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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 ...
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.
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.
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[13] [14] From 2006–07 to 2010–11, the title holders also played with the match ball used in their winning final in their home matches, but from 2011–12, the title holders use the same match ball as the 31 other teams. The title-holder logo worn by Chelsea in the 2012–13 season; the same design was used until 2020–21.
This was the fifth European Cup/UEFA Champions League final held in Madrid, after the 1957, 1969, 1980 and 2010 finals, all held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. [ 10 ] The 67,000-seat Metropolitano Stadium is the home of Atlético Madrid , who have occupied it since major renovations were completed in September 2017. [ 11 ]
This was the third UEFA Champions League final for manager Pep Guardiola, and his first since the two wins with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011, both against Manchester United. [19] City were seeking to become the first club to win its first European Cup/UEFA Champions League final since Chelsea in 2012 , with seven clubs having failed to do in between.
An example of the Adidas balls used in the final on display in London in 2024.. For Manchester City, this was their third European final and second UEFA Champions League final appearance; they won the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup final but lost the 2021 UEFA Champions League final 1–0 to Chelsea, who were the most recent new European champions, having won in 2012.