10: Barcelona 2, Inter Milan 1, Round of 16Feb. But Barcelona didn't need the away goal, or even much dramatics because they crushed Milan in the second leg. When Barcelona lost 2-0 at AC Milan, they looked done for. [2][3] At the same time, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, UEFA's third-tier competition, was discontinued and merged into the new Europa League. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. 1964-65 Internazionale. All averages include playoffs games. No use for commercial purposes may be made of such trademarks.

Former Bayern München, Barcelona and Sweden defender Patrik Andersson has been chosen as the official ambassador for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League final in Solna. Lionel Messi scored the first two goals, then David Villa and Jordi Alba added their own as Barcelona moved on.

The most successful club in the competition is Sevilla, with six titles.

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6 domestic cup winners from associations 50–55, 6 domestic league runners-up from associations 49–54, 4 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 48–51, 25 domestic cup winners from associations 25–49, 30 domestic league runners-up from associations 18–48 (except Liechtenstein), 31 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 16–47 (except Liechtenstein), 17 losers from Champions League first qualifying round, 3 losers from Champions League preliminary round, 7 domestic cup winners from associations 18–24, 3 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 13–15, 9 domestic league fourth-placed teams from associations 7–15, 2 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 5–6 (League Cup winners for France), 4 domestic league sixth-placed teams from associations 1–4 (League Cup winners for England), 10 winners from second qualifying round for champions, 10 losers from Champions League second qualifying round for champions, 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12, 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6, 37 winners from second qualifying round for non-champions, 3 losers from Champions League second qualifying round for non-champions, 10 winners from third qualifying round for champions, 6 losers from Champions League third qualifying round for champions, 26 winners from third qualifying round for non-champions, 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 5, 4 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–4, 6 losers from Champions League play-off round, 4 losers from Champions League third qualifying round for non-champions, 3 domestic cup winners from associations 13–15, 6 domestic cup winners from associations 7–12, 5 winners from third qualifying round for champions, 3 winners from third qualifying round for non-champions, 6 domestic cup winners from associations 1–6, 4 losers from Champions League play-off round for champions, 6 losers from Champions League third qualifying round and play-off round for non-champions, 8 winners from preliminary knockout round, This page was last edited on 21 October 2020, at 20:28. Plus, they're Real freaking Madrid, so when the Merengues won 4-2 in the first leg, Monaco looked done for. Paul Pogba will come up against his older brother Florentin after Manchester United were paired with Saint-Étienne in the last 32. Some of the world's top footballers will compete to be named as the 2015/16 UEFA Best Player in Europe after the ten-man shortlist was announced today. Chelsea were back in a hole, but Frank Lampard's penalty at least earned Chelsea extra time. The year 1989 saw the commencement of the Italian clubs' domination, when Diego Maradona's Napoli defeated VfB Stuttgart. The EuroLeague operated under a tournament system, from its inaugural 1958 season, through the 2015–16 season.

How the system works and what it means for Champions League places. Milan had jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead, presumably ending the final after just 45 minutes. The one-match finals in pre-selected venues were introduced in 1998. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these TERMS OF USE and UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.
From 1995 to 2015, three leagues gained one extra place via the UEFA Respect Fair Play ranking. Either side of Sevilla's success, two Russian teams, CSKA Moscow in 2005 and Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2008, had their glory and yet another former Soviet club, Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk, won in 2009, the first Ukrainian side to do so. Zenit have become the fifth side to overturn a four-goal first-leg deficit to win a UEFA club competition tie.

[10], The competition's first anthem was composed by Yohann Zveig and recorded by the Paris Opera in early 2009. That is until Barcelona did it on Wednesday, stunning PSG and writing themselves into soccer lore. [6] However, under the new regulations, the trophy remains in UEFA's keeping at all times. However, every team except for the title-holder (up to 2014–15 season) and the highest ranked teams (usually the cup winner and/or the best Europa League qualified team) from the top (six in 2012–15 seasons, 12 since 2015–16 season) associations had to play at least one qualification round. The club hasn't been very in-sync in attack and has shown inconsistencies in defense that cost them the league crown. It looked like Milan would coast into the semifinals in search of another Champions League title, but Walter Pandiani, Juan Carlos Valeron and Albert Luque all scored before halftime in the second leg and Milan's lead had disappeared. 1962-63 Milan. Voting is now open for the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2015 poll – choose your preferred formation and pick your best XI from the 40 nominees before 6 January. The most successful club so far are Sevilla and Atlético Madrid with remarkable results, both collecting three trophies. [29] Lionel Messi is South America's top scorer with 115 goals, but who else makes the list?

That is until Teddy Sheringham scored in the 91st minute. If the Champions League title holders or the Europa League title holders have qualified for the Europa League through domestic performance, their berth in the Europa League is vacated (not replaced by another team from the same association), and cup winners of the highest-ranked associations are moved to a later round accordingly. During the 1980s, IFK Göteborg (1982 and 1987) and Real Madrid (1985 and 1986) won the competition twice each, with Anderlecht reaching two consecutive finals, winning in 1983 and losing to Tottenham Hotspur in 1984. Barcelona still had work to do, but they did it. [27] History.

Manchester United were down a goal heading into stoppage time of the 1999 Champions League final.
Reaching the knock-out stage triggers additional bonuses: €500,000 for the round of 32, €1,100,000 for the round of 16, €1,500,000 for the quarter-finals and €2,400,000 for the semi-finals. Euroleague.net Radivoj Korac's 99 points. Fenerbahce-Madrid Game of Week sets new TV reach record.

The year 1995 saw a third all-Italian final, with Parma proving their consistency, after two consecutive Cup Winners' Cup finals. Home. Sept. 17: Barcelona 0, Dortmund 0Oct. Feyenoord won the cup in 1974 after defeating Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 on aggregate (2–2 in London, 2–0 in Rotterdam).

[20], For the 2019–20 season, group stage participation in the Europa League awarded a base fee of €2,920,000. The contenders in UEFA's new goal and save of the season polls were picked by the UEFA Football Committee and UEFA Technical Observers plus UEFA.com reporters. The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL) is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. 1956-57 Real Madrid.

The competition was traditionally a pure knockout tournament. A number of countries have secondary cup competitions, but the only the winners of England's EFL Cup are currently granted a UEFA Europa League place. Statistics. The final is played in May, on the Wednesday ten days before the Champions League final. The A-licensed club were assured of participation for the following ten years in the new format.

Now in its 28th year, the 752-page book is the essential guide to the European game.

The top three ranked associations may qualify for the fourth berth if both the Champions League and Europa League champions are from that association and do not qualify for European competition through their domestic performance. Introduced in 2000, the competition replaced the FIBA EuroLeague (which was previously called the FIBA European Champions Cup, or simply the European Cup), which had been run by FIBA since 1958. Usually, the other teams will be the next highest ranked clubs in each domestic league after those qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, but France and England will continue to use one spot for their league cup winners.

From 2018–19 season, the coverage is moved to FloSports.[40].