Tuesday was the sixth time Real Madrid have lost the first leg of a Champions League semi-final – they’ve failed to reach the final on any of the previous five occasions they’ve lost in the first legThe blockbuster clash of the Premier League and La Liga in this season’s Champions League semi-finals got off to a sensational start at Etihad Stadium – and there’s plenty more still to come.Manchester City and Real Madrid staged a seven-goal European classic in their first leg, with Pep Guardiola’s side claiming a 4-3 win.On Wednesday, Liverpool host Villarreal in the first leg of the second semi-final at Anfield.Can Real come back? Will we see another all-English final this year? Can Villarreal upset the odds? BBC Sport looks at the major narratives at play in the final four of Europe’s premier club competition.An all-English final? A double? A quadruple?!The Premier League is represented by its top two, a pair who have largely swept aside all they have faced this campaign as they go toe-to-toe for every trophy on the table.City and Liverpool are favourites to win their respective semi-finals and continue England’s recent dominance of the Champions League.After being absent from the final for five seasons between 2013 and 2017, the Premier League has provided five of the past eight finalists, with two of the past three showdowns being all-English affairs.For Liverpool, this is familiar territory. They are bidding for a third final in five seasons, having lost to Real Madrid in 2018 before beating… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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