Sports UCL Semi Final Fixtures- 10 Interesting Things You Need to Know

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It's finally out, the fixtures of the last four of the UEFA Champions League.

Real Madrid will face bitter city rivals Atletico Madrid while Monaco will battle Juventus in order to reach the final of Europe's elite competition.

Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid

• The two teams will be meeting in the UCL for the fourth consecutive season. They met in the final last season, which was on by Madrid on penatlties. Real Madrid also won the 1958/59 semi-final, 2014 final and 2015 quarter-final meetings
• This season in the Spanish Liga: Atlético 0-3 Madrid, Madrid 1-1 Atlético
• Madrid aim to become the first team to retain the UEFA Champions League title
• Head-to-head record in Europe: P7, Madrid W4, Atlético W1, D2
• Semi-final records: Atlético W3 L2, Madrid W14 L13

Monaco v Juventus

• Monaco and Juve also met in the 1997/98 semi-finals, the Bianconeri winning 6-4 on aggregate. Juve won the first leg 4-1 before a 3-2 away defeat; they went on to lose to Madrid in the final
• Juve also beat Monaco in the 2014/15 quarters, Arturo Vidal's penalty in Turin the only goal of the tie
• Head-to-head record: P4, Monaco W1, Juve W2, D1
• Semi-final records: Monaco W1 L2, Juventus W8 L3
• Monaco is considered to be the team with the best attack in this edition while Juve seem to have the best defence.