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Teams of the 2017 Champions League Semi-Finals
The 2017 UEFA Champions League semifinalists are set, with 10-time champions Real Madrid, rivals Atletico Madrid, 2-time champions Juventus and the young and surprising Monaco filling the spots of the Final Four. As in previous season, the creme de la creme of Spanish football (at club level) shows the strength of the La Liga by […]
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Barcelona Losing to Manchester City in the Champions League Group Stage is Meaningless
So Barcelona lost 3-1 to Manchester City in a Champions League group stage match. Maybe it’s surprising, and it might be a big result for Pep Guardiola’s club, but in the big picture, it’s meaningless.
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Champions League Finalists No Longer in the Top Flight
Since the inception of the European Cup, later turning into the Champions League, 39 clubs have appeared in at least one final. Four of these clubs are no longer in their country’s top flight:
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Teams & Groups of the 2016-2017 Champions League
In the group stage of the 2016-2017 Champions League, there will be 4 teams from England (Arsenal, Man City, Tottenham, Leicester), Spain (Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Sevilla) Germany (Bayern, Leverkusen, Dortmund, Monchengladbach), 3 teams from France (PSG, Monaco, Lyon), Portugal (Benfica, Sporting, Porto), 2 from Italy (Juventus, Napoli), Russia (Rostov, CSKA) and 1 from Switzerland (Basel), Bulgaria (Ludogorets), Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv), Turkey (Besiktas), Scotland (Celtic), Netherlands (PSV), Poland (Legia Warsaw), Belgium (Club Brugge), Denmark (FC Copenhagen) and Croatia (Dinamo Zagreb).
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Champions League Final – Real Madrid Beat Atletico Madrid in a Penalty Shootout
Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a penalty shootout following a 1-1 draw at the end of 120 minutes, claiming the 2016 Champions League final, the club’s 11th time as winners of the competition, more than any other club in Europe.
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Teams With the Most Champions League Finals
The European Cup has been around since 1955, but the Champions League brand only came to be in the 1992-1993 season, with a group stage introduced for the first time. Since then, no club has been able to repeat as champions. Six teams have been to four finals or more, winning at least one time: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and AC Milan.
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Real Madrid Pull Through, Atletico Madrid Eagerly Waiting, Champions League Final All-Spain Again
With Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid both squeaking by, the 2016 UEFA Champions League final is set: A Rematch of the one from two years ago. A Madrid derby, with both teams also busy trying to win a championship in Spain.
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Champions League – Knockout Stage Predictions (PSG vs Chelsea, Benfica vs Zenit)
The UEFA Champions League returns after it’s way too long winter break, with PSG hosting Chelsea standing at the center of the first knockout stage night, while Benfica will try to give themselves an advantage while hosting Zenit.
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16 Teams in the Champions League Knockout Stage
The 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League group stage is complete, setting us with a knockout stage with 16 teams: Three from Spain (Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid), three from England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City), two from Italy (Juventus, Roma), two from Germany (Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg), one from Portugal (Benfica), one from France (PSG), one from the Netherlands (PSV), one from Russia (Zenit), one from Ukraine (Dynamo Kyiv) and one from Belgium (Gent).
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UEFA Champions League – Week 3 Results & Standings
Week 3 of the Champions League is over, with Real Madrid and PSG boring us with a goalless draw, just like Chelsea in Kiev. Arsenal stunned Bayern Munich, Manchester United drew in Moscow against CSKA, Barcelona beat BATE Borisov and Manchester City provided the dramatic victory of the match against Sevilla.