What do you need to know about this prestigious tournament?
The Champions League is considered to be one of the most prestigious football tournaments. And this season the strongest representatives of the Old World championships are again fighting for the title of the best team in Europe. For those who are fond of football recently, we offer you to read the most important information about the tournament. After all it is simply obliged to know everyone who follows the Champions League!
League General Information
This draw is the twenty third in the history of the Champions League and the sixtieth, considering the draws of the Cups of European champions, which were held before the beginning of the nineties of the last century. The main difference between this competition and previous tournaments is that for the first time the Champions League takes place taking into account the financial fair play, which has been very concerned for UEFA over the past few years.
Countries participating
Traditionally, in the UEFA Champions League 2016-2017, England, Germany and Spain are best represented. From these countries, four teams made it to the group stage at once. Also among the top 32 European teams this year were 3 Portuguese clubs. Two representatives in the groups have French, Italian and Russian associations. And one club is represented by Greece, Sweden, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Belgium, Turkey, the Netherlands, Cyprus, Slovenia, Ukraine and Belarus.