You always remember your first … or do you?Hoffenheim make their debut in the UEFA Champions League stage next week, but who will have the honour of scoring that historic first goal? And how long will the Bundesliga side's fans have to wait? Over the past 26 years, 137 clubs have registered in the group stage. Some didn’t have to wait long (it took 38 seconds for Andreas Möller to get Dortmund up and running); some did (there were four minutes of Galatasaray's maiden group stage left when they finally got off the mark).There have been own goals and penalties; goals scored
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Champions League group stage draw: Pot 1
Real Madrid (ESP) UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2017/18): 1How they qualified: UEFA Champions League winnersBest European Cup performance: winners x13 (most recently 2017/18)In a nutshell: Champions for three seasons running but, curiously, an unknown entity now that Zinédine Zidane has been replaced by Julen Lopetegui and Cristiano Ronaldo is in Turin. How will Lopetegui cope? Who will fill Ronaldo's 450-goal void? Will Madrid's European dominance continue or has the bubble burst?Atlético Madrid (ESP)UEFA coefficient ranking (end of 2017/1... UEFA.com - News
Champions League group stage draw: all you need to know
Champions League play-off ties confirmed
Champions League positional awards: nominees announced
Real Madrid once again dominate the UEFA Champions League positional award shortlists.THE NOMINEES IN NUMBERS European champions Madrid have six players nominated, as well as Cristiano Ronaldo who has joined Juventus since helping the Merengues to a third straight UEFA Champions League title in Kyiv in May. There are three nominees per position, with the winners set to be announced during the 2018/19 group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 30 August.Positional award nominees for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League seasonGoalkeepers: Alisson Becker (Roma, now Liverpool), Gianlui... UEFA.com - News
Champions League play-off draw: Benfica, Celtic learn fate
The likes of Ajax, Benfica, Celtic and Dynamo Kyiv discovered their potential UEFA Champions League play-off opponents following the draw in Nyon on Monday.THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND FIXTURES The play-offs are split into the champions path and the league path; the winners of the six ties will complete the group stage line-up. The exact contenders will be decided when the third qualifying round concludes on Tuesday 14 August.Champions League play-off draw
Who is in the Champions League group stage?
Six places in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League group stage remain up for grabs for the winners of this month's play-offs, the draw for which will take place on Monday at 12:00CET.But who will be waiting for those six victors, how did they qualify and who will be in the top pot? UEFA.com has the answers. THIS SEASON'S CHANGESAutomatic qualifiers for 2018/19 group stageESP: Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, ValenciaGER: Bayern München, Schalke, Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund ENG: Manchester City, Manchester Un... UEFA.com - News