Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United have all progressed to the Champions League semifinals for the second season in a row which equals the record set in 2000/2001 when three of the previous year’s semifinalists again reached the last four.
In 2000/2001, the previous season’s winners Real Madrid were joined by 1999/2000 runners-up and losing semifinalists Valencia CF and Bayern München.
Before this season, Chelsea were the only English club to have reached successive Champions League semifinals — they achieved this in 2004 and 2005.
The 2003/2004 season is the only season in which none of the previous season’s last four reached the Champions League semifinals.
Most repeat semifinalists in the Champions League
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Bayern München, Real Madrid, Valencia CF |
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Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United |
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Ajax, Juventus |
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Borussia Dortmund, Juventus |
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AC Milan |
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AC Milan |
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Ajax |
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Juventus |
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Bayern München |
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Real Madrid |
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Real Madrid |
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Chelsea |
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AC Milan |
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AC Milan |
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