Real Madrid and Villarreal for Spain, Manchester City and Liverpool for England, here are the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League semi-finalists
The semi-finals
Manchester City – Real Madrid (26 avril et 4 mai)
Liverpool – Villarreal (27 avril et 3 mai)
Man. City – Real Madrid
MANCHESTER CITY (ENG)
UEFA ranking : 2e
With: 6V 2N 2D Bp24 Bc10
Best striker : Riyad Mahrez (6)
Quarter-finals: 1-0 agg. against Atletico
Round of 16: 5-0 agg. against Sporting CPGroup A : winner
last season : finalist
Last semi-final : 2020/21 (4-1 aggregate win against Paris)
Best route : finalist (2020/21)
Coach : Pep Guardiola
Key player: Kevin de Bruyne
Review of Real Madrid: J6 2V 2N 2D Bp7 Bc7
Did you know ?
Guardiola has reached the semi-finals nine times, surpassing Jose Mourinho’s record of eight.
REAL MADRID (ESP)
UEFA ranking : 5e
With: 7V 0N 3D Bp22 Bc9
Best striker : Karim Benzema (12)
Quarter-finals: 5-4 tot. against Chelsea
Round of 16: 3-2 total. facing Paris
Group D : winner
last season : semi-finals (loss 1-3 (agg) against Chelsea)
Last semi-final : 2020/21 (elimination 1-3 total. against Chelsea)
Best route : winner (1955/56, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1965/66, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2001/02, 2013/14, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18)
Coach : Carlo Ancelotti
Key player: Karim Benzema
Record against Manchester City : J6 2V 2N 2D Bp7 Bc7
Did you know ?
Real Madrid netted in 23 consecutive UEFA Champions League appearances before being silenced in Paris in the first leg of their 8es final this season.
Liverpool – Villarreal
LIVERPOOL (ENG)
UEFA ranking : 3e
With: 5V 3N 2D Bp18 Bc11
Best striker : Mohamed Salah (8)
Quarter-finals: 6-4 total. against Benfica
Round of 16: 2-1 whole. against Inter
Group B: vainqworker
last season : quarter-finals (elimination 1-3 on aggregate against Real Madrid)
Best route : winner (1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1983/84, 2004/05, 2018/19)
Coach : Jürgen Klopp
Key player: Mohamed Salah
Did you know ?
Liverpool have won 6 C1s, more than any other English team. Bayern and AC Milan have as many, only Real Madrid are more successful.
Review of Villarreal : J2 1V 0N 1D Bp3 Bc1
VILLARREAL (ESP)
UEFA ranking : 19e
With: 5V 3N 2D Bp18 Bc11
Best striker : Arnaut Danjuma (6)
Quarter-finals: 2-1 tot. facing Bayern
Round of 16: 4-1 whole. against Juventus
Group F : second
last season : winner of the UEFA Europa League (win on tab against Man. United)
Best route : semi-finals (2005/06)
Coach : Unai Emery
Key player: Arnaut Danjuma
Did you know ?
The Villarreal stadium (23,500 seats) can hold just under 50% of the city’s 52,000 inhabitants.
Record against Liverpool : J2 1V 0N 1D Bp1 Bc3