Champions League semi-final draw: Preview

Anna Woodberry 6 years ago 7.1k
Bayern, Liverpool, Roma and Madrid are the four teams left in the competition. BeSoccer

We take a look ahead to the Champions League semi-final draw which will take place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday afternoon.

At 12pm (GMT) the draw for the semi-final of Europe's premier club competition will take place with Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Roma the four teams fighting for a chance of making it to the final in Kiev.

There are no seedings or restrictions at this stage. Whoever's ball is picked first will play at home against the second, whilst the same occurs for balls three and four

This will be the first time that the Champions League semi-finals will have a representative from England, Germany, Italy and Spain and here is a rundown of the teams:


ROMA

The surprise team in this year's semis after stunning Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium. They fought back from a three-goal deficit to go through on away goals and shouldn't be overlooked by their opposition. 

In total, Roma have scored 15 goals in this year's competition, with Edin Dzeko their top scorer with six, adding to that tally during the incredible comeback against Barca on Tuesday night. 

It is the lowest of all the four teams remaining but they have a good defensive record, only conceding 12 throughout, and will look to be a physical presence across the two semi-final legs.   


LIVERPOOL

The 'Reds' put in a blistering first-leg performance to lead Premier League rivals Manchester City 3-0 on aggregate before killing the tie 2-1 in the second instalment, boasting the most deadly attack in the Champions League.

With 33 goals already, nine for both Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah as well as seven for Sadio Mane, Liverpool will hope to add to that tally in the semi-finals but don't assume they are a one-trick pony.

In addition to the hatful of goals, Jurgen Klopp's side have conceded just ten times and proved in that first leg that they can restrict an attacking team to the bare minimum, with City failing to register a single shot on target.

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