The UEFA Champions League (usually referred to as simply the Champions League or less frequently as the European Cup) is an annual football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It is the most prestigious club trophy in European football.
The tournament consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in mid-July with three knockout qualifying rounds. The 16 surviving teams join 16 seeded teams in the group stage, in which there are eight groups consisting of four teams each. The eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final knockout phase, which ends with the final match in May. |
Previous Winners |
| Year |
Winner |
High Odds |
| 2010 |
Inter Milan |
29 |
| 2009 |
Barcelona |
2.5 |
| 2008 |
Manchester United |
|
| 2007 |
AC Milan |
26 |
| 2006 |
Barcelona |
2.5 |
| 2005 |
Liverpool |
|
| 2004 |
FC Porto |
|
| 2003 |
AC Milan |
26 |
| 2002 |
Real Madrid |
11 |
| 2001 |
Bayern Munich |
17 |
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