Champions League draw LIVE: Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Roma learn semi-final fate
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The Champions League returned this week with the conclusion of four quarter-final ties – and delivered some of the best games in the history of the competition.
Liverpool booked their spot in the last four with a superb 2-1 win over Manchester City that saw them progress 5-2 on aggregate. It is the first time the Reds have reached the semi-final stage since the 2007/08 season.
On the same night Roma stunned Barcelona, pulling off a sensational second leg comeback that saw them win 3-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, meaning they progressed on away goals.
A day later and Juventus almost managed a similar feat against Real Madrid. 3-0 down after the first-leg, they led 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu, only for a last-minute Cristiano Ronaldo penalty to send them crashing out.
And then there’s Bayern Munich, who have somewhat flown under the radar so far. They beat Sevilla 2-1 on aggregate just a few days after wrapping up the Bundesliga title.
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Interestingly though, Real and Bayern have never met each other in the final, and of course they won't again this season. Liverpool and Roma actually played each other back in the European Cup final of 1983/84, where the Reds won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
Jürgen Klopp may be due to face the media in just over half-an-hour to give his reaction to the draw, but he has already spoken about what facing Roma means for his side - including Mohamed Salah after he left the Italians last summer.
The confirmed fixtures are in!
Liverpool vs Roma
Liverpool v Roma: Tuesday, 24 April (19:45 BST)
Roma v Liverpool: Wednesday, 2 May (19:45 BST)
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Bayern Munich v Real Madrid: Wednesday, 25 April (19:45 BST)
Real Madrid v Bayern Munich: Tuesday, 1 May (19:45 BST)
Jurgen Klopp gives his reaction to the draw:
Because I knew I’d have to say something after it, I tried to think about what I feel, but it was not that I thought ‘Thank God not Bayern, thank God not Real Madrid, yippee Roma’ or the other way around.
It is just the draw and I know it is very exciting, but it is good because the most important news is we are still in the competition. Whichever opponent we would have got, I would have said there is a chance because it is football – so there is a chance against Roma.
But if anybody think this is the easiest draw then I cannot help this person; they obviously didn’t see both games against Barcelona. In the first result, the 4-1, it was not like the game was – it was Messi genius against a good side of Roma. The second leg was outstanding, it was outstanding what they did. They should have probably won four or five-nil – I was really impressed.
It is work and no problem with that and now we are looking forward of course to the first game.
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