The Premier League side lines up against the tournament's most successful team in its first-ever semifinal, while Diego Simeone faces off against Pep Guardiola.
Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals, while Bayern Munich will have to deal with Atletico Madrid if it is to make it to the final.
Friday’s draw in Nyon means City manager Manuel Pellegrini will take on his former team, having coached Madrid in 2009-10.
Madrid - which saw off Wolfsburg in the last round - made it to the final four in 2014-15, but Juventus eventually proved to too strong. The club last won the competition in 2013-14, beating Atletico 4-1 after extra time for its 10th European Cup win.
Manchester City, meanwhile, is the rookie in the semifinals, having never made it to this stage before. The club failed to make it past the round of 16 in 2013-14 and 2014-15, but got the better of Dynamo Kyiv and Paris Saint-Germain to set up a clash with the Spanish giant.
Madrid and City have met twice before, with Los Blancos winning once and drawing the remaining game when they were paired in the group stages of the competition in 2012-13.
The tie between Bayern and Atletico will see Pep Guardiola return to his native country, having enjoyed so much success at Barcelona before his move to the Bundesliga champion.
Guardiola's side eliminated Benfica on the way to the semifinals, holding out for a 2-2 draw in the second leg after a 1-0 win at home in the first fixture. The club won it in 2012-13 when it beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1, but has failed to get past the final four since.
Atletico, meanwhile, booked a spot in the last four when it beat reigning champion Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate. Diego Simeone's men crashed out in the quarterfinals last term, losing to Madrid, and has yet to win the Champions League.
Bayern and Atletico's only previous meeting came in the 1974 final, the Bundesliga side running out a 4-0 winner in the replay following an initial 1-1 draw.
City will host Madrid on April 26 and Atletico welcomes Bayern to the Vicente Calderon the following day, returning to the Allianz Arena on May 3, with Zinedine Zidane's side playing at home on May 4.
The final at San Siro is on May 28. The winner of the tie between City and Madrid will be the home team in the final.
Source: goal.com
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