THE LAST FOUR STANDING
Kylian Mbappe (centre) has been a revelation for Leonadro Jardim's young Monaco side
The Champions League quarter-final battles have now been fought, lost and won. Surprisingly, among the losing sides were Barcelona whose striking stars Messi, Suarez and Neymar were not given a breathing space and were never allowed by Juventus to reproduce their magic; and Bayern Munich who were put to the sword by the reigning champions Real Madrid.
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Juventus celebrate their 3-0 aggregate win over Barcelona at the Nou Camp
Also, not progressing to the semi-finals are Leicester City who fought tooth and nail but could not get past a resilient Atletico Madrid, last year's losing finalists. The last of the losers were Borussia Dortmund whose hopes were dashed by Monaco whose players' uncompromising athleticism Dortmund could not cope with. |
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Diego Simeone commiserates with Jamie Vardy after Atletico's quarter final win over Leicester
The last four standing are therefore Monaco, Real Madrid, Juventus and Atletico Madrid. The semi-final draw takes place in Nyon on Friday morning. |
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| Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid rallies his troops before extra time |
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