Semi-finals: Madrid v Benfica, Barça v Salzburg
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
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The UEFA Youth League semi-final line-up is confirmed: Real Madrid play Benfica and Barcelona face Salzburg, with both games in Nyon on 21 April and the decider three days later.
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Benfica, Salzburg, Real Madrid and inaugural winners Barcelona will compete for the UEFA Youth League title in Nyon next month.
Final tournament: Nyon 2017
Semi-finals (21 April)
Real Madrid (ESP) v Benfica (POR) (17:00CET)
Barcelona (ESP) v Salzburg (AUT) (13:00CET)
Final (24 April, 17:00CET)
Like in the first three seasons of the competition, the knockout event will be played at the Colovray Stadium opposite UEFA headquarters.
Quarter-finals
Barcelona were victorious there in 2014, beating Schalke and Benfica. The Blaugrana's class of 2016/17 overcame Porto in the last eight on Tuesday and now face Salzburg – the only survivors from the tournament's Domestic Champions path – in the semi-finals as they seek to catch Chelsea on two UEFA Youth League triumphs.
Benfica take on Madrid, who are in the semi-finals for the third time, in the other tie. The Eagles prevailed when these teams met at the same stage in 2014, Nuno Santos scoring twice in a 4-0 win. Madrid suffered more Colovray disappointment last season, conceding twice in the last seven minutes as they succumbed 3-1 to Paris Saint-Germain.
