List of every European Cup winner: PSG win 2026 Champions League

Up to date: 30 Could 2026 20:10 BST |
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The 2025/26 Champions League season has concluded with PSG profitable the European Cup for the second consecutive season.

The Parisians have retained their title after beating Premier League champions Arsenal in a penalty shootout, following a 1-1 draw after further time. Gabriel Magalhaes, who had been so dependable for the Gunners all season, missed the decisive spot-kick.

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The European Cup, because it was beforehand identified, was first contested within the 1955/56 season and Actual Madrid gained the ultimate 4-3 towards Reims on the Parc des Princes, Paris.

Los Blancos are synonymous with the competitors and have gained it 15 instances. The truth is, they gained the primary 5 editions of the European Cup from 1956 to 1960, defeating Reims, Fiorentina, Milan, Reims once more after which Eintracht Frankfurt.

Actual Madrid have greater than double the quantity of the second greatest group in European Cup historical past. AC Milan have gained the competitors seven instances, whereas Bayern Munich and Liverpool have six every.

Solely six golf equipment have earned the European Cup/Champions League multiple-winner badge, a privilege reserved for groups that win the match both three consecutive instances or 5 instances general. These elite golf equipment are Actual Madrid, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Liverpool, and Barcelona.

Initially, solely the Champions of UEFA nations gained entry into the European Cup. Nevertheless, a number of years after the match was rebranded because the UEFA Champions League, second-placed golf equipment amongst some nations have been permitted entry and that was subsequently expanded to 3rd and fourth place for elite nations in 1999.

Spanish golf equipment have gained the trophy essentially the most (20 instances), adopted by England (15) and Italy (12). Nevertheless, England has the best variety of completely different golf equipment to win it, with 6 completely different English groups lifting the trophy.

Within the 2019–20 season, Bayern Munich grew to become the primary and solely membership in historical past to carry the trophy whereas sustaining a 100% win report, going 11-0-0. That season was additionally distinctive as a result of it came about in the course of the Covid pandemic and from the quarter-final stage, a mini-tournament came about in Lisbon to find out the winners, with Bayern grew to become after beating PSG within the last.

Cristiano Ronaldo, beforehand of Sporting CP, Manchester United, Juventus and Actual Madrid, has made extra appearances than any participant within the historical past of the match and has additionally scored essentially the most objectives.

Each winner of the European Cup/Champions League

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