Champions League draw as it happened: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, Monaco vs Juventus in the last four
After a dramatic quarter-final round the final four will learn their fate
Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco will make up Friday's Champions League semi-final draw after safely progressing from the last eight.
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And then there were four.
After a dramatic set of quarter-finals only the best four teams in Europe remain with a place in the showpiece final in Cardiff now only two games away.
Real Madrid survived an epic two-legged to and fro with Bayern Munich thanks to some typical Herculean Cristiano Ronaldo heroics while city rivals Atletico join them after seeing off a stubborn Leicester over two legs.
Juventus produced a defensive masterclass to beat Barcelona and keep Leo Messi and Co scoreless over both legs while Monacobecame the fourth team in the hat with a hugely impressive win over Borussia Dortmund.
All that remains to be decided is who is going to play who for a place in June's final.
When is the draw?
The draw takes place in Nyon on Friday 21 April, following the completion of the quarter final ties on Wednesday.
What time is the draw?
Proceedings will begin at 11.00am BST, with the draw following shortly after.
Where can I watch it?
It will be shown live on BT Sport 2.
If, however, you cannot watch the draw, you can bookmark this article which will turn into The Independent’s live blog.
How does it work?
As per usual at this stage of the competition, the draw is unseeded and there will be no ‘country protection’, meaning teams from the same domestic league can be drawn against each other.
The team drawn first will play the first leg at home, with those drawn second away.
When will the Champions League semi-finals take place?
This year’s semi-final first legs will be played on 2 and 3 May, with the return legs played the following week across 9 and 10 May.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the Champions League semi-final draw.
Just a spot of housekeeping before we get going properly with the montages and suchlike. The draw itself will begin at 11am our time.
Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco are all in the hat for the semi-finals or the perspex bowl if you prefer.
What about the games I hear you ask? The semi-final first legs will take place 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.
Let's take a closer look at the final four then, starting with Atletico Madrid
This season: P10 W7 D2 L1 F13 A5
Top scorer: Antoine Griezmann (5)
Last semi-final: last season, won on away goals v Bayern (2-2)
Semi-final record: W3 L2
European Cup best: 3x runners-up (most recently 2016)
Next up, Juventus.
This season: P10 W7 D3 L0 F17 A2
Top scorer: Paulo Dybala (4)
Last semi-final: 2014/15, won 3-2 v Real Madrid
Semi-final record: W8 L3
European Cup best: 2x winners (most recently 1996)
Next, AS Monaco
Top scorer: Kylian Mbappé and Radamel Falcao (5)
Last semi-final: 2003/04, won 5-3 v Chelsea
Semi-final record: W1 L2
European Cup best: runners-up (2204)
And finally, Real Madrid
Top scorer: Cristiano Ronaldo (7)
Last semi-final: last season, won 1-0 v Manchester City
Semi-final record: W14 L13
European Cup best: 11x winners (most recently 2016)
Our chief football correspondent Miguel Delaney was in Madrid earlier this week to witness the most controversial of the four quarter-finals.
Here's his take from the Bernabeu, where Zinedine Zidane's side re-asserted their dominance of this competition.
So Madrid are through to the last four, but only thanks to some controversial circumstances.
Carlo Ancelotti criticised the referees, but his wife went one step further...
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