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The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
Barcelona team in 1903 Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, and played its first friendly match on 8 December 1899. Initially, Barcelona played against other local clubs in various Catalan tournaments, but in 1929 the ...
The league was cancelled between 1936 and 1939 because of the Spanish Civil War. [3] Real Madrid are the most successful club with 36 titles. Barcelona has won the Spanish version of the double the most times, having won the league and cup in the same year eight times in history, three more than Athletic Bilbao's five. [4]
Youngest player to score for the club in UEFA Champions League: [1] Ansu Fati (17 years and 40 days)(Champions League record). Youngest player to score and assist for the club in UEFA Champions League: [1] Ansu Fati (17 years and 355 days). Most assists provided in all official competitions (World Record): 292 – Lionel Messi, 2004–2021 [1]
The winner of the Champions League automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. [7] [8] Spanish clubs have the most victories (20 wins), followed by England (15 wins), Italy (12 wins), Germany (8 wins), Netherlands (6 wins) and Portugal (4 wins ...
On 28 May, they faced city rivals Real Madrid for the second time in a Champions League final in three years. The game finished 1–1, and Real Madrid won their eleventh Champions League title after emerging on top after a penalty shoot-out. The 2016–17 season saw Real Madrid become the first side in the Champions League era to defend their ...
Real Madrid holds the record for the most titles overall with 26, followed by Milan's 17 titles. [7] [8] Spanish teams hold the record for the most wins in each of the three main UEFA club competitions: Real Madrid, with 15 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles; Sevilla, with 7 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League titles; and Barcelona, with 4 Cup Winners' Cup titles.
Poor performances in La Liga and the Champions League led to the sacking of Ronald Koeman on 28 October, with a club legend Xavi replacing him. [178] [179] Xavi could not reverse the fortunes in the Champions League, and Barcelona dropped down to the Europa League for the first time since 2003–04, subsequently exiting in the quarter-finals. [180]