The Champions Blog

 The Champions Blog Please Note: Original Creation Date was 14th February 2024 The Champions League is back for the first time since December, and we have had some enthralling encounters in the first leg of the Round of 16 this season. The first games of the Champions League for 2024 were some enthralling matches. This is the Champions Blog. The 2 weeks started off with champions, Manchester City taken a trip to Denmark to face Copenhagen. This was the Danish side's first Round of 16 match that they participated in since the 2010-11, where they were defeated by Chelsea 2-0 on aggregate. City's last appearance in the last 16 came when they demolished RB Leipzig 8-1 on aggregate last season en route to their first Champions League win. The game started off with Manchester City dominating possession early on in the match and came very close to scoring in the 6th minute. The deadlock would soon be broken shortly after, when Kevin de Bruyne capitalized after a sumptuous through ball

  Champions League Team Overview: Team 4: Juventus  Picture Above: Juventus players celebrating their last Champions League win in the 1995-96 season, defeating Ajax 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.  Location: Turin, Italy Stadium: Allianz Stadium, Turin Best Finish: Winners (2: 1984-85, 1995/96) UEFA Club Rankings: 16th (2024) Top Goalscorer: Alessandro Del Piero (43) Most Appearances: Gianluigi Buffon (117) Juventus are one of three teams from Italy who have won the Champions League (AC Milan: 7, Inter Milan: 3), and are tied with Bayern Munich for the most finals lost (5). Juventus's first appearance in the Champions League, came in the 19857-58 season when they were eliminated in the preliminary round against Austrian side, Weiner Sport-Club 8-3 on aggregate. Juventus's first appearance in the final came in 1973, against Ajax, but the Italians lost to the Dutch 1-0, in the final in Belgrade. 10 years later, Juventus returned to the final but lost again 1-0. This time, in

 Champions League Teams: Overview             Team 3: Borussia Dortmund Picture Above: Borussia Dortmund players enjoying their 1996-97 Champions League win, defeating Italian side, Juventus 3-1 in the final in the old Olympiastadion in Munich.  Location: Dortmund, Germany Stadium: Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund Best Finish: Winners (1: 1996-97 ) UEFA Club Ranking: 11th 2022-23 Finish: Round of 16 (2-1 on aggregate vs Chelsea) Top Scorer: Marco Reus (42) Most Appearances: Marco Reus (65) Borussia Dortmund are one of three German teams to have won the Champions League (Bayern Munich and Hamburger SV), and were the last German team who won the Champions League as of the 20th century. Dortmund's first appearance in the Champions League cam in 1956, in the tournament's second edition, where they were eliminated in the first round, losing 3-2 on aggregate to Manchester United. In 1997, Borussia Dortmund against all the odds, miraculously managed to win their first Champions League titl

  Barcelona's 2005-06 Champions League Winning Squad: Where Are They Now? 17th May 2006: Stade de France, Saint Denis, France Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal  This was the first time since 1992 that Barcelona were crowned kings of Europe and their first of the 21st century. After going 1-0 down in the first half, the Blaugrana fought back and created a 2-1 comeback to win the Champions League for the second time in their history.  1) Victor Valdes (#1) Valdes is often regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Barcelona history and one of Spain's best ones as well, due to his remarkable saves and skills. Valdes was chosen as the main goalkeeper by manager, Frank Rijkaard and started and played the full 90 minutes in Saint Denis. Valdes would spend another 8 years at Barcelona, becoming even more of a club legend. He would win 4 La Liga titles, 2 Copa Del Rays, 4 Supercopa de Espanas, 2 more Champions League titles, 2 UEFA Super Cups and 2 Club World Cups. He officially said goodbye to Ca