Thirty years after dawn, of modern uefa champions league, group The theater of this season competition kicks off .this week in Before last year in that it current Real Madrid’s form begins that it defense of The trophy.
It was Marseille champions in This inaugural season 1992/1993, but there was no French club she has won The trophy Since then, England, Spain, Italy and Germany have provided it all winner Since Porto’s victory under Jose Mourinho in 2004.
In fact, since Inter won in In 2010, only five clubs raised trophy Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich were champions twice Each one, Liverpool once.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0 in Paris in You may be crowned European champions for Fifth time in Nine years, confirming lasting brilliance of veteran stars like Luka Modric and Karim Benzema.
they will set out with the aim of Winning the European Cup 15 in Istanbul next June, with The group The stage is unlikely to overly Carlo Ancelotti’s problem side.
true will face RB Leipzig, Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk in Group F, fully aware that even A home Defeating the Sheriff of Tiraspol last year In the end it turned out to be illogical.
“else year the easiest game it was supposed to against Sharif at the Bernabeu and we lost him, so we need to respect this teams”Ancelotti said to the Spanish media.
It was also quick to indicate out Another factor can come play this chapter.
Usually a file group Finishing stage in December, but the World Cup forced the European Football Association to accommodate everyone six UEFA Champions League matches in the period of Nine weeks start earlier than usual.
different demands
“We must be ready to no just for the quality of opposition but also for “Various demands and rhythms,” Liverpool said. manager Jurgen Klopp, who team begins in Naples on Wednesday seems to put defeat against Reality in The final last mayo behind.
That could be real Effect of This is only felt when the knockout blows rounds start in February when many players At the biggest clubs in Europe, he had to go through imperfection experience of World Cup mid season.
However, the idea that someone from outside tight band of Elite clubs have win The Champions League is fictional.
true will not start as a favorite up against Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain strengthened in Special.
The Champions League brings best out of players fans And the teams. PSG insisted that it would be too reductive to say PSG are the favorites coach Christoph Galtier.
Liverpool and Bayern also Contenders, but the jury out on Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur or Barcelona.
from 2024 group The stage will be expanded to feature 36 clubs, up from 32, with All teams together in one pool And the playing eight matches instead of eight groups of four teams.
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This will vibrate up a first phase It became very predictable.
This time, lies more charm in Group C, where Bayern, Barcelona and Inter Milan – with 14 European Cups between them – along with the Czechs champions Victoria Plzen.
completely possible That Barcelona, after the closing season spent in the sale off assets To be able to strengthen their team despite the massive debt, can be knocked down out in The group The theater for a second straight year.
“We got really hard group. Perhaps the most difficult of The last 20 years, “Barcelona warned coach Xavi Hernandez.
While Barcelona has strengthened, even most clubs in The Champions League these days can not maintain best players.
Not so long ago group containing It will be Borussia Dortmund and Seville full of Risk for City of Manchester.
However, City has stripped itself of Dortmund of Erling Haaland, while Seville lost his position back conjugation of last season of Jules Conde and Diego Carlos, and is weakened as a result.
This is it just part of pattern.
ajax, in Group A with Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers lost coach Eric ten Hag, Lisandro Martinez and Anthony to Manchester United, and they have sold top scorer Sebastian Haller to Dortmund, among other departures.
Benfica faces Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Maccabi Haifa in The group is sold out leading Top scorer Darwin Nunez to Liverpool.
And saw rival Sporting Lisbon key Midfielders Matthews Nunes and Joao Balinha head To England, to Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham respectively.
Club Brugge, Salzburg and Copenhagen lost the top scorers last season. So did Viktoria Plzen, whose French striker Jean-David Boguel went to Saudi Arabia.
These clubs are all small in Champions League pool, most of them make up Numbers.
