We start today a series of cool stats about the Champions League final, we hope you like us much as we’d love to find it. First, this final is the ultimate extra-time for England and Spain. Since the first Champions League – in 1955/56 – England, Spain and Italy are tied with 11 wins each.
Looking at the board of past winners we see great differences within the most winning countries, only two Spanish Clubs have won it (Real Madrid and Barcelona), three Italian sides (Inter, AC Milan and Juventus), while there have been four English squads to do it (Man.Utd, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa).
Since the beginning, Spain has been on the top of the winning countries – benefiting from Real’s five titles in a row in the first editions, which means 2009 can mark a new leader in European football. With Italy looking from the sideline the Man.Utd-Barcelona clash, the two nations in contest aim to become European leaders.
On another perspective, if we count only the change of competition to UEFA Champions League (occurred in the season 1992/93), Spain his leading with four titles, against three from England and Italy. If we look at the 21 first century, the three countries are tied with two wins.
Bottom-line, at the Olimpico in Rome Europe will crown a new king – will it be England or Spain. And how ironic is that the new hierarchy will be find at Italy?
English titles:
1968 – Manchester United (4-1 Benfica a/ET)
1977 – Liverpool (3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach)
1978 – Liverpool (1-0 Club Brugge)
1979 – Nottingham Forest (1-0 Malmö)
1980 – Nottingham Forest (1-0 Hamburger)
1981 – Liverpool (1-0 Real Madrid)
1982 – Aston Villa (1-0 Bayern Munich)
1984 – Liverpool (1-1 Roma a/P 4-2)
1999 – Manchester United (2-1 Bayern Munich)
2005 – Liverpool (3-3 AC Milan a/P 3-2)
2008 – Manchester United (1-1 Chelsea a/P 6-5)
Looking at the board of past winners we see great differences within the most winning countries, only two Spanish Clubs have won it (Real Madrid and Barcelona), three Italian sides (Inter, AC Milan and Juventus), while there have been four English squads to do it (Man.Utd, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa).
Since the beginning, Spain has been on the top of the winning countries – benefiting from Real’s five titles in a row in the first editions, which means 2009 can mark a new leader in European football. With Italy looking from the sideline the Man.Utd-Barcelona clash, the two nations in contest aim to become European leaders.
On another perspective, if we count only the change of competition to UEFA Champions League (occurred in the season 1992/93), Spain his leading with four titles, against three from England and Italy. If we look at the 21 first century, the three countries are tied with two wins.
Bottom-line, at the Olimpico in Rome Europe will crown a new king – will it be England or Spain. And how ironic is that the new hierarchy will be find at Italy?
English titles:
1968 – Manchester United (4-1 Benfica a/ET)
1977 – Liverpool (3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach)
1978 – Liverpool (1-0 Club Brugge)
1979 – Nottingham Forest (1-0 Malmö)
1980 – Nottingham Forest (1-0 Hamburger)
1981 – Liverpool (1-0 Real Madrid)
1982 – Aston Villa (1-0 Bayern Munich)
1984 – Liverpool (1-1 Roma a/P 4-2)
1999 – Manchester United (2-1 Bayern Munich)
2005 – Liverpool (3-3 AC Milan a/P 3-2)
2008 – Manchester United (1-1 Chelsea a/P 6-5)
Spanish titles:
1956 – Real Madrid (4-3 Stade de Reims)
1957 – Real Madrid (2-0 Fiorentina)
1958 – Real Madrid (3-2 AC Milan a/ET)
1959 – Real Madrid (2-0 Stade de Reims)
1960 – Real Madrid (7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt)
1966 – Real Madrid (2-1 Partizan Belgrade)
1992 – Barcelona (1-0 Sampdoria a/ET)
1998 – Real Madrid (1-0 Juventus)
2000 – Real Madrid (3-0 Valencia)
2002 – Real Madrid (2-1 Bayer Leverkusen)
2006 – Barcelona (2-1 Arsenal)
1956 – Real Madrid (4-3 Stade de Reims)
1957 – Real Madrid (2-0 Fiorentina)
1958 – Real Madrid (3-2 AC Milan a/ET)
1959 – Real Madrid (2-0 Stade de Reims)
1960 – Real Madrid (7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt)
1966 – Real Madrid (2-1 Partizan Belgrade)
1992 – Barcelona (1-0 Sampdoria a/ET)
1998 – Real Madrid (1-0 Juventus)
2000 – Real Madrid (3-0 Valencia)
2002 – Real Madrid (2-1 Bayer Leverkusen)
2006 – Barcelona (2-1 Arsenal)
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