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‘Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona was one of the best teams ever, but we had something they didn’t – we were the first Barca side to win the European Cup’ Michael Laudrup compares his Barca Dream Team side to Pep’s juggernaut

Before Pep's iconic side, there was the Barca 'Dream Team' in the early 1990s

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John Robertson: ‘The Picasso of football’ who helped Nottingham Forest to two European Cups

The Scotland winger won the European Cup in successive seasons with Forest, scoring in the 1980 final

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How Many English Teams Have Won the Champions League?

Since its inception in 1955, the Champions League (originally the European Cup) has been won by a total of 24 different clubs from across Europe.

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“I gave my tie from the European Cup final to Rod Stewart. He always fancied it and I had a spare one – he wears it all the time now!” Lisbon Lion Jim Craig recalls run-in with Celtic-supporting rockstar

Former Celtic defender Jim Craig gave his tie from the victorious 1967 European Final to one of the most famous glam-rockers of the era

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New recipe for success required to stop France’s grands chefs dominating the Champions Cup

Since 2021, five successive Top 14 sides have have been crowned Champions Cup winners and any team looking to challenge that status quo needs a fast start

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Kalimuendo strikes in Nottingham Forest’s nostalgic European win over Malmö

Arnaud Kalimuendo hit his first goal for Nottingham Forest as they sealed a 3-0 victory against Malmö, 46 years after beating them in the European Cup final

The Guardian - UK

‘The Lisbon Lions never knew they were beaten. We were on top of the world and could take on anybody on our day – it was a glorious era for us all’ Celtic legend Jim Craig on the club’s iconic European triumph

Craig was part of the side that saw off Inter Milan in the 1967 European Cup final

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Ranked! The teams with the most Champions League wins ever

The aristocracy of Europe crop up time and time again in continental competition - and these are the 20 who have defined the Champions League since 1956

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John Clark obituary

Celtic footballer who was a member of the ‘Lisbon Lions’ team that won the European Cup in 1967

The Guardian - UK

The history of comebacks that mean Arsenal cannot switch off against Real Madrid

Arsenal may lead 3-0 in the Champions League quarter-final, but Real Madrid’s history of comebacks means the tie is not over yet

The Independent UK

‘Newcastle’s board said I was over the hill, so I left and played 108 consecutive games and won the European Cup – not a bad way to answer that accusation!’: Ex-Magpies defender reflects on career highlight after proving former side wrong

Newcastle made a mistake in letting a defender go at just 31, who then went onto win the European Cup at 35

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Managers who won European trophies at two clubs

Winning a European trophy makes a manager pretty special. Doing it at two different clubs is elite. Here, a look at some who achieved it in the men's game...

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‘People said I was unsporting in the 1984 European Cup Final – my logic was if an international player can’t hit the target from 12 yards, it’s not my fault’: Liverpool hero Bruce Grobbelaar justifies penalty tactics against Roma

Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar tried everything in his power to put off the Roma penalty takers in 1984 during the European Cup final

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Top scorers in a Champions League season

A look at the players who scored the most goals in a Champions League or European Cup campaign...

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European Cup-winning captains

A look at the captains who led their teams to European Cup glory in the men's game...

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Great football dynasties

A look at some of the most glittering eras in the club game

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Clubs that won European trophies in the 1970s

There were three major club competitions in European football in the 1970s. Here, a look at the winners in a memorable decade...

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Clubs that won European trophies in the 1960s

A look at some of the early winners in the first full decade of European club competitions...

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Billy Connolly, blisters and Bayern: how Aston Villa won the 1982 European Cup

As the club return to Europe’s top table for the first time in 41 years we talk to players who made history back then

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European champions with club and country

A select group of footballers in the men's game have been crowned champions of Europe for both club and country. Here, a look at some of the most notable examples...

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No ifs, no buts, this Real Madrid rank alongside Di Stéfano’s as greatest team ever

Six European Cups in a decade is an achievement to match any, even that one from 1956-1960, untouchable in black and white

The Independent UK

Unai Emery commits long-term future to Aston Villa

Unai Emery guided Aston Villa into the European Cup for the first time in almost half a century

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Players who won multiple Champions League titles

These stars tasted European glory over and over again

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European Cup winners who never played international football

A look at the players who won the biggest prize in club football, but never represented their countries at the highest level...

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Best players never to win the Champions League

A look at the finest footballers in the men's game never to have won Europe's premier club competition...

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