Champions League

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UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is Europe's premier international club competition and the finale to the European season.

The Champions League is the successor to the old European Cup and began in the 1992-1993 season.

Champions League Qualification

The initial group stage of the UEFA Champions League consists of 32 teams in eight groups before a first knock out round of 16 teams playing each other home and away. This format will change from the 2024-2025 season.

The final is a one off match and is a highlight of the European football season in May.

The winner of the UEFA Champions League qualifies for the Club World Cup.

A LEAGUE FORMAT WILL REPLACE THE GROUP STAGE FROM THE 2024-25 SEASON

UEFA have announced profound changes to qualification for the 2024-25 Champions League. The first innovation is that the number of teams in the group stages will increase from 32 to 36.

The four extra places will be allocated as follows: One team from two countries based on the previous season's European competitions, one extra team who finished third in the fifth-ranked UEFA country and one team from the 'Champions Path' (countries whose domestic champions do not automatically qualify for the group stage such as Latvia and Wales).

If the format had been in place this season, Liverpool, who finished fifth in the Premier League but missed out on the Champions League, would have qualified too.

Secondly, this first stage will no longer consist of eight groups of four teams but a single league table. Each club will play four home and four away games, drawn according to seeding based on the UEFA coefficient.

The top eight teams in this table will qualify for the knockout stages and the next 16 teams will compete in two-legged playoffs to add another eight who will advance to the round of 16.

Those who finish 25th to 36th in the table are eliminated and will not drop into the Europa League.

With 16 teams, the knockout stage will then unfold as before. This new format will also apply to the Europa League and Europa Conference League.

UEFA's changes raise the total of first-round games from 126 to 189 and the number of games clubs play in this round from six to eight.

Latest Champions League News

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Could Saudi Arabian clubs play in the Champions League - it has been rumoured that representatives from the Saudi Pro League have already initiated talks with UEFA, proposing the inclusion of the Pro League winner in the new Swiss-style format of the Champions League.

Champions League Final 2023

In the 2023 Champions League Final overwhelming favorites Manchester City take on Inter in Turkey.

Champions League Semis

Who are the favorites for the Champions League this season? - Manchester City, Real Madrid, Inter and AC Milan remain.

Napoli

Could Napoli Win the Champions League? - Napoli recently finished top of Group A in the group stages of the Champions League. Can they upset more teams in the final round of 16?

Round of 16 Preview 2022-2023

UCL 2022-2023 Round of 16 Preview - Manchester City are the clear favorites to win the competition, with Pep Guardiola's side listed at +163.

European Super League (ESL)

The rise and sudden fall of European Super League was brought about by the greed of the super rich and an unprecedented wave of protest by mostly English Premier League fans.

2020 Champions League Final

UEFA Preview: European Glory Up for Grabs - Bayern face PSG in the Champions League final in Lisbon as Inter take on Sevilla in the Europa League final in Germany.

2019 Champions League Final

Spurs face Liverpool in Madrid and Chris Cowlin a Spurs superfan will be there.

10 Thoughts On The 2018 Champions League Final

There was lots to ponder after the 2018 Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Liverpool - Sergio Ramos' skulduggery, Loris Karius' howlers, Bale's wonder goal and then Zidane walking away. We look back at an eventful night in Kiev.

2016-2017 Champions League Last 16 Draw

In the draw for the last sixteen, Arsenal draw Bayern, PSG will face Barcelona and Manchester City play Monaco.

Celtic v Barcelona Preview

Celtic play Barcelona at Celtic Park, Glasgow, in a match the Scottish champions need to win to have any chance of progressing from the group.

Real Madrid Stadium.

2016 Champions League Final Preview

Champions League final preview: Can Real stop Atletico once again in Milan?

Barca Ready To Make History

Barcelona go into this season’s Champions League competition as the bookmakers’ favorites to defend their crown.

The Story of Qarabag FK

The second leg of Celtic's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie will see The Hoops embark on a 5,000+ mile round trip to take on Azerbaijan Premier League champions Qarabag FK in Baku.

Barcelona v Juventus Champions League 2015

Read a preview of the 2015 Champions League Final in Berlin between Barcelona and Juventus.

Ludogurets v Liverpool

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is facing tough questions ahead of Liverpool's match away to Ludogorets in Bulgaria.

Real v Atletico

We look at the contrasting fortunes and history of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid before their Champions League Final in Lisbon.

2014 Champions League Preview

Real Madrid face Atletico Madrid in the first Champions League final between teams from the same city.

Ben Shephard's Champions League Predictions

Sky Sports' Champions League presenter Ben Shephard runs the rule over the teams in the 2013-2014 CL competition.

Champions League Preview 2013-2014

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, Manchester United and Chelsea all start their Champions League campaigns with new managers.

FC Pacos de Ferreira

FC Pacos de Ferreira will line up along with Arsenal, AC MIlan and Schalke 04 in the play-offs for Champions League qualification.

Bayern - The New Real?

Bayern Munich's aquisition of Mario Gotze shows they are set on buying their way to further success.

Guardiola At Bayern

New Bayern coach Pep Guardiola has a tough act to follow after Heynckes signs off in style.

Jupp Heynckes

Jupp Heynckes aiming to bow out on a high after Champions League Final.

Milan v Barcelona 2013

Milan take a 2-0 lead over Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.

Champions League 2012-2013 Round of 16

Manchester United face Real Madrid in the tie of the Round of Sixteen in this year's Champions League competition.

Champions League 2011-2012 Semi Final Previews

Chelsea face Barcelona, while Bayern take on Real Madrid in the semis for the right to progress to this year's Champions League final in Munich.

Champions League 2011-2012 Round of 16

Only Chelsea and Arsenal remain of England's four representatives as the Manchester clubs crash out at the group stage.

Champions League Final 2011 Review

Barcelona outclass Manchester United in a one-sided affair, Lionel Messi-orchestrated in London.

Champions League Final 2011

Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Manchester United in the 2011 Champions League Final at Wembley.

Champions League Stats

Six of the last thirteen Champions League winners would not have qualified under the old rules whereby only the league champions took part.

Busacca & Wenger Spoil Spectacle

Swiss referee Massimo Busacca and Arsene Wenger combined to spoil the spectacle as Barca beat Arsenal at the Nou Camp.

Barcelona v Arsenal

Barcelona were far superior to Arsenal in their home Nou Camp stadium.

FC Copenhagen

FC Copenhagen are the shock team in the knockout stages and face Chelsea.

FIFA Ballon d'Or

Lionel Messi is voted the world's top player & Jose Mourinho is the top coach in the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or awards.

Round of 16 2011

Inter face Bayern in a re-match of the 2010 Champions League Final.

Milan Clubs Outsmart Madrid & Barcelona

AC Milan and Inter outwit Spanish giants in the transfer market.

Champions League Season Review

Inter triumphed in Madrid and Mourinho jumped ship to Real.


Previous Champions League Seasons

Champions League 2009-2010

Champions League 2008-2009

Champions League 2007-2008

Champions League 2006-2007

Champions League Finals 2005 & 2006


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