Champions League draw: Liverpool get Roma in semi-finals as Bayern Munich face Real Madrid
The Reds, who dumped out Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter finals, face the Italian side who staged one of the great comebacks to beat Barcelona in the last round
Liverpool have been drawn against Roma in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
The Reds, who dumped out Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter finals, face the Italian side who staged one of the great comebacks to beat Barcelona in the last round.
In the other semi-final German champions Bayern Munich, who outlasted Sevilla, face 11-time winners Real Madrid, who needed a dramatic stoppage-time penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo to see off Juventus in the last round.
It will be the 18th time the two European giants have met in the knockout stages of this competition. Liverpool and Roma have only met three times before.
The ties will be played on the 24th and 25th of this month with the second legs to be played on the 1st and 2nd of May.
Jurgen Klopp's side impressed with the manner in which they despatched City, having taken hold of the tie in an electric encounter at Anfield where all the goals came inside the opening 31 minutes.
Defender Andy Robertson said ahead of the draw the team would take great confidence from their performances against the Premier League champions-elect into their next European encounter.
"This club have been here before and they know how hard it is, regardless of who you are playing, to get to the final and try and win this trophy," he said. "We don't care who we get - we know how hard it's going to be and we need to try and work so hard to get to the final because we need to deserve it.
"If we can put in performances like we did over these two legs (against City) then hopefully that's enough."
Fixtures in full:
Tuesday 24 April (19:45 BST) - Liverpool vs Roma
Wednesday 25 April (19:45 BST) - Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Tuesday 1 May (19:45 BST) - Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday 2 May (19:45 BST) - Roma vs Liverpool
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