bloodychuck. Posted April 21, 2017 Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Friday 21 April (12:00CET), Nyon – streamed live on UEFA.com Who's in the draw? Atlético Madrid (ESP) Juventus (ITA) Monaco (FRA) Real Madrid (ESP, holders) 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 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. Why is there also a final draw? There will be an additional draw to define whether the winner of semi-final 1 or semi-final 2 are considered, for administrative purposes, the home team in the final. When is the final? The National Stadium of Wales in Cardiff will stage the final at 20:45CET on Saturday 3 June. Edit: Reigning European champions Real Madrid will play neighbours Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semifinals. Eleven-time European champions Real, who eliminated Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals, could become the first club in the Champions League era to win the competition in successive seasons. The Madrid clubs have met in the Champions League final in two of the past three years, with Real coming out on top on both occasions. Atletico had also reached the final in 1974, when they lost to Bayern, but have yet to win the competition. Atletico director Clemente Villaverde said the club were not daunted by facing their rivals again, while Real director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueno said past meetings will have no bearing on the clash. The other tie sees Ligue 1 leaders Monaco taking on Italian champions Juventus. Juventus, European champions in 1985 and 1996, lost the final to Barcelona in 2015 but defeated Luis Enrique's side 3-0 on aggregate in this year's quarterfinals. Monaco have only once reached the final, losing to Jose Mourinho's Porto in 2004. They eliminated Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund on their way to the last four. Juventus director Pavel Nedved said the club could go all the way but warned that semifinal opponents Monaco would pose a tough challenge. Meanwhile, Monaco vice president Vadim Vasilyev said his side had the chance to gain revenge for their defeat to the same club in the 2015 quarterfinals. Edited April 21, 2017 by bashbuta Edited! 1 Quote
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