The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious competition, in my opinion, in European soccer. The top teams from every country in Europe compete to see who the best of the best is.
To qualify, teams have to finish either at the top of the table in their domestic league, or in the top few teams for the power house countries like England, Italy, Spain, and Germany. These teams are then broken into groups and play each other twice to see who moves on.
After the initial group stages, the top 2 teams from every group are put into another group stage and continue to compete. After this group stage is complete, the teams move into a playoff style tournament with games home and away against each other. The team with the better aggregate score moves on with away goals being the tie breaker.
The mighty Red Devils of Manchester United are the current Champions. The 2008-2009 Champions League is in the Semi Final Stages with only Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Barcelona left. The games play on ESPN2 so definitely take the time to watch some of the best players in the world perform!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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