The draw was made at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday morning
The semi-final draw had all the usual anticipation and build-up that comes with UEFA's ceremonies
Juventus ambassador Pavel Nedved shakes hand with Real Madrid's ambassador Emilio Butragueno
Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique are all smiles in Barcelona training on Friday morning
That
saw Real through to the semi-finals for a fifth year in a row, although
Juventus will look to halt their quest to become the first side to
retain the Champions League.
The
'Old Lady' have the best record of all the semi-finalists, having
progressed to the final on seven of their 10 appearances at this
juncture.
This
is the first time Juventus have made the last-four of UEFA's flagship
club competition since 2003, when a Pavel Nedved-inspired side won the
second leg against Real 3-1 - 4-3 on aggregate - overturning a 2-1
first-leg deficit.
Barcelona's strikeforce of Suarez, Neymar and Messi celebrate during the last-eight win over PSG
Javier Hernandez scored a last-gasp winner for Real Madrid against Atletico to put them into the semi-final
Top scorer Thomas Muller netted this week as Bayern Munich hammered Porto at the Allianz Arena
Carlos Tevez and Juventus squeezed past Ligue 1's Monaco during a tense quarter-final
Friday's draw at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon leaves open the possibility of a first ever Barcelona v Real Madrid final.
Barca
reached the semi-finals for the seventh time in eight seasons by
comfortably overcoming Paris Saint Germain 5-1 on aggregate, extending
the Catalan club's unbeaten run to a 13th game in the process.
Opponents
Bayern stormed into a fourth successive semi-final by overwhelming
Porto 6-1 in Munich, making light work of their 3-1 first-leg loss in
Portugal.
The first legs will be played on May 5 and 6, with the return matches a week later.
