2016/17 UEFA Champions League :: Semi final :: Draw result :: Remarks
Draw Result :
Monaco - Juventus // Real Madrid - Atletico
Real madrid 
v Atletico Madrid
As monaco 
v Juventus 
Champions League: who is in the hat?
=> As monaco
Leonardo Jardim's team have thrilled spectators both in Ligue 1 and the Champions League
this season, with their fluid brand of football. Monaco's quarter final
tie against Dortmund will be forever overshadowed after the bomb attack
on the Dortmund coach ahead
of the first leg but in footballing terms, despite being the "team that
everyone wants to draw", this Monaco side should not be underestimated.
A young team, spearheaded by the immensely-talented Kylian Mbappé, they
sit above PSG in their domestic league. It has been rumoured that
Mbappé will spark a bidding war among Europe's elite.
=> Real Madrid
The eleven-time winners of Europe's elite competition eventually won out after their second leg quarter final tie against Bayern Munich went to extra time. A 1-2 win at the Allianz had Zidane's men in a commanding position ahead of Tuesday's second leg but a Lewandowski penalty and Sergio Ramos og after Ronaldo had put Madrid
ahead took the game to added time. Vidal's late and controversial
dismissal changed the pattern of the tie as Madrid ran out 4-2 winners
on the night but yet again polemic marred the win with two of Cristiano Ronaldo's goals coming in offside positions.
=> Juventus
The Italian champions cruised through the semi-final
eliminating bookies' favourites FC Barcelona and in truth the tie was
won in Turin with a convincing 3-0 first leg win. Another night of "the
epic" beckoned at Camp Nou but the black and white wall did it's
job in repelling wave after wave of Barça attack. Juve have been
insatiable in Serie A in the last few years, picking up five consecutive
titles. Going in to the Champions League draw, they look good to make
that six-in-a-row; they are eight points clear of Roma in Italy's top flight.
=> Atlético Madrid
Cholo
Simeone's team ground out a typically-astute 1-1 draw against Leicester
City in the second leg after an unconvincing 1-0 fisrt leg win at home.
With Atléti due to move to a new stadium at the end of the season, their fans will be conscious that each European night at the Calderón could be the last. Frenchman Antoine Griezmann is undoubtedly the star man;
his flair and subtlety combine with Atléti's tactical solidity to
create a formidable blend. They look to be out of the La Liga title
race, so will pursue Champions League glory with great vigour.
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