Real Madrid take on Manchester City, Bayern Munich to face Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid have been paired with Manchester City in the Champions League semi-finals, while Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrid.

Friday s draw in Nyon means outgoing City manager Manuel Pellegrini will have a chance to get one over his former team, having coached Madrid in 2009-10. 

Madrid who saw off Wolfsburg in the quarter-finals lost to Juventus in the 2014-15 semi-finals. They won the competition in 2013-14, beating cross-city rivals Atletico 4-1 after extra-time for their 10th European Cup triumph.

City, meanwhile, are the rookies in the semi-finals, having never made it to this stage before. They failed to advance past the round of 16 in 2013-14 and 2014-15, but accounted for Dynamo Kyiv and Paris Saint-Germain on the way to the semi-finals this season.

Madrid and City have met twice before, with the Spanish side winning once and other game ending in a draw.

The tie between Bayern and Atleti will see Pep Guardiola return to his native Spain, having enjoyed so much success at Barcelona before his move to the Bundesliga champions.

Guardiola s side eliminated Benfica on their way to the semi-finals, holding out for a 2-2 draw in the second leg in Lisbon after a 1-0 win at home in the first leg. They won the competition in 2012-13, when they beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the final, but have failed to get past the last four since then.

Atleti, meanwhile, ousted last year s winners Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate to make it to the semis. They exited in the quarter-finals last term, losing to Madrid, and have yet to win the Champions League.

Bayern and Atleti s only previous meeting came in the 1974 final, the Bundesliga side running out 4-0 winners in a replay following an initial 1-1 draw. 

The first legs of the semi-finals will take place on April 26 and 27, with the returns scheduled for May 3 and 4. City and Atletico will play the first legs at home. 

The final will be on May 28, kicking off at 20:45CET at Milan s San Siro, where the winners of the tie between City and Madrid will be the nominal home team.

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