Barcelona will play Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund as Friday's draw kept the Spanish and German teams apart.
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images Retired Dutch footballer Ruud van Nistelrooy (r.) selects the teams from a pot of four.
"I find it very thrilling to be playing against the best team in Europe," Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said.
Seeking its fourth title in eight years, Barcelona opens at Bayern on April 23 in a matchup of runaway league leaders, then hosts the second leg on May 1. Real Madrid starts at Dortmund on April 24 and is home on April 30.
Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Barcelona's hopes of lifting another Champions League trophy rest of the shoulders of Lionel Messi.
The draw avoided a rematch of the foul-filled 2011 semifinal between the Spanish powers, won by Barcelona on 3-1 aggregate.
JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images With Cristiano Ronaldo (c.) in top form, Real Madrid hopes to win its 10th Champions League title.
"I don't have to repeat that Real is a difficult opponent, but from the three possible opponents Real is the only one we've beaten this season," Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp said.
The winners meet in the final on May 25 at London's Wembley Stadium, where Barcelona beat Manchester United in the 2011 final.
Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Bayern Munich breezed into the semifinals by dispatching Italian powerhouse Juventus on a 4-0 aggregate.
In the second-tier Europa League, Chelsea meets Basel and Fenerbahce plays Benfica. The Swiss and Turkish teams are hosts for the first leg April 25, and the second legs are May 2.
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