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Casillas: Strongest Champions League semifinal lineup in years

The Champions League semifinalists are the strongest is years, according to Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas is relishing a "really special" set of UEFA Champions League semifinals and says the last-four lineup is the strongest in some time.

European champion Real continued its defense by beating Atletico Madrid 1-0 on aggregate, Javier Hernandez's late winner in Wednesday's second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu proving the difference.

Carlo Ancelotti's men will now come up against one of Barcelona, Juventus or Bayern Munich, and Casillas is confident Real will be ready for whatever challenge is thrown its way.