Champions League takeaways: Real Madrid's defense delivers; Haaland drought continues with quiet night

The biggest stories from Wednesday's action

The UEFA Champions League semifinals are now set following Wednesday's action. A day after PSG and Chelsea advanced to the last four, Manchester City and Real Madrid joined them, setting up a wild last four that will begin play later this month. At the end of April and in early May, the semifinals will see PSG face Manchester City and Real Madrid take on Chelsea in two-leg affairs.  Real Madrid drew at Liverpool 0-0 to cruise through on aggregate, 3-1. City were able to come from behind to win at Dortmund, 2-1, advancing somewhat easily into the next round. Following the action, here are our takeaways from the day: