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The UEFA Champions League, known until 1992 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or colloquially as the European Cup, is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955. Originally a straight knockout competition open only to champion clubs, the tournament was expanded during the 1990s to incorporate a round-robin ...
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The highest scoring draw in a European Cup/Champions League match had eight goals (four goals for each side), and occurred on five occasions: Vörös Lobogó 4–4 Reims in the 1955–56 quarter-finals; Hamburger SV 4–4 Juventus in the 2000–01 first group stage; Chelsea 4–4 Liverpool in the 2008–09 quarter-finals
As of 2023 CONCACAF Champions League [1]. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Born in Recife, Brazil, he moved in 2002 to Charleroi, Belgium, after being spotted by the Brazilian Action 21 coach Ricardo Mendez. [3] Accompanied by his wife, his little girl and other Brazilian recruits, Vanderlei was part of a golden generation that failed twice in the European Cup final in 2002 and 2003, against Castellón.
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.
[1] A corruption scandal involving a league match against Valenciennes emerged a few days before the Champions League final. [2] It was alleged that club president Bernard Tapie had bribed Valenciennes to lose so that Olympique de Marseille would win the French League earlier, giving them more time to prepare for the Champions League final. [3]
UEFA Champions League trophy. The European Cup was an association football competition contested from 1956 to 1992. Spanish manager José Villalonga led Real Madrid to success in the inaugural final in 1956 and repeated the feat the following season.