Story highlights Real Madrid faces Bayern Munich again in Champions League semis

Will be fourth meeting in knockout phase since 2012

Mo Salah returns to Roma as Liverpool get Italian side

Real Madrid appearing in eighth straight semifinal

(CNN) Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko was part of the Champions League semifinal draw in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.

It was only fitting, since football heavyweights Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were paired together in the last four of Europe's top club competition while Liverpool's Mo Salah will make an emotional return to former side Roma.

Real and Bayern have faced off three times in the knockout phase already since 2012, with the La Liga outfit triumphing twice including 6-3 on aggregate in last season's quarterfinal that necessitated extra time.

Both are very familiar with being at this stage. Real are appearing in the semis for an eighth straight season and Bayern have been in the final four in four of the past five.

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"It's a cracker of course, a clash of giants in a positive sense," Bayern manager Jupp Heynckes was quoted as saying by the club website. "Two teams with great tradition in European and world football, both play attractive football and love the sport.

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