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UEFA Champions League

Continental Championships

The UEFA Champions League is the annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations for the top-division clubs of Europe, and it is regarded as the most prestigious club tournament in European football. It began in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup, a straight knockout open only to national league champions, and took its present name in 1992. Today it opens with qualifying rounds in early July, moves to a league phase in which each of 36 teams plays eight opponents, and ends with knockout rounds and a single-leg final in late May or early June. Its winner qualifies automatically for the following season, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and Real Madrid hold the record with fifteen titles.

Facts
Frequency
Frequency (category)
Annual 1
Classification
Scope
Continental 1
Founding Year
1955 1
Connections

Competitors Include

AC Milan, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia, AC Milan
AFC Ajax, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia: AFC Ajax
Alex Ferguson, Athletes
Source Alex Ferguson (Wikipedia)
Aly Cissokho, Athletes
Source Aly Cissokho (Wikipedia)
Andreas Ottl, Athletes

Stated in the cited Wikipedia article.

Source Andreas Ottl (source article)
Anthony Réveillère, Athletes

Stated in the cited Wikipedia article.

Source Anthony Réveillère (source article)
Arjen Robben, Athletes
Source Arjen Robben (Wikipedia)
Arsenal FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia: Arsenal FC
Ayila Yussuf, Athletes
Source Ayila Yussuf (Wikipedia)
Bafétimbi Gomis, Athletes
Source Bafetimbi Gomis (Wikipedia)
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Athletes
Source Bastian Schweinsteiger (Wikipedia)
Borussia Dortmund, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia: Borussia Dortmund
Carles Puyol, Athletes
Source Carles Puyol (Wikipedia)
Carlos Aranda, Athletes
Source Carlos Aranda (Wikipedia)
Celtic FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Celtic FC (Wikipedia)
Chelsea FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia: Chelsea FC
Cléo, Athletes
Source Cléo (Wikipedia)
Daniel Van Buyten, Athletes
Source Daniel Van Buyten (Wikipedia)
David Alaba, Athletes
Source David Alaba (Wikipedia)
David Bellion, Athletes
Source David Bellion (source article)
Edward Linskens, Athletes
Source Edward Linskens (Wikipedia)
Eric Abidal, Athletes
Source Eric Abidal (Wikipedia)
FC Barcelona, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia, FC Barcelona
FC Bayern Munich, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia, FC Bayern Munich
Gerard Piqué, Athletes
Source Gerard Piqué (Wikipedia)
Gerd Müller, Athletes
Source Gerd Müller (Wikipedia)
Guillermo Franco, Athletes

Stated in the cited Wikipedia article.

Source Guillermo Franco (source article)
Iker Casillas, Athletes
Source Iker Casillas (Wikipedia)
Jens Lehmann, Athletes
Source Jens Lehmann (Wikipedia)
Jérémy Ménez, Athletes
Source Jérémy Ménez (Wikipedia)
Jérôme Rothen, Athletes
Source Jérôme Rothen (Wikipedia)
Jordan Henderson, Athletes
Source Jordan Henderson (Wikipedia)
José Manuel Pinto, Athletes
Source Jose Manuel Pinto (Wikipedia)
Juan Bernat, Athletes
Source Juan Bernat (Wikipedia)
Jürgen Locadia, Athletes
Source Jürgen Locadia (Wikipedia)
Juventus FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia, Juventus FC
Karim Benzema, Athletes
Source Karim Benzema (Wikipedia)
Kieran Gibbs, Athletes
Source Kieran Gibbs (Wikipedia)
Liverpool FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia, Liverpool FC
Manchester United FC, Teams and Clubs
Source Wikipedia, Manchester United FC
Maniche, Athletes
Source Maniche (Wikipedia)
Manuel Almunia, Athletes
Source Manuel Almunia (source article)
Manuel Neuer, Athletes
Source Manuel Neuer (Wikipedia)
Marcelo (footballer, born 1988), Athletes
Source Marcelo (footballer, born 1988) (Wikipedia)
Marquinhos, Athletes
Source Marquinhos (Wikipedia)
Martin Kelly (footballer), Athletes
Source Martin Kelly (footballer) (source article)
Mathieu Debuchy, Athletes
Source Mathieu Debuchy (Wikipedia)
Mathieu Valbuena, Athletes
Source Mathieu Valbuena (Wikipedia)
Mats Hummels, Athletes
Source Mats Hummels (Wikipedia)
Michael Reiziger, Athletes
Source Michael Reiziger (Wikipedia)

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Features

Association Football, Sports
Source Wikipedia: UEFA Champions League

Long-Form Articles

From a newspaper idea to the Champions League: how the European Cup began, Articles
Sources
1. Wikipedia: UEFA Champions League
Lead
Quote, Lead
Introduced in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup
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Karim Benzema (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Karim Benzema, Lead section, career summary [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Karim Benzema, Lead section, career summary [competed-in]
five UEFA Champions League titles
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Jordan Henderson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jordan Henderson, Lead paragraphs [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Jordan Henderson, Lead paragraphs [competed-in]
Henderson won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019
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Thomas Müller (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Thomas Müller, Lead paragraphs [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Thomas Müller, Lead paragraphs [competed-in]
He is both the all-time German top goalscorer and assist provider in the UEFA Champions League.
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Arjen Robben (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Arjen Robben, Lead paragraph, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Arjen Robben, Lead paragraph, competition
ranks second for the all-time Dutch top goalscorers (32) in the UEFA Champions League
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Bastian Schweinsteiger (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lead paragraph, competition
Quote, Competitors Include: Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lead paragraph, competition
a UEFA Champions League title
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Maniche (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Maniche, Lead paragraph, career [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Maniche, Lead paragraph, career [competed-in]
he helped Porto to the Champions League
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David Alaba (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: David Alaba, Lead, Bayern Munich honours
Quote, Competitors Include: David Alaba, Lead, Bayern Munich honours
winning 27 honours including ten Bundesliga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in 2013 and 2020
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Iker Casillas (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Iker Casillas, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Iker Casillas, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
the youngest goalkeeper to play in the final of the Champions League
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Gerard Piqué (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gerard Piqué, Lead paragraph, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Gerard Piqué, Lead paragraph, second paragraph
three UEFA Champions League titles
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Gerd Müller (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gerd Müller, Lead paragraph, first paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Gerd Müller, Lead paragraph, first paragraph
the UEFA Champions League
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Patrice Evra (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Patrice Evra, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Patrice Evra, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final
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Thiago Alcântara (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Thiago Alcântara, Lead paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Thiago Alcântara, Lead paragraph
the UEFA Champions League
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Marquinhos (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marquinhos, Lead, competitions [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Marquinhos, Lead, competitions [competed-in]
He was part of PSG's team that reached the 2020 UEFA Champions League final
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Manuel Neuer (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Manuel Neuer, Lead paragraph [competed-in 2]
Quote, Competitors Include: Manuel Neuer, Lead paragraph [competed-in 2]
two UEFA Champions League titles in 2013 and 2020
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Carles Puyol (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carles Puyol, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Carles Puyol, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
three Champions Leagues
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Mats Hummels (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mats Hummels, Lead paragraph 2 [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Mats Hummels, Lead paragraph 2 [competed-in]
finishing runner-up in the UEFA Champions League in 2013 and 2024
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Marcelo (footballer, born 1988) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Marcelo (footballer, born 1988), Lead paragraph 2
Quote, Competitors Include: Marcelo (footballer, born 1988), Lead paragraph 2
five UEFA Champions League titles
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Eric Abidal (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Eric Abidal, Lead, second paragraph [competed-in 2]
Quote, Competitors Include: Eric Abidal, Lead, second paragraph [competed-in 2]
two Champions Leagues
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Mathieu Valbuena (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mathieu Valbuena, Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Mathieu Valbuena, Lead, second paragraph
UEFA Champions League
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Juan Bernat (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Juan Bernat, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Juan Bernat, Lead paragraph [competed-in]
playing in the 2020 UEFA Champions League final
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Kieran Gibbs (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kieran Gibbs, Career, Arsenal [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Kieran Gibbs, Career, Arsenal [competed-in]
He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December 2008
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Jérémy Ménez (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jérémy Ménez, Lead, career paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Jérémy Ménez, Lead, career paragraph
featured in the UEFA Champions League for the first time
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Martin Kelly (footballer) (source article)
Competitors Include: Martin Kelly (footballer), Club career, Liverpool [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Martin Kelly (footballer), Club career, Liverpool [competed-in]
he was an unused substitute in Liverpool's UEFA Champions League group stage match against Marseille
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David Bellion (source article)
Competitors Include: David Bellion, Club career, Manchester United
Quote, Competitors Include: David Bellion, Club career, Manchester United
he made his Champions League debut when he came on as a substitute
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Manuel Almunia (source article)
Competitors Include: Manuel Almunia, Club career, Arsenal [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Manuel Almunia, Club career, Arsenal [competed-in]
he replaced Robert Pires in the 20th minute of the final of the UEFA Champions League against FC Barcelona
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Ottmar Hitzfeld (source article)
Competitors Include: Ottmar Hitzfeld, Lead section [competed-in 3]
Quote, Competitors Include: Ottmar Hitzfeld, Lead section [competed-in 3]
He won the 1996-97 Champions League with Dortmund
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Sébastien Squillaci (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sébastien Squillaci, Lead paragraph [competed-in 3]
Quote, Competitors Include: Sébastien Squillaci, Lead paragraph [competed-in 3]
reached the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final
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Michael Reiziger (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Michael Reiziger, Lead section
Quote, Competitors Include: Michael Reiziger, Lead section
he won one Champions League
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Bafetimbi Gomis (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Bafétimbi Gomis, Career section [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Bafétimbi Gomis, Career section [competed-in]
He's the third fastest hat-trick scorer in UEFA Champions League history
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Daniel Van Buyten (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Daniel Van Buyten, Career section [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Daniel Van Buyten, Career section [competed-in]
Van Buyten became the first-ever Belgian winner of the UEFA Champions League
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Jose Manuel Pinto (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: José Manuel Pinto, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: José Manuel Pinto, Career section
being part of squads that won numerous titles, including three national championships and two Champions Leagues
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Anthony Réveillère (source article)
Competitors Include: Anthony Réveillère, Career and international career sections [competed-in 2]
Quote, Competitors Include: Anthony Réveillère, Career and international career sections [competed-in 2]
Réveillère played in 77 UEFA Champions League matches during his tenure with Lyon
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Guillermo Franco (source article)
Competitors Include: Guillermo Franco, Career and international career sections [competed-in 2]
Quote, Competitors Include: Guillermo Franco, Career and international career sections [competed-in 2]
Franco helped Villarreal reach the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League
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Andreas Ottl (source article)
Competitors Include: Andreas Ottl, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Andreas Ottl, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
In the Champions League he played 20 matches
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Valter Birsa (source article)
Competitors Include: Valter Birsa, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Valter Birsa, Career and international career sections [competed-in]
his first UEFA Champions League goal against Ajax in the group stage
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Stefan Babović (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Stefan Babović, Partizan career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Stefan Babović, Partizan career section
Babović recorded four appearances in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League
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Ayila Yussuf (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ayila Yussuf, Dynamo Kyiv career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Ayila Yussuf, Dynamo Kyiv career section
he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League for Dynamo Kyiv
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Jürgen Locadia (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jürgen Locadia, PSV Eindhoven section
Quote, Competitors Include: Jürgen Locadia, PSV Eindhoven section
third round qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League
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Oliver Kirch (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Oliver Kirch, Honours
Quote, Competitors Include: Oliver Kirch, Honours
UEFA Champions League Runners-up
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Edward Linskens (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Edward Linskens, Career section
Quote, Competitors Include: Edward Linskens, Career section
helped it to the European Cup victory in 1988
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Aly Cissokho (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Aly Cissokho, Lead paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Aly Cissokho, Lead paragraph
played in the UEFA Champions League for the first time
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Yassine Benzia (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Yassine Benzia, Club career, Qarabağ
Quote, Competitors Include: Yassine Benzia, Club career, Qarabağ
On 11 July 2023, he scored his first goal in the stoppage time of a 2-1 away victory against Lincoln Red Imps within the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
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Jérôme Rothen (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jérôme Rothen, Club career, Monaco
Quote, Competitors Include: Jérôme Rothen, Club career, Monaco
He also helped the club reach the final of the Champions League in May 2004, where they lost to FC Porto 3-0.
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Rodney Strasser (source article)
Competitors Include: Rodney Strasser, Club career, Genoa
Quote, Competitors Include: Rodney Strasser, Club career, Genoa
His first appearance of the season was in a UEFA Champions League group stage 2-0 win against Auxerre
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Cléo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Cléo, Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Cléo, Lead, second paragraph
in the UEFA Champions League for Partizan
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Mathieu Debuchy (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Mathieu Debuchy, Club career, Lille
Quote, Competitors Include: Mathieu Debuchy, Club career, Lille
Debuchy started and played the full 90 minutes in all six group games of the Champions League that season
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Carlos Aranda (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Carlos Aranda, Career section [competed-in]
Quote, Competitors Include: Carlos Aranda, Career section [competed-in]
a small part in two UEFA Champions League-winning squads
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Wikipedia, Real Madrid CF
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Real Madrid CF, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Real Madrid CF, Lead or history section
In International football, Real Madrid have won a record 35 trophies: a record 15 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, a record six UEFA Super Cups, two UEFA Cups, a joint-record two Latin Cups, a record one Iberoamerican Cup, and a record nine world championships.
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Wikipedia, FC Barcelona
WikipediaCompetitors Include: FC Barcelona, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: FC Barcelona, Lead or history section
In international club football, Barça has won 22 European and worldwide titles: five UEFA Champions League titles, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, five UEFA Super Cups, a joint record two Latin Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.
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Wikipedia, Manchester United FC
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Manchester United FC, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Manchester United FC, Lead or history section
Additionally, in international football, they have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League three times, and the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup once each.
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Wikipedia, Liverpool FC
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Liverpool FC, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Liverpool FC, Lead or history section
Liverpool is the most successful British club in international football with fourteen trophies, having won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (UEFA's premier club competition) six times, an English record that is only surpassed by Real Madrid and AC Milan.
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Wikipedia, FC Bayern Munich
WikipediaCompetitors Include: FC Bayern Munich, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: FC Bayern Munich, Lead or history section
Overall, Bayern have won six European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles (a German record), winning their sixth title in the 2020 final as part of the treble, and it became the second European club to achieve this feat twice.
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Wikipedia, Juventus FC
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Juventus FC, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Juventus FC, Lead or history section
Internationally, the club has won two European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, one European Cup Winners' Cup, three UEFA Cups, two Intercontinental Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup.
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Wikipedia, Paris Saint-Germain FC
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Paris Saint-Germain FC, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Paris Saint-Germain FC, Lead or history section
Internationally, PSG is the most decorated French club, having won six major trophies: a French-record two UEFA Champions League titles, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
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Wikipedia: AFC Ajax
WikipediaCompetitors Include: AFC Ajax, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: AFC Ajax, Lead or history section
The 2018-19 season for Ajax involved a remarkable run in the UEFA Champions League.
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Wikipedia: Arsenal FC
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Arsenal FC, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Arsenal FC, Lead or history section
Between 1998 and 2017, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Champions League for an English football record of nineteen consecutive seasons.
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Wikipedia: Chelsea FC
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Chelsea FC, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Chelsea FC, Lead or history section
Internationally, their honours include two UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, two FIFA Club World Cups, and one UEFA Conference League.
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Wikipedia: Borussia Dortmund
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Borussia Dortmund, Lead or history section
Quote, Competitors Include: Borussia Dortmund, Lead or history section
Internationally, they won the UEFA Champions League in 1997, the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1966, and the Intercontinental Cup in 1997, in addition, to being the runners-up in the Champions League in 2013 and 2024 and UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup) in 1993 and 2002.
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Jens Lehmann (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jens Lehmann, Lead paragraph (competition)
Quote, Competitors Include: Jens Lehmann, Lead paragraph (competition)
He holds the UEFA Champions League record for the most consecutive clean sheets, not conceding a single goal in eight consecutive full matches while he played for Arsenal.
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Alex Ferguson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alex Ferguson, Lead paragraph (competition)
Quote, Competitors Include: Alex Ferguson, Lead paragraph (competition)
During his 26 years with Manchester United, he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles, in 1999, which completed the first continental treble by an English club, and in 2008.
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Wikipedia, AC Milan
WikipediaCompetitors Include: AC Milan, Lead paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: AC Milan, Lead paragraph
Two years later, the two teams met again in the 2007 Champions League final, with Milan winning 2-1 to lift the title for a seventh time.
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Celtic FC (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Celtic FC, Lead paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Celtic FC, Lead paragraph
The club enjoyed their greatest successes during the 1960s and 70s under Jock Stein, when they won nine consecutive league titles and the 1967 European Cup.
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Vikash Dhorasoo (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vikash Dhorasoo, Lead, second paragraph
Quote, Competitors Include: Vikash Dhorasoo, Lead, second paragraph
where he reached the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final
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