Players
Most semi-final match appearances:
UEFA Champions League
19 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid)
17 Xabi Alonso (Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
16 Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)
14= Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
14= Dani Alves (Barcelona, Juventus)
14= John Terry (Chelsea)
14= Edwin van der Sar (Ajax, Manchester United)
14= Víctor Valdés (Barcelona)
European Cup
19= Paco Gento (Real Madrid)
19= Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid)
17 Xabi Alonso (Liverpool, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
16 Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)
15 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
All-time top semi-final scorers:
UEFA Champions League
13 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid)
6 Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern München)
5= Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
5= Jari Litmanen (Ajax)
4= Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
4= Thomas Müller (Bayern München)
4= Arjen Robben (Bayern München)
4= Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)
4= Zinédine Zidane (Juventus, Real Madrid)
European Cup
13 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Real Madrid)
11 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
7 Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid)
6 Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern München)
5= Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
5= Eusébio (Benfica)
5= Jari Litmanen (Ajax)
Most goals in a semi-final match & most goals in a semi-final tie:
UEFA Champions League/European Cup
4 Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid, 24/04/2013)
Clubs
Most semi-final tie appearances (incl. 2017/18):
UEFA Champions League
13 Real Madrid
11= Barcelona
11= Bayern München
7= Chelsea
7= Juventus
7= Manchester United
European Cup
29 Real Madrid
19 Bayern München
15 Barcelona
12= AC Milan
12= Juventus
12= Manchester United
Most successive appearances:
UEFA Champions League/European Cup
8= Real Madrid (2010/11–)
6 Barcelona (2007/08–2012/13
5= Real Madrid (1955/56–1959/60)
5= Bayern München (2011/12–2015/16)
Most overall tie wins:
UEFA Champions League
6= Juventus
6= Real Madrid
5= Bayern München
5= AC Milan
5= Bayern München
4= Barcelona
4= Manchester United
European Cup
15 Real Madrid
10= AC Milan
10= Bayern München
9 Juventus
7= Barcelona
7= Benfica
7= Liverpool
Most overall tie losses:
UEFA Champions League
6= Barcelona
6= Real Madrid
5= Bayern München
5= Chelsea
3= Manchester United
3= Monaco
European Cup
13 Real Madrid
8= Barcelona
8= Bayern München
7 Manchester United
5 Chelsea
Most wins (match):
UEFA Champions League
11 Bayern München
10 Real Madrid
8 Juventus
7 Manchester United
6 Barcelona
European Cup
25 Real Madrid
17 Bayern München
12 Juventus
11= Manchester United
11= AC Milan
Most defeats (match):
UEFA Champions League
9 Real Madrid
8 Barcelona
7 Bayern München
4= Chelsea
4=Juventus
4= Monaco
European Cup
20 Real Madrid
13 Barcelona
11 Bayern München
8= AC Milan
8= Juventus
Most goals scored:
UEFA Champions League
31 Real Madrid
30= Bayern München
30= Juventus
21= Barcelona
21= Manchester United
European Cup
85 Real Madrid
56 Bayern München
41 Juventus
39 AC Milan
32 Manchester United
Most goals conceded:
UEFA Champions League
27= Barcelona
27= Bayern München
25 Real Madrid
19 Juventus
16 Chelsea
European Cup
68 Real Madrid
42 Bayern München
41 Barcelona
32 Manchester United
29 Juventus
Biggest win (match):
UEFA Champions League
4-0 Bayern München v Barcelona (23/04/2013)
0-4 Bayern München v Real Madrid (29/04/2014)
European Cup
6-0 Real Madrid v Zurich (05/05/1964)
Biggest win (aggregate):
UEFA Champions League
7-0 Bayern München v Barcelona (4-0, 3-0) 2012/13
European Cup
12-4 Eintracht Frankfurt v Rangers (6-1, 6-3) 1959/60
Most goals in a tie:
UEFA Champions League
10 Juventus 6-4 Monaco (4-1, 2-3) 1997/98
European Cup
16 Eintracht Frankfurt 12-4 Rangers (6-1, 6-3) 1959/60
Miscellaneous
UEFA Champions League
Oldest player
41 years 206 days Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea v Atlético Madrid) 30/04/2014
Oldest scorer
37 years 148 days Ryan Giggs (Schalke 0-2 Manchester United) 26/04/2011
Youngest player
17 years 226 days Julian Draxler (Manchester United v Schalke) 04/05/2011
Youngest scorer
18 years, 140 days Kylian Mbappé (Juventus 2-1 Monaco) 09/05/2017
Advanced after losing first leg
0-1h, 3-0a Ajax v Panatinaikos (1995/96)
1-2a, 3-1h, Juventus v Real Madrid (2002/03)
2-3a, 3-0h AC Milan v Manchester United (2006/07)
0-1a, 1-0h (4-1p) Liverpool v Chelsea (2006/07)
Ties decided in extra time
Chelsea 1-1, 3-2aet Liverpool (2007/08)
Ties decided with penalty shoot-out
Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea (0-1, 1-0) 2006/07
Real Madrid 1-3 Bayern München (1-2, 2-1) 2011/12
European Cup
Best win percentage (ties)
100% Nottingham Forest, Stade de Reims, Valencia (W2 L0)
100% Aston Villa, Bayer Leverkusen, Club Brugge, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fiorentina, Malmö, Partizan, Sampdoria (W1 L0)
87.5% Benfica (W7 L1)
83.3% AC Milan (W11 L2)
75% Juventus (W9 L3)
75% Ajax (W6 L2)
Most different representatives by country
10 England
8= France
8= Germany
7 Spain
5= Italy
5= Scotland
Most semi-final club appearances by country (incl. 2017/18)
55 Spain (Real Madrid 29, Barcelona 15, Atlético Madrid 6, Valencia 2, Deportivo La Coruña 1, Real Sociedad 1, Villarreal 1)
40 England (Manchester United 12, Liverpool 10, Chelsea 7, Leeds United 3, Arsenal 2, Aston Villa 1, Nottingham Forest 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Manchester City 1, Derby County 1)
35 Italy (Juventus 12, AC Milan 12, Internazionale Milano 8, Roma 2, Fiorentina 1)
32 Germany* (Bayern München 19, Borussia Dortmund 4, Hamburg 3, Borussia Mönchengladbach 2, Bayer Leverkusen 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Köln 1, Schalke 1)
14 France (Monaco 4, Marseille 2, Stade de Reims 2, St-Étienne 2, Bordeaux 1, Paris Saint-Germain 1, Lyon 1, Nantes 1)
11 Netherlands (Ajax 8, PSV Eindhoven 3, Feyenoord 2)
11 Portugal (Benfica 8, Porto 3)
8 Scotland (Celtic 4, Dundee 1, Dundee United 1, Hibernian 1, Rangers 1)
4 Belgium (Anderlecht 2, Club Brugge 1, Standard Liège 1)
4 Romania (Steaua Bucureşti 3, Dinamo Bucureşti 1)
4 Serbia** (Crvena Zvezda 3, Partizan 1)
3 Greece (Panathinaikos 3)
3 Hungary (Újpest 1, Vasas 1, Győr 1)
3 Switzerland (Zürich 2, Young Boys 1)
3 Ukraine*** (Dynamo Kyiv 3)
2 Austria (Rapid Wien 1, Austria Wien 1)
2 Czech Republic**** (Dukla Praha 1, Sparta Praha 1)
2 Sweden (IFK Göteborg 1, Malmö 1)
1 Bulgaria (CSKA Sofia 1)
1 Russia*** (Spartak Moskva 1)
1 Slovakia**** (Spartak Trnava 1)
1 Turkey (Galatasaray 1)
Key
*Includes appearances representing former West Germany and East Germany
**Includes appearances representing former Yugoslavia
***Includes appearances representing former Soviet Union
****Includes appearances representing former Czechoslovakia
Note: there was no ‘semi-final’ round in 1991/92 and 1992/93, 1993/94 was played over one match
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