Real Madrid will play Manchester City in the semifinals of the Champions League, while Atletico Madrid drew Bayern Munich.

This marks the first time City has reached the Final Four of the competition.

Real Madrid last won the Champions League in 2014 when they defeated Atleti, while Bayern won in 2013 one season before Pep Guardiola arrived.

While there are certainly intriguing "narrative" possibilities for the final, the semifinal draw avoided the more intriguing possibilities such as Pep Guardiola managing against his future club (Manchester City) or his lifelong rival (Real Madrid). The possibility of two Madrid derbys with Real and Atleti meeting was also avoided.