Barca faces Bayern while Real takes on Dortmund
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April 13, 2013, Saturday
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IT'S Spain versus Germany twice over in the Champions League semifinals.
Barcelona will play Bayern Munich in a clash of teams ranked by UEFA as the two best in Europe. Bayern hosts the first leg.
Real Madrid faces Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of their 1998 semifinal, when the Spanish side dethroned the reigning champion. Dortmund is at home first.
Yesterday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland, featured four former European champions who have combined to win 18 titles in the competition's 58-year history.
First-leg matches are on April 23 and 24. Return games are on April 30 and May 1. The final is on May 25 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Barcelona and Bayern stand atop the UEFA rankings based on their record in European club competitions over the past five years.
Barcelona has won two Champions Leagues in that spell, and Bayern is a two-time runner-up, including last season against Chelsea.
In the Europa League, European champion Chelsea plays Basel in the semifinals, with the first leg in Switzerland.
Fenerbahce will face Portugal's Benfica, with the opening leg played in Turkey, after UEFA made the pairings earlier yesterday.
Chelsea will aim to complete an unlikely double by lifting the second-tier trophy as the reigning Champions League winner.
First-leg matches are on April 25, and return games are on May 2. The final is on May 15 at Amsterdam Arena.
Barcelona will play Bayern Munich in a clash of teams ranked by UEFA as the two best in Europe. Bayern hosts the first leg.
Real Madrid faces Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of their 1998 semifinal, when the Spanish side dethroned the reigning champion. Dortmund is at home first.
Yesterday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland, featured four former European champions who have combined to win 18 titles in the competition's 58-year history.
First-leg matches are on April 23 and 24. Return games are on April 30 and May 1. The final is on May 25 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Barcelona and Bayern stand atop the UEFA rankings based on their record in European club competitions over the past five years.
Barcelona has won two Champions Leagues in that spell, and Bayern is a two-time runner-up, including last season against Chelsea.
In the Europa League, European champion Chelsea plays Basel in the semifinals, with the first leg in Switzerland.
Fenerbahce will face Portugal's Benfica, with the opening leg played in Turkey, after UEFA made the pairings earlier yesterday.
Chelsea will aim to complete an unlikely double by lifting the second-tier trophy as the reigning Champions League winner.
First-leg matches are on April 25, and return games are on May 2. The final is on May 15 at Amsterdam Arena.
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