For example, when Rangers played French sides Auxerre and Strasbourg in the 1996–97 Champions League and the UEFA Cup, respectively, Rangers players wore the logo of Center Parcs instead of McEwan's Lager (both companies at the time were subsidiaries of Scottish & Newcastle). Between 1999 and 2008, no differentiation was made between champions and non-champions in qualification. The competition has been won by 22 clubs, 12 of which have won it more than once. [44][45] The Celtic players that day subsequently became known as the "Lisbon Lions", all of whom were born within 30 miles of Glasgow. The phrase was coined after a pre-match conference when he was questioned about Arsenal's lack of a trophy after exiting the FA Cup. If the Champions League and/or Europa League title holders qualify for the qualifying rounds via their domestic league, their spot in the qualifying rounds is vacated, and teams of the highest-ranked associations in earlier rounds will be promoted accordingly. Benfica 4–1 in the final. Spanish clubs have the highest number of victories (18 wins), followed by England (13 wins) and Italy (12 wins). For the next stage – the last 16 – the winning team from one group plays against the runners-up from another group, and teams from the same association may not be drawn against each other. [80], Since 1990, a UEFA international referee cannot exceed the age of 45 years. The tournament proper begins with a group stage of 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. [102] The final of the 2012–13 tournament had the competition's highest TV ratings to date, drawing approximately 360 million television viewers.[103]. It was designed by Jürg Stadelmann, a jeweller from Bern, Switzerland, after the original was given to Real Madrid in 1966 in recognition of their six titles to date, and cost 10,000 Swiss francs. England has the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. An exception to the usual European qualification system happened in 2005, after Liverpool won the Champions League the year before, but did not finish in a Champions League qualification place in the Premier League that season. [68] In May 2012, Tottenham Hotspur finished fourth in the 2011–12 Premier League, two places ahead of Chelsea, but failed to qualify for the 2012–13 Champions League, after Chelsea won the 2012 final. In addition to the anthem, there is also entrance music, which contains parts of the anthem itself, which is played as teams enter the field. [19][20][21] The Spanish squad came back from behind to win 4–3 thanks to goals from Alfredo Di Stéfano and Marquitos, as well as two goals from Héctor Rial. [47] This final came 10 years after the Munich air disaster, which claimed the lives of eight United players, and injuring their Cup-winning manager, Matt Busby. He said "The first trophy is to finish in the top four". [10][11][12] Prior to that, other "football World Championship" took place, however, those were between Scottish and English cup winners, as the respective leagues were yet established. HINT: Add matches to your calendar and never miss a match. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other in a double round-robin system. With Rotterdam based club Feyenoord knocking out the defending champions, Milan in the second round. Bayern Munich are the reigning champions, having beaten Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the 2020 final. [87], The tournament's main sponsors for the 2020–21 season were:[88], Adidas is a secondary sponsor and supplies the official match ball, the Adidas Finale, and Macron supplies the referee uniform. UEFA.com is the official site of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, and the governing body of football in Europe. Introduced in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, commonly known as European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion. [61][62] The anthem has been released commercially in its original version on iTunes and Spotify with the title of Champions League Theme. ), Install in iCalendar or default calendar (this is a webcal link). [19][20] The inaugural final took place at the Parc des Princes between Stade de Reims and Real Madrid. Henry additionally scored one goal in three qualification matches. [76] Seeding is used whilst making the draw for this stage, whilst teams from the same nation may not be drawn into groups together. [30][31][32] Reinforced by Eusébio, Benfica defeated Real Madrid 5–3 at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam and kept the title for a second consecutive season. FC Dinamo Tbilisi. [56][57] UEFA commissioned Britten in 1992 to arrange an anthem, and the piece was performed by London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and sung by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. In the 2018 and 2019 finals, held in Kyiv and Madrid respectively, the instrumental version of the chorus was played, by 2Cellos (2018) and Asturia Girls (2019). [58], Special vocal versions have been performed live at the Champions League Final with lyrics in other languages, changing over to the host nation's language for the chorus.

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