Friday, April 12, 2013

Champions League draws: No El-clasico semi-finals

In the draws for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League,Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid successfully avoided each other,and can only set up an El-clasico final if they beat their German oppositions.
Real Madrid will be facing Borussia Dortmund,for the third and fourth time this season,after both teams squared up against each other in the group stages of the competition.
Meanwhile in the other tasty fixture,Barcelona will face already crowned German Champions,Bayern Munich in what promises to be an entertaining contesting.
The German teams will first host the first legs before travelling to Spain for the return legs. The games will be played on 23 and 24 April, with the return legs on 30 April and 1 May.
Meanwhile in the Europa League Chelsea will be facing Swiss side,FC Basel,who on Thursday eliminated Tottenham in the quarter-finals of the competition.
The other semi-final tie will see Turkish side Fenerbahce square up against Portuguese opponents Benfica.
So are we going to see an El-clasico final in Wembley on May 25th.

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