Champions League draw as it happened: Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid, Monaco vs Juventus in the last four

After a dramatic quarter-final round the final four will learn their fate

Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Monaco will make up Friday's Champions League semi-final draw after safely progressing from the last eight.

• Real Madrid are now the team of the Champions League, despite being far from perfect
• Atletico Madrid beat Leicester at their own game, proving 'British football' can triumph
• How Juventus' defence overcame Barcelona to become Champions League favourites
• Only exhaustion can stop Monaco them from making history on three fronts
• Carlo Ancelotti's wife Mariann Barrena hits out at referees from Bayern Munich's defeat to Real Madrid

Follow the latest from Nyon in the blog below...

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And then there were four.

After a dramatic set of quarter-finals only the best four teams in Europe remain with a place in the showpiece final in Cardiff now only two games away.

Real Madrid survived an epic two-legged to and fro with Bayern Munich thanks to some typical Herculean Cristiano Ronaldo heroics while city rivals Atletico join them after seeing off a stubborn Leicester over two legs.

Juventus produced a defensive masterclass to beat Barcelona and keep Leo Messi and Co scoreless over both legs while Monacobecame the fourth team in the hat with a hugely impressive win over Borussia Dortmund.

All that remains to be decided is who is going to play who for a place in June's final.

When is the draw?

The draw takes place in Nyon on Friday 21 April, following the completion of the quarter final ties on Wednesday.

What time is the draw?

Proceedings will begin at 11.00am BST, with the draw following shortly after.

Where can I watch it?

It will be shown live on BT Sport 2.

If, however, you cannot watch the draw, you can bookmark this article which will turn into The Independent’s live blog.

How does it work?

As per usual at this stage of the competition, the draw is unseeded and there will be no ‘country protection’, meaning teams from the same domestic league can be drawn against each other.

The team drawn first will play the first leg at home, with those drawn second away.

When will the Champions League semi-finals take place?

This year’s semi-final first legs will be played on 2 and 3 May, with the return legs played the following week across 9 and 10 May.

[21 April 2017 11:16 · Mark Critchley]

OK, finally, Marchetti's going through the rules, so we're about to get going.

[21 April 2017 11:16 · Mark Critchley]

Here we go...

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Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid

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Monaco vs Juventus

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There you have it. How easy was that?

The two Madrid teams meet yet again. Can Diego Simeone's side do it this time?

[21 April 2017 11:19 · Mark Critchley]

One last thing to tidy up. Who will be at home in the final?

It will be the winners of semi-final 2, i.e. the winners of the Monaco vs Juventus tie.

[21 April 2017 11:21 · Mark Critchley]

That's it.

The poll at the top of this blog remains open and now the draw has been made, we have a little more clarity.

Who do you think stands the best chance of lifting this year's European Cup? Let us know...

[21 April 2017 11:25 · Mark Critchley]

The draw fun is not over, mind. We have just over half-an-hour to wait for the Europa League last-four ties to be settled.

You can follow all the build-up and the draw itself with my colleague Samuel Lovett right now.