1981. The last time a Champions League semi-final was made up with an English, Spanish, Italian and German representative. Winners that year: Liverpool.
A good omen?
Liverpool booked their spot in the semi-final after dumping out Manchester City 5-1 on aggregate. And the five-time winners are in touching distance of a place in the final.
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Standing in their way, AS Roma.
The Barcelona conquerors are next for Jurgen Klopp's charges. Could this be their year?
While a majority of Liverpool fans were thrilled about avoiding Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, Klopp is well aware of AS Roma's threats.
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"Because I knew I'd have to say something after it, I tried to think about what I feel, but it was not that I thought 'Thank God not Bayern, thank God not Real Madrid, yippee Roma' or the other way around," he told Liverpool FC.
"It is just the draw and I know it is very exciting, but it is good because the most important news is we are still in the competition. Whichever opponent we would have got, I would have said there is a chance because it is football - so there is a chance against Roma."
AS Roma turned around a three-goal deficit to secure a spot in the last four, and Klopp isn't underestimating them ahead of the two-legged affair.
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"But if anybody think this is the easiest draw then I cannot help this person; they obviously didn't see both games against Barcelona.
"In the first result, the 4-1, it was not like the game was - it was Messi genius against a good side of Roma. The second leg was outstanding, it was outstanding what they did. They should have probably won four or five-nil - I was really impressed."
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