vanx Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 The UEFA Champions League (usually referred to as simply the Champions League or historically as the European Cup) is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. The final of the competition is ? along with the NFL's Super Bowl ? the most watched annual sporting event worldwide, drawing just over 100 million television viewers.Prior to 1992 the tournament was officially called the European Champion Clubs' Cup but was usually referred to as simply the European Cup or European Champions' Cup. The competition was initially a straight knockout competition open only to the champion club of each country. During the 1990s the tournament began to be expanded, incorporating a round-robin group phase and more teams. Europe's strongest national leagues now provide up to four teams each for the competition. The UEFA Champions League should not be confused with the UEFA Europa League, formerly known as the UEFA Cup. The tournament consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in mid-July with three knockout qualifying rounds and a play-off round. The 10 surviving teams join 22 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. Since the tournament changed name and structure in 1992, no club has managed consecutive wins. The winner of the UEFA Champions League qualifies for the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. The title has been won by 21 different clubs, 12 of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Real Madrid, who have won the competition nine times, including the first five seasons it was contested. Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A are marginally the most successful leagues, having amassed 12 wins, between two and three clubs respectively. The English league has produced 11 winners from four clubs. English teams were controversially banned from the competition for five years following the events at Heysel in 1985. Internazionale are the current champions, having beaten Bayern Munich 2?0 in the 2010 final. Group Stage Draw Group Stage Fixtures September 14th can't get here soon enough :D With mixed success for European national teams during the World Cup in South Africa, it will be intriguing to see what skill, strategy and drama will be showcased over the next 8 months :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted August 27, 2010 Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2010 certainly going to be an interesting year :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted August 27, 2010 Veteran Share Posted August 27, 2010 Ath.Madrid stunned Inter tonight! 2-0! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Ath.Madrid stunned Inter tonight! 2-0! I lol'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 14, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Spuds 1-0 up! 2-0! Edited September 14, 2010 by Rappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostaz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Lol @ Rangers fans inside Old Trafford currently singing . . 'Chelsea' over and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 14, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2010 Rangers are clearly playing for a draw :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Lol @ Rangers fans inside Old Trafford currently singing . . 'Chelsea' over and again. :laugh: it's been a terribly boring game so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 14, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2010 that's Antonio Valencia done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acnpt Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 **** Rangers, UEFA needs to take away both Scottish places. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 14, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2010 Collymore on Talk Sport was saying Rangers are playing 1-9-1 formation :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kralik Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Would be amazing if Gers somehow get a goal now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 14, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2010 Valencia don't need Villa it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatolian Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Valencia don't need Villa it seems! Bursaspor is very sh*t, it is interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostaz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Gutted for Valencia,hope he gets better soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothuman Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Does someone knows what happened to him? I watched the game but I didn't understood what was going on. Boring game against a boring side, and we didn't managed to score... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostaz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Does someone knows what happened to him? I watched the game but I didn't understood what was going on. Boring game against a boring side, and we didn't managed to score... http://youtu.be/JJNsHlApNEc http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs606.snc4/58607_10150257490535462_707415461_14567977_5674568_n.jpg?ref=nf Sky cameras pulled away from showing it once they realised how bad it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Frank B. Subscriber² Posted September 14, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted September 14, 2010 Olympique Lyon 1 - 0 Schalke 04. Good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted September 14, 2010 Veteran Share Posted September 14, 2010 http://youtu.be/JJNsHlApNEc http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs606.snc4/58607_10150257490535462_707415461_14567977_5674568_n.jpg?ref=nf Sky cameras pulled away from showing it once they realised how bad it was. holy **** :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kralik Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Thats the end of the season for Valencia then.. as an Arsenal fan who has seen this happen to one of our players for the past 2-3 years I hope he can recover and play again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I don't care about rivalries when it comes down to these types of injuries. I feel for the guy. Hoping for a speedy recovery for the lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothuman Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 :cry: Hope you come back boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriz Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I would have been happy with a draw before the game, but considering we were 2 - 0 up i thought we should have gone on to beat bremen! Inter must be bricking it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeoo_andy_ni Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 As a Utd fan, it wasn't the most exciting game. Feel for Valencia, especially as it was a pretty routine, nothing, tackle. Spurs can't complain. Okay, losing a 2 goal lead isn't great, but based on Inters performance, they've a great chance of progressing to the knockout stages. It's too early to judge who is going to win though. The usual money will be on Barca and possibly R.Madrid, but I have a cheeky feeling Chelsea will really up their game to try and (finally) win the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonbear Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 SAF is an idiot. Manchester were playing so slow, I almost think that he told them to not up the pace otherwise his weary old eyes wouldn't catch up. I was screaming at my TV for the entire game because of this **** draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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