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The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the best team in Europe. It is one of the foremost prestigious competition in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions of the strongest UEFA national associations. Be sure to see all of our Kenya football bet predictions.
Introduced in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup, more commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open as it were to the winner club of each national championship. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries. In its present format, the Champions League begins in late June with 2 preliminary rounds, 4 knockout qualifying rounds and a play-off round. The 6 surviving teams enter the group stage, joining 26 teams qualified in advance. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four teams and play each other. The competition has been won by 22 clubs, 12 of which have won it more than once. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament’s history, having won it 13 times, including its first five seasons. Liverpool are the reigning champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the 2019 final.
The Last winner of Champions League was Liverpool who beaten Tottenham by 2-0. Moreover, the top scorers for the last seasons are as follows;
2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 12
2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 15
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 12
2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 16
UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool will have an extra incentive to defend their title next season as the final returns to Istanbul’s Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı – a legendary venue in Liverpool lore. Hence, Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League final. Moreover the Draws are as follows,
11 June: Preliminary round draw, Nyon
18 June: First & second qualifying round draws, Nyon
22 July: Third qualifying round draw, Nyon
5 August: Play-off round draw, Nyon
29 August: Group stage draw, Monaco
16 December: Round of 16 draw, Nyon
20 March: Quarter-final and semi-final draws, Nyon
In addition, the bettors can uses the link https://www.uefa.com/ to get all updates and live scores of all the matches. However, the best team who might win can be Liverpool which was crowned champions of Europe for the sixth time in their history, after beating Tottenham in only the second all-English final. Next season’s competition is set to be as fiercely contested as ever. In addition, despite having never won the trophy and not having progressed past the quarter-finals in seven of the past eight seasons, Manchester City are the favourites to be crowned champions of Europe in 2020. Pep Guardiola’s side have dominated domestically, becoming the first side in history to win English football’s treble in 2017/18.
The Champions League is the trophy their owners crave, with Guardiola set to be backed once again in the transfer market as they bid to win Europe’s biggest prize. Their greatest threat could be the familiarity of Premier League opposition, having lost at the quarter-final stage in the past two seasons to Liverpool and Tottenham respectively.
Yet, one thing that you’re guaranteed to get in the Champions League is elite level football, and as such, things can get a bit unpredictable at times.