Champions League

Football Champions League

The Champions League is the most important football tournament played in Europe. The strongest teams from each European nation participate in this competition based on a score acquired, established and modifiable over the years. Real Madrid is the most famous club, followed by Milan and Liverpool. Let's now examine the history, formula and roll of honor of the Champions League or European Cup .

The story

The Champions League is the most prestigious club football competition. This tournament was called the Champions Cup until 1992 and only teams that had won their national championships could participate. This sporting event evolved and in the 90s the second and third teams of the national championships were also admitted. The number of teams per nation is determined by an annual ranking. While previously the matches were knockout, now the qualifying groups are created by drawing lots. After this first phase, the knockout rule is resumed in a first-leg and second-leg match. As described, initially only the teams that came first in the national championships participated in this competition. The tournament was a knockout tournament and after having passed the round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals, the two remaining teams played, in a single match, the final of the Champions Cup . In 1992 – 1993, qualifying rounds were tested and were very successful. The current formula was created in 2009 and is highly appreciated by all the national football federations.

The current regulation

The present formula was enacted in 2009 and further changed the previous regulations. The participating teams are chosen according to the following criteria: The directly authorized teams are 22:
  •  the reigning champions
  •  the 4 teams of the 3 best championships
  • the 2 teams of the nations between the fourth and sixth places
  • the first team of the nations between sixth and twelfth place
  • The remaining ten places will be assigned through 4 preliminary rounds with first-leg and second-leg matches
  • The 15 teams that fail to qualify for the Champions League will participate in the UEFA Europa League
In September, the Champions League group stage begins . There are 8 groups of 4 teams. The first two teams in the standings are promoted to the next stage, the third is admitted to the Uefa Europa League , the fourth is eliminated. The first two teams in the groups enter the next stage which will be played between February and May. The top teams meet the second teams in the qualifying groups in two round-robin matches with direct elimination. It is important to know that teams from the same country will be drawn in such a way that they will not play each other in the groups and in the round of 16. From the quarter-finals onwards this rule is no longer valid. In knockout matches, the away goal rule applies. The principle is the following and is valid both in regulation time and in extra time: with equal points and goals scored, the away goal has greater value (it is not worth double). We indicate in the next table the roll of honor of the Uefa Champions League , the triumphant teams and the number of Cups won.

Roll of Honor

Squad Trophies
real Madrid 13
Milan 7
Liverpool 6
Bayern Munich 5
Barcelona 5
Ajax 4
International 4
Manchester United 4
Benfica 2
Juventus 2
NottinghamForest 2
Port 2
Celtic 1
Hamburg 1
Chelsea 1
Borussia Dortmund 1
For fans of statistics, results and records we show the general picture of victories in this tournament by nation and the triumphant teams.

Uefa Champions League

Nation Trophies Teams
Spain 18 Real Madrid 13, Barcelona 5
England 13 Liverpool 6, Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2, Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 1
Italy 12 Milan 7, Inter 3, Juventus 2
Germany 7 Bayern Munich 5, Hamburg 1, Borussia Dortmund 1
Netherlands 6 Ajax 4, PSV Eindhoven 1, Feyenoord 1
Portugal 4 Benfica and Porto 2
France 1 Marseille 1
As you can see, Spain with 18 victories is the nation that has won the most trophies in this competition. England, dragged up the ranking by Liverpool's latest triumphs, has overtaken our country. For Italy, Milan is the most famous team in the Champions League . All the best bookmakers offer pages with statistics, results and rankings of teams and scorers. Inside the sites, you can analyze the qualifying rounds, the elimination rounds and the calendar with the next matches. Live streaming TV is often used in this tournament. Most of the matches are broadcast on Sky on Tuesday and Wednesday. Rai broadcasts a few matches on free-to-air TV.

List of bookmakers for the Champions League football

The most important foreign bookmakers offer large and numerous pages for Champions League matches. The promotions are always adequate to the prestige of the matches that, usually, from the eighth finals start to be very interesting. Being the most famous football event in the world, together with the World Cup, the sponsors are of a high level as the participating teams. After the Italian and Spanish dominance, England is recently achieving excellent results thanks to the investments made. The best online betting agencies for the Champions League are English, followed by Maltese and Italian. You will find the list of the best online bookmakers in the following table:
Online agency Characteristics
William Hill the best european bookmaker
Eurobet English book
888 English book
Bwin the best in Spain and France
Unibet best book in malta
Starcasino sports news 2020
Snai leader in Italy
AdmiralBet best welcome bonus
A special eye, we have used it for the English agencies William Hill , 888 , Eurobet and Bwin . The latter bookmaker is always present on the shirts of the best European teams. Sponsor of Milan and Juventus, now its emblem is on the white shirts of the Spanish team Real Madrid. 888 and Eurobet are among the first to have obtained the AAMS license in Italy. Both sites offer a wide range of sports betting options and card and roulette entertainment rooms . William Hill presents itself, being the most important European bookmaker. On its online site you will find all the possible live bets , an excellent live streaming and entire pages dedicated to the Champions League with statistics, calendars, results, news, predictions and opinions.

What to bet on

The European Cup, now Champions League , is divided into two phases: the first in the groups and the second in the knockout phase. The matches in the qualifying groups have considerable importance, but the knockout matches have a different interest and charm. In these matches there is only one winner who will pass the round and the bets are more difficult and exciting. You can look at the match schedule and note the possible predictions. Italian customers are very fond of the single final result or double chance. Only recently and thanks to live betting , fans also have the opportunity to bet on the next scorer or to change the prediction initially chosen. Live streaming TV helps these predictions. All bookmakers use standard payment methods.