Juventus may be in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in 12 years but of all four clubs left in, the Italian side have the best record at this stage of the competition.

The ‘Old Lady’ has been in the semi-finals of UEFA’s flagship club competition 10 times and on seven of those occasions has made it to the final.

Neither Real Madrid, Barcelona nor Bayern Munich can boast anything like as good a record.

Holders Real have 13 wins and 12 defeats, while Barcelona have lost more than they have won at the semi-finals stage of the competition: six wins and eight losses.

Bayern Munich come closest to Juve’s success with 10 wins from 16 appearances.

The Champions League draw at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon today could throw up an all-Spanish semi-final between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

There is no ‘country protection’ at this stage meaning it is a completely open draw.

Inspirational Nedved

Whatever the outcome, there will be some intriguing meetings.

The last time Juventus made it to the semi-finals in 2003 a Pavel Nedved-inspired side won the second leg against Real Madrid 3-1 – 4-3 on aggregate – overturning a 2-1 deficit from the first leg.

A Barcelona vs Bayern Munich semi-final would revive painful memories in Catalonia of the 2012-13 season when they suffered a record 7-0 aggregate defeat to the German side who went on to be crowned European champions.

There has never been a Barcelona vs Real Madrid final, but Cristiano Ronaldo and team were the losers on the only time they have met in the semi-finals before in 2011 when Lionel Messi and Barcelona triumphed 3-1 on aggregate.

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