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He also reached a record total of six Champions League finals. Bob Paisley was the first manager to win the title three times, all with Liverpool. Zinedine Zidane is the only manager to have won titles in three consecutive years, all with Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola won three titles in 2009, 2011 and 2023, with Barcelona and Manchester City.
In Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including a La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League. In the 2002 Champions League final , he scored a left-foot volleyed winner that is considered one of the greatest goals in football history.
Number of teams. 36 (league stage) 2 (finalists) Current champions. Real Madrid (15th title) Most successful club (s) Real Madrid (15 titles) 2024 UEFA Champions League final. 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 ]
2018 →. The 2017 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 3 ...
1989 to 1992 – AC Milan's assertion, and Barcelona's first title. In 1989, under the management of Arrigo Sacchi, Milan won the European Cup for the first time in 20 years, defeating 1986 champions Steaua București 4–0 in the final. In 1990, Milan retained their title, defeating Benfica 1–0 in Vienna.
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final.
Real Madrid hold the record for the most goals conceded by a Champions League-winning team, conceding 23 goals in 17 matches in 1999–2000. Benfica achieved the highest-ever goals conceded-per-game ratio for Champions League-winning in the history of the competition (1.57), the club conceded 11 goals in 7 matches in 1961–62.
The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA 's premier club football tournament, and the 10th since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won by Real Madrid, who beat Bayer Leverkusen in the final to claim their ninth European Cup title.