Friday, May 1, 2015

UEFA Champions league, Semi Final Draw

Josep Guardiola will take his FC Bayern München team to play his former club FC Barcelona while holders Real Madrid CF face old rivals Juventus in the semi-finals.
  • Balls and their contents are prepared backstage ahead of the last-four selections
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  • Bayern representative Paul Breitner and Barcelona counterpart Ludovic Giuly with the silverware after the draw
  • Pavel Nedvěd and Emilio Butragueño, representatives of Juventus and Madrid respectively, shake hands after the draw
  • Representatives of the four clubs give their thoughts after the draw
  • The results of the UEFA Champions League semi-final draw are displayed on the big screen in Nyon
  • Karl-Heinz Riedle confirms that Madrid will face Juventus in the last four
  • Karl-Heinz Riedle picks out Bayern to play Barcelona in the semi-finals
  • The UEFA Champions League semi-final draw commences
  • UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino speaks ahead of the main event
  • UEFA President Michel Platini enjoys the build-up to the draw
  • Pavel Nedvěd enjoys the build-up with other team representatives
  • The trophy on stage ahead of the draw
  • The trophy on stage against the backdrop of the big screen and names of the four hopefuls
  • Balls and their contents are prepared backstage ahead of the last-four selections
  • The balls to determined the 'home side' in the final are readied
  • The trophy sits proud as draw time approaches
  • The trophy on show with the badges of the four remaining contenders
Josep Guardiola will face FC Barcelona for the first time as a coach after his FC Bayern München team were drawn against his former club in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, with holders Real Madrid CF paired with Juventus in the other last-four tie.

UEFA Champions League semi-final drawGuardiola led Barcelona to UEFA Champions League victories in 2009 and 2011, two of the 14 trophies his side won during his four years in charge at the Camp Nou. Real Madrid and Juventus, meanwhile, have a rich European history of their own; the semi-final will be their 17th and 18th meetings in UEFA competition, the most famous the 1998 UEFA Champions League final.

FC Barcelona v FC Bayern München 6 & 12 May
Juventus v Real Madrid CF 5 & 13 May

UEFA Champions League final draw
Winners of semi-final 2 v Winners of semi-final 1 6 June


Source: http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2238561.html

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