Chelsea will play Atletico Madrid for a place in the Champions League final, while the other semi-final pits holders, Bayern Munich, against Real Madrid.
The first leg of the semi-final will take place on April 22/23 and the return leg the following week.
The draw sets up an intriguing situation for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, the 21-year-old goalkeeper on loan with Atletico from Chelsea.
It was reported that Chelsea would allow the Spanish side to play the Belgian in both legs of the semi, provided they paid a fee of around 3 million euros for each game.
However, UEFA moved to clarify what it expects the Belgium international to do to be free to face the Blues in both legs.
A statement from European football’s governing body, UEFA, reads: “The integrity of sporting competition is a fundamental principle for UEFA.
“Both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA disciplinary regulations contain clear provisions which strictly forbid any club to exert, or attempt to exert, any influence whatsoever over the players that another club may (or may not) field in a match.
“It follows that any provision in a private contract between clubs which might function in such a way as to influence who a club fields in a match is null, void and unenforceable so far as UEFA is concerned.
“Furthermore, any attempt to enforce such a provision would be a clear violation of both the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA disciplinary regulations and would therefore be sanctioned accordingly.”
Real’s pairing against Bayern brings together two clubs who have won the competition 14 times between them.
Five-times winners, Bayern, quarter-final conquerors of Manchester United, are the defending champions.
Real, who booked their place in the last four with a win over Borussia Dortmund, have won European club football’s top prize nine times, but not since 2002.
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