While France have two semi-finalists for the first time, this campaign marks only the second time in the 65-year history of the European Cup that the big leagues of England, Spain and Italy are not represented among the last four UCL IOLsport
The only other year was 1991 when later champions Red Star Belgrade, runners-up Olympique Marseille, Spartak Moscow and Bayern Munich were among the last four.
The semis in Lisbon are two French-German duels, Paris Saint-Germain v RB Leipzig and Olympique Lyon v Bayern Munich. Five-time winners Bayern are the only one of the four to have played in the final. The two leagues lag far behind the other three when it comes to overall success, with the trophy going to Spain, England or Italy in 43 of the 65 seasons which include this campaign.
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