A record 61 teams from 49 different associations have entered the 2017/18 UEFA Women's Champions League with 40 starting the competition in next Friday's qualifying round draw, streamed live from Nyon.Road to Kyiv• Holders Lyon, the top two clubs from the nine highest-ranked countries (a list which includes Lyon) and the champions of the tenth, 11th and 12th-ranked nations (Austria, Scotland and Norway) in accordance with the association coefficient rankings receive byes to the round of 32, as per the access list. • The ot... UEFA.com - News
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Real Madrid lead 2017/18 Champions League seeds
Newly minted holders Real Madrid are among eight teams seeded in Pot 1 for the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 24 August along with the returning Spartak Moskva and, following Saturday's result in Cardiff, Shakhtar Donetsk, as 22 clubs are now confirmed for next season's competition. Thanks to a system that began in 2015/16, Pot 1 for the group stage draw is formed by the holders and the champions of the top seven national associations as per the UEFA association club coefficient rankings at the end of season 2015/16 that formed the 2017/18 access list. But since Madrid won both
Champions League final: expert predictions and analysis
Luís Figo, a winner with Real Madrid in 2002Everything is possible in football. Juventus's defensive structure is strong, but Real Madrid's attack is also very dangerous which is why I think the duels will be interesting, and whoever wins more individually will come out on top. I think that it will be an interesting duel pitting two different styles against each other, with two very strong football cultures and great players.Cafu, a winner with Milan in 2007Juventus 2-2 Real Madrid (we didn't find out what happens next!) Christian Karembeu, a two-time winner with MadridUEFA.com - News
The 2017/18 Champions League and Europa League access list
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How the Europa League winners enter the Champions League
This season is the third in which the winners of the UEFA Europa League will gain automatic entry into the UEFA Champions League. Who has benefited so far?Sevilla and Sevilla! They took the berth last season despite finishing fifth in the Liga in 2014/15, meaning Spain had a record five teams in the 2015/16 UEFA Champions League group stage. Another UEFA Europa League triumph in Basel last May meant the Andalusian side, only seventh in the Liga, again took a group stage spot this campaign.Where the winners enter• The UEFA Champions League winners enter in the UEFA Champions League group st... UEFA.com - News
Will Madrid end Champions League holders’ curse?
If Real Madrid – who reached the final at Atlético's expense on Wednesday – are to lift the trophy in Cardiff on 3 June they will spoil one of the more remarkable pieces of football trivia: no team has won back-to-back titles in the UEFA Champions League era (1992/93 onwards).HIGHLIGHTS, LINE-UPS AND PHOTOS: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ARCHIVE Close callsFour clubs defending the trophy have made it all the way to the final, only to come off second best:1994/95: AC Milan lost 1-0 v Ajax1995/96: Ajax lost 4-2 on penalties v Juventus 1996/97: Juventus lost 3-1 v Dortmund2009/10: Manchester Unite... UEFA.com - News
Champions League podcast: Madrid magic, Monaco-Juve
Hear from Stefan Savić and Leonardo Jardim as host Rob Daly is joined by UEFA.com's European football expert Andy Brassell and match commentator Richard Kaufman to review Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired 3-0 semi-final first-leg derby win and preview Wednesday's match between Monaco and Juventus in the official UEFA Champions League podcast.DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST NOW Download the podcast from iTunes or audioBoom, or listen in the official competition app. Our radio show Matchday Live returns with Juventus v Monaco commentary on Wednesday from 19:30CET on UEFA.com and in the app. ... UEFA.com