The Champions Blog

 Champions League Teams: Overview             Team 2: Liverpool  Picture Above: Liverpool players enjoying their 2018-19 Champions League win, defeating fellow English side, Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 in the final in the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.  Location: Liverpool, England  Stadium: Anfield, Liverpool Best Finish: Winners (6: 1976/77, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1983/84 , 2004/05, 2018/19) UEFA Club Ranking: 5th 2022-23 Finish: Round of 16 (6-2 on aggregate vs Real Madrid) Top Scorer: Mohamed Salah (42) Most Appearances: Jamie Carragher (91) Liverpool are by far England's most successful team in European history, winning the Champions League six times in their decorated history. Their first appearance in the competition came in the 1964-65 season in which the made the semi finals, losing 4-3 on aggregate to eventual champions, Inter Milan. After a long wait and lots of early exits, Liverpool got their hands on the trophy in 1977, beating German side, Borussia Monchengladbach, 3-1 in the

 Champions League Teams: Overview           Team 1: Bayern Munich  Picture Above: Bayern Munich enjoying their latest Champions League success in the 2019-20 season, beating French side, Paris Saint-Germain 1-0, in the final in Lisbon. Location: Munich, Germany  Stadium: Allianz Arena, Munich Best Finish: Winners (6: 1973/74, 1974/75, 1975-76, 2000-01, 2012-13, 2019-20) UEFA Club Ranking: 2nd 2022-23 Finish: Quarter-Finals (4-1 on aggregate vs Man City) Top Scorer: Robert Lewandowski (69) Most Appearances: Thomas Muller (149)* * Indicates that this player is still in the current competition Bayern Munich are by far the greatest German team to ever grace the competition with six season wins since the competition's founding in 1955. Bayern's first ever appearance in the Champions League came in the 1969-70 season, losing in the first round 3-2 on aggregate against French side, Saint-Étienne. It wasn't until 1974, when the Bavarian side would win their first European Cup, comi