Champions League: Real Madrid and Barcelona kept apart
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Barcelona and Real Madrid could meet in the Champions League final at Wembley after being kept apart in the semi-final draw.
Barcelona drew Bayern Munich, with Real Madrid set to play Borussia Dortmund.
The games will be played on 23 and 24 April, with the return legs on 30 April and 1 May.
In the Europa League, Chelsea will travel to Switzerland for the first leg of their last-four tie against Basel on 25 April.
The other match sees Turkish side Fenerbahce face Portuguese opponents Benfica. The return legs in the Europa League will take place on 2 May.
Chelsea are the only British side left in European competition after sealing their place despite a second-leg defeat against Rubin Kazan in Russia.
Rafael Benitez's side lost 3-2 but still progressed with a 5-4 aggregate win.
Tottenham lost on penalties against Basel after drawing 2-2 in each leg, while Newcastle drew 1-1 with Benfica and failed to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit.
In the Champions League, all-German and all-Spanish semi-finals were ruled out in the draw in Nyon, Switzerland.
Real - who eliminated Manchester United in the second round - booked their place in the last four with a 5-3 aggregate win over Galatasaray, although they lost 3-2 in Istanbul.
They were joined by Spanish league leaders Barcelona, who eliminated Paris St-Germain on away goals.
New Bundesliga champions Bayern, who beat Arsenal in the previous stage, completed a comfortable 4-0 aggregate victory over Juventus, winning 2-0 in Turin.
It secured a place in the last four alongside Dortmund, who needed two stoppage-time goals to beat Malaga 3-2.
Dortmund faced Real in the group stage of this year's competition, with Jurgen Klopp's team beating Real 2-1 at home, while in Spain the two sides drew 2-2.
"I don't think Madrid will be afraid because of what happened in the group stage," Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke said. "They will respect us, just like we respect them."
Real ambassador Emilio Butragueno also believed their previous meetings would not be an influence.
"We have a lot of respect for Borussia Dortmund," the former Spain striker said. "We played them twice [in the group stage] but didn't manage to beat them.
"This time we hope it will different as we want to be in the final."
In regards to the other half of the draw, Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says his club will play "the best team in Europe".
"I think we will see two very good games, played at the highest possible level," the former Germany international striker said.
"Barcelona are the benchmark for me in Europe. They are the best team in Europe at the moment, with fantastic attacking potential."
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"Bayern and Dortmund kept apart in semi-final. All German final could be held at Wembley."
Why not just report the draw and not make a La Liga thing about it? Disrespectful to the other two sides as they are an after-thought despite being last years' finalists and the other being one of the most exciting teams in Europe.
I can see Real going through though by the skin of their teeth, can go either way as Dortmund still unbeaten in the CL (and have already beaten RM). I genuinely think Bayern can win in Spain and go through convincingly. Class, class team
The Spanish teams are CLEARLY the biggest, best and most important teams left in the draw, aren't they? I mean Dortmund took 4 points off Real Madrid in the group stages and Bayern got to the final last year, but I think we should just forget about them...
Impossible to predict either tie I would say.
All German final for me.
Dortmund - Unbeaten at home and beat Real Madrid.
Bayern - Amazing form at the moment and swept past Juventus. Meanwhile Barcelona just managed to squeeze past PSG with shaky home form.
My money is on the Germans.
Utd fans - no class in victory or defeat.
Liverpool fans - desperate to return to former glories.
Both sets of fans deluded in different ways.
Mancs think everyone hates Utd.
Scousers think everyone loves Liverpool.
The truth is most couldn't care either way.
MOVE ON
Remind me again who has the best league in the world ? pretty sure its not the Premier League"
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Such a ridiculous comment to make. You cant base how good a countries league is on how well the top (rich) clubs do in Europe. From 2005 we've had an English team in every final bar 1 (not including this year). So to put down the Prem based on who progressed more this year is stupid.
All four have set a high standard this season, and English clubs do need to learn the lesson, PSG will be stronger next year. Of course old JoseM could be back at Chelsea..
Klopp is a genius. You find me any manager who can amass a team worth £58m and win their respective leagues and challenge for the CL.
Gundogan - E4m, Lewandowski - E4.5m, Hummels - E4m
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Not forgetting the positive influences of Shaqiri, Kroos, Mandzukic and Muller to name but a few.
Come on Bayern! I hope you stuff Barca - I'm sick and tired of seeing Masch, Pedro, Busquets, Alexis, Alves etc roll around like they've been hit by a tank in the last 20 mins of every game they are leading in, every time.
Why does the media take the angle that the two Spanish clubs should reach the final? Equally two German teams have been kept apart. They took the exact same tact last year and neither Spanish club made the final.
I strongly fancy Bayern Munich this year based on form but may the best team on the day win. That's why I watch football.