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The UEFA Champions League, also known as the European Cup, is an annual club football tournament organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for high-ranking clubs. at European national championships. Introduced in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, the tournament was initially played on a knockout basis and was open only to the winning clubs of each national championship. The tournament took its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage and allowing multiple clubs from the same country to participate.
The UEFA Champions League started at the end of June with 1 preliminary round, 3 qualifying rounds and 1 play-off round, all played in a two-legged format. The remaining 6 teams participate in the group stage along with the 26 teams that have entered directly. The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams and compete in a double round-robin format. The 8 group winners and the 8 runners-up advance to the knockout round, until the final two teams are selected to compete in the final at the end of May or early June.
The Champions League winners will qualify for the Champions League next season. There have been 23 clubs who have won the competition, 12 of whom have won it more than once. Spanish clubs have won the championship the most times (19 times), followed by England (15 times) and Italy (12 times). England has the most championship teams, with six clubs having won the competition.
Real Madrid is the most successful club in the history of the tournament with 14 championship titles. Bayern Munich remains the only club to win all its matches in a season. Real Madrid were the first club to win the European Cup, taking home their first trophy in the 1955 – 1956 season after defeating Stade de Reims 4–3, marking the beginning of their remarkable run of victories. Los Blancos in Europe. As one of the most popular club football tournaments, the UEFA Champions League is a tournament that attracts many sponsors and a large audience.
HOW MUCH REVENUE IS FROM UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?
The UEFA Champions League is Europe’s leading tournament, so it is not too surprising to know that the tournament has earned about 2.60 billion euros in television royalties in just two years 2020 and 2021, with the attention of the collective audience. Focus on Watch football on the best and most exciting matches in Europe.
NUMBER OF TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANTS
As the biggest tournament in Europe, every match of the big clubs attracts a large number of spectators to watch football. Specifically, the championship match of the 2020 – 2021 season between Chelsea and Manchester City had about 48.88 million people watching worldwide. In this match, Chelsea Club won 1-0.