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After what has been an exciting campaign in this season’s elite European club competition, we’re down to just four clubs, with holders PSG set to play Bayern Munich, while Arsenal are set to face Atletico Madrid in what will be two great semi-final encounters! Probably at least two clubs who, if you’d have had to […]
Midfield play still decides the biggest nights in Europe, setting tempo, dictating territory and turning pressure into chances. To keep pace with the Champions League frontrunners, clubs need a midfield that can control games and solve problems at full speed. The impact of strong central play is clear. Midfielders connect defence and attack, control possession […]
The 2024/25 season saw a revamped UEFA Champions League format, expanding the number of teams involved from 32 to 64, and replacing the traditional group stage with a single league phase. This change not only altered the competition’s structure but also impacted qualification criteria for the following season. Understanding the New Format Under the new […]
For over a decade, PSG has dreamed of winning the Champions League, the ultimate prize in club football. The club’s owners, Qatar Sports Investment, have spent heavily on big-name stars and head coaches but to no avail. However, the evidence so far from season 2024/25 suggests that the team from the French capital could well […]
This season, the UEFA Champions League saw its biggest overhaul in a long time as the competition format changed. The competition, along with the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League, used a ‘Swiss’ style for this year’s competition, with 36 teams participating instead of 32 in a new league format. How has the format […]
The Champions League, or the European Cup as it was known until 1992, is regarded as the most glamorous competition in the European game. Some clubs have become synonymous with European football’s elite competition. Here are the teams who have shone the brightest in the European Cup: Real Madrid (15-time winners in seasons in 1955–56, […]
