the historic 7-0 defeat
IT's PAYBACK TIME #UCLdraw
— Barça (@CampNouBallBoy) April 24, 2015
But the stats don't favor the Catalan giants
Barcelona: Have scored just 1 goal in their last 317 minutes of competitive action against Bayern Munich #UCLdraw
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) April 24, 2015
Bayern? No worries, Messi's got this
Bayern??? I got this. pic.twitter.com/1CpYczr2hb
— infosmessi (@infosmessi) April 24, 2015
Could this season's UCL final be El Clasico
What a dream 'Elclasico' final !!! #UCLdraw
— KTY & AIM (@guidetae) April 24, 2015
An el clasico champions league final would be unreal
— Ryan Potts (@ryanpotts9) April 24, 2015
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