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Top 10 Favorites to Win the Champions League in 2013-2014
The way Champions League teams look when the competitions starts and the way things lineup a few months later at the end of the group stage are completely different more often than not, but when taking a first glance at the teams in the competition, there are 10 that look like the most likely candidates to go all the way and win the competition: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and Napoli.
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The Ultimate Champions League Babe Gallery
The UEFA Champions League is very serious business, but there’s more than just football to it, obviously. So taking a stroll through a gallery with some of the teams’ hottest fans isn’t a bad way to get ready for the beginning of the most prestigious club football competition in the world.
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Champions League – Group Stage Draw
No group of death per say, but two groups that seem very interesting in terms of their nostalgic value or parity. Group H, with Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax (stuck in a tough group again) and Celtic, while the group with Arsenal, Dortmund, Marseille and Napoli seems like the most difficult one to predict it’s outcome.
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Best Champions League Teams In the Last Decade
The start of the qualification process to the Champions League in the 2013-2014 season is a good opportunity to look at the last decade and single out the most successful teams in the competition since the beginning of the current format, which is similar to the World Cup, with 32 teams in the group stage, with 16 making it into the knockout stage.
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Teams Who Can Win the Champions League in 2014
It’s still early to tell just how will Europe’s biggest club look heading into next season, but it’s safe to assume that the next Champions League winner will be one from the following group, which includes Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
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Barcelona is Always the Key to the Champions League Trophy
For the last six seasons, the key to becoming the UEFA Champions League winners is getting through Barcelona. If not, and the title goes to them, as it has for three times in the span of six seasons, beginning in 2006.
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Teams With Most Champions League Titles in History
Six clubs have won the European Cup, which turned into the UEFA Champions League, four times or more: Ajax, Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Real Madrid.
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Managers Who Have Won the Champions League With Two Different Teams
By leading Bayern Munich to the Champions League title in 2013, Jupp Heynckes, who won’t be remaining as manager of the club next season, became only the fourth manager in history to win the title with two different clubs, joining Jose Mourinho, Otmar Hitzfeld and Ernst Happel.
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Best Photos From the 2013 Champions League Final
The best photos from the 2013 Champions League Final in Wembley between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund focus on Arjen Robben, who had to hit his head in a brick wall called Roman Weidenfeller a few times before scoring the winner a few minutes from extra time, earning his long-awaited redemption from the “loser” label.
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Best Gifs From the 2013 Champions League Final
From Franck Ribery elbowing Robert Lewandowski, to the goals (including the ones that didn’t count) and especially the 89th minute winner by Arjen Robben, reviewing the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund looks much better in gif-form.