When the draw for this year's Champions League semi final was announced, beside the mouth-watering ties, there was the subplot of old boys returning to their former hunting ground.
Carlos Ancelotti will bring his Real Madrid squad to Turin to face Juventus, which the Italian managed from 1999-2001 while Pep Guardiola will be in the opposite dugout at the ground where he spent almost 30 years as a player and then manager.
They say familiarity gives you a slight advantage, but the game ended with Juventus winning 2-1 against the holders and Barcelona hammering Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, 3-0.
Juventus vs Real Madrid
Barcelona vs Bayern Munich
With the return leg to come at the Bernabeau and facing only an one goal deficit, Real Madrid has a fighting chance to become the first team to retain the Champions League trophy.
As for Bayern Munich and Guardiola, they will have to wait for another season, unless they can pull off another miracle. Impossible? Just ask Porto.
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