Real Madrid can become the first team since 1976 to win a third European Cup in a row next season – in the past, that would have meant keeping the original trophy permanently. Now now. A rule introduced in 1968/69 stipulated that the cup became the property of any club who won the competition five times or three years in a row (after which they began a new cycle at zero). However, the regulation (article 11.1) was changed ahead of 2008/09 and now reads …
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Who is in this season’s UEFA Champions League?
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League began with the draw for the first and second qualifying rounds on 19 June 2017 and will end with the final at Kyiv's NSK Olimpiyskyi on Saturday 26 May 2018. UEFA.com explains who is involved.FULL SEASON CALENDAR The list below is provisional and is subject to pending legal proceedings and final confirmation from UEFA.Group stage (draw 24 August)Pot 1 (holders & champions of other top eight-ranked nations)Real Madrid (ESP, holders) coefficient 176.999Bayern München (GER) 154.899
Champions League second qualifying round ties set
Alashkert, Víkingur, Hibernians, Linfield and – after an away extra-time comeback – The New Saints are through from the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, meaning BATE Borisov, FH Hafnarfjördur, Salzburg, Celtic and Rijeka now know their opponents next week.Click on the match links for full details Second-leg resultsFC Santa Coloma 1-1 Alashkert (agg: 1-2)Trepça '89 1-4 Víkingur (agg: 2-6)FCI Tallinn 0-1 Hibernians (agg: 1-3)Europa 1-3 The New Saints (agg: 3-4, aet)La Fiorita 0-0 Linfield (agg: 0-1)Second qualifying round draw (11/12... UEFA.com - News
All you need to know: 2017/18 UEFA Champions League
When does it start?It already has! The new season kicked off on 27 June – just 21 days after Real Madrid were crowned champions in Cardiff – with the first of four qualifying rounds, culminating in the play-offs at the end of August. The group stage begins on 12 September and runs every two or three weeks until 6 December. After a two-month winter break, the knockout stages start on 13 February. How does qualifying work?Twenty-two of the 32 teams that will contest this season's title are confirmed, and they will be joined by ten play-off winners at the end of
Champions League starts: First qualifying winners
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season is under way with Alashkert, Hibernians and now Linfield among the first qualifying round first-leg winners.Just 24 days on from Real Madrid lifting the trophy in Cardiff, and with under 11 months to go until the 2018 final in Kyiv, the action began when Armenia's Alashkert beat Andorra's Santa Coloma 1-0 through Uros Nenadovich's goal. Later on Tuesday, Trepça '89 made Kosovo's debut in a UEFA men's club football competition but despite a Fiton Hajdari goal they lost 2-1 to Víkingur in the Faroe Islands. Hibernians of Malta defeated Estonian challengers FCI Tallinn 2-0 while
Champions League starts: Road to Kyiv begins in Yerevan
The 2017/18 UEFA Champions League season begins on Tuesday when the first qualifying round kicks off.Just 24 days on from Real Madrid lifting the trophy in Cardiff, and with little under 11 months to go to the 2018 final in Kyiv, action begins at 17:00CET when Armenia's Alashkert welcome FC Santa Coloma to Yerevan. When these teams met last season a 0-0 draw in Andorra was followed by a 3-0 win for Alashkert. Later on, four teams make their UEFA Champions League debuts as Gibraltar's Europa travel to The New Saints, FCI Talllinn of Estonia go to Hibernians and Víkingur, who
Champions League group stage sides’ transfers
Anderlecht (BEL)In: Matz Sels (Newcastle United, loan), Pieter Gerkens (Sint-Truiden), Sven Kums (Watford), Uroš Spajić (Toulouse, loan made permanent) Out: Aaron Leya Iseka (Zulte Waregem, loan), Michaël Heylen (Zulte Waregem), Stéphane Badji (Kayserispor, loan), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Sebastian De Maio (Bologna) Atlético Madrid (ESP)In: none Out: Tiago (released), Óliver Torres (Porto, loan made permanent) Barcelona (ESP)In: Marlon (Fluminense, loan made permanent) Out: Jordi Mboula (Monaco)