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The '''UEFA Champions League''' ''aka'' '''European Cup''' (its former official name) is a [[Association football (soccer)|football]] competition played throughout Europe. Each year, 32 of the best European clubs (qualifying through their own domestic leagues as well as qualifying matches), from 54 leagues, engage in this league-cum-knockout competition, with the winner taking home the [[Henri Delaney]] trophy. The UEFA Champions League, held by [[UEFA]] is arguably the most lucrative, prestigious and popular inter-club competition in the world. The most successful clubs have been [[Real Madrid Club de Fútbol|Real Madrid]] (13 titles), [[Associazione Calcio Milan|AC Milan]] (7), [[Liverpool Football Club|Liverpool]] (6), [[Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.|Bayern Munich]] (5), [[Fútbol Club Barcelona|Barcelona]] (5) and [[Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax|Ajax Amsterdam]] (4).
The '''UEFA Champions League''' ''aka'' '''European Cup''' (its former official name) is a [[Association football (soccer)|football]] tournament played annually throughout Europe. Originally a knockout competition of several rounds, it is now formatted as a league-cum-knockout and involves between 79 and 81 teams from 55 national leagues. The most successful clubs have been [[Real Madrid Club de Fútbol|Real Madrid]] (13 titles), [[Associazione Calcio Milan|AC Milan]] (7), [[Liverpool Football Club|Liverpool]] (6), [[Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V.|Bayern Munich]] (5), [[Fútbol Club Barcelona|Barcelona]] (5) and [[Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax|Ajax Amsterdam]] (4).


===Finals===
===Finals===

Revision as of 07:29, 8 September 2019

The UEFA Champions League aka European Cup (its former official name) is a football tournament played annually throughout Europe. Originally a knockout competition of several rounds, it is now formatted as a league-cum-knockout and involves between 79 and 81 teams from 55 national leagues. The most successful clubs have been Real Madrid (13 titles), AC Milan (7), Liverpool (6), Bayern Munich (5), Barcelona (5) and Ajax Amsterdam (4).

Finals

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