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The two teams line up for the UEFA Champions League Anthem before each match and a flag of the Champions League "starball" logo is waved in the centre circle. The UEFA Champions League anthem, officially titled simply as "Champions League", was written by Tony Britten , and is an adaptation of George Frideric Handel 's 1727 anthem Zadok the ...
The 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round began on 9 July and will end on 28 August 2024. [1]A total of 52 teams will compete in the qualifying system of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, which will include the qualifying phase and the play-off round, with 42 teams in Champions Path and 10 teams in League Path.
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 ...
Competition proper: 17 September 2024 – 31 May 2025. Teams. Competition proper: 36. Total: 81 (from 53 associations) ← 2023–24. 2025–26 →. The 2024–25 UEFA Champions League is the 70th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 33rd season since it was rebranded from the European Champion Clubs ...
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 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 14 September 2021 and ended on 9 December 2021. [1] A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.
The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage began on 19 September 2023 and ended on 13 December 2023. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout phase of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League . Union Berlin and Antwerp made their debut appearance in the group stage.
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.