After some surprising results in the Champions League Quarter Finals our Semi-Final line up is ready. This is for the first time since 1996 that there is no Spanish and English representation in the final four of Champions League. Lyon shocked Man City Fans on Saturday night when they defeated the blues 3-1. With this result only clubs from Germany and France are left in the competition.
1 – This is the first time since 1995-96 that no English or Spanish sides will be present in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Crestfallen. #UCL pic.twitter.com/u3CNWqR544
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Barcelona was the last hope of Spain in this year’s Champions League but they were defeated in the most humiliating manner at the hands of tournament favorites Bayern Munich on Friday. Bayern Munich defeated Barca 8-2 in the Quarter Final.
🔴 Bayern in Lisbon:
⚽️ Müller 4'
⚽️ Perišić 22'
⚽️ Gnabry 28'
⚽️ Müller 31'
⚽️ Kimmich 63'
⚽️ Lewandowski 82'
⚽️ Coutinho 85'
⚽️ Coutinho 89'#UCL pic.twitter.com/gxJqrV4kxv— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 14, 2020
It is the first time since 2013 that only two nations are being represented at the final four stage of the competition. PSG will face Leipzig challenge in the 1st Semi-Final on Tuesday while Bayern will take on Lyon on Wednesday. Lyon will be a tough challenge for Bayern as they have made it to the final four by first beating Serie A champions Juventus and the Man City.
2 – The 2019-20 Champions League semi-finals will see two French teams (PSG, Lyon) and two German teams (RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich) compete for a place in the final; the first time since 2012-13 that there are just two different nations represented at this stage. Duopoly. #UCL pic.twitter.com/YQqVsrQUT9
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 15, 2020
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