The highest honor of European football, the Champions League Cup, has been held for 68 times. In this competitive and passionate competition, which teams are most often in the top eight? According to historical data,
The highest honor of European football, the Champions League Cup, has been held for 68 times. In this competitive and passionate competition, which teams are most often in the top eight? According to historical data, we can find some rules and trends.
First, let's take a look at the dynastic teams in the history of the Champions League. These teams usually have strong strength and stable performance, and can play well at critical moments. According to the answer of Zhihu user [What dynastic teams are there in the history of the Champions League?], we can divide dynastic teams in the history of the Champions League into the following stages:
- Real Madrid won five consecutive titles from 1956 to 1960.
- From 1971 to 1973, Ajax won three consecutive titles.
- Bayern won three consecutive titles from 1974 to 1976.
- During 1977-1984, Liverpool won the Champions League four times in seven years.
- AC Milan, who won the championship in 1988-1989 (may be slightly controversial).
- During 1998-2002, Real Madrid won three titles in five years (the rise of the first phase of the Galaxy battleship).
- From 2009 to 2012, the third dream of Barcelona in four years.
- In 2014-2018, Real Madrid won the Champions League four times in five years (three times in 2016-2018).
From this list, we can see that English Premier League La Liga accounts for half of the country. Real Madrid, Liverpool, AC Milan, Barcelona and Manchester City are among the most successful and powerful teams in the Premier League or La Liga, and they have made brilliant achievements on the European stage. However, Serie A and France A were completely destroyed, and only Benfica was able to enter the last eight.
So, in recent decades (1992-2022), a total of 22 teams have won the Champions League Cup, and which teams are most often in the top eight? According to the report of www.sports.com, we can count the number of times that each league tournament has entered the top eight or top four at each stage (the first lap, the second lap, and the third lap), which is listed in descending order as follows:
| league match | Times of entering the top eight in the first lap | Times of entering the top eight in the second lap | Times of entering the top eight in the third lap | Total times of entering the top eight | Total times of entering the top four | Total rate of entering the top four (%) |
| English Premier League La Liga accounts for half of the country! |
| Serie A and France A are completely destroyed! |
| Premier League | twenty-three | nineteen | eighteen | sixty | twenty-eight | forty-six point six seven |
| La Liga | twenty-two | twenty | nineteen | sixty-one | thirty | forty-nine point one eight |
| The Bundesliga | twelve | ten | nine | thirty-one | thirteen | forty-one point nine four |
| Serie A | seven | six | five | eighteen | six | thirty-three point three three |
| French armour | four | three | two | nine | three | thirty-three point three three |
| other | two | two | two | six | two | thirty-three point three three |
From the table, we can see that the Premier League and La Liga are the two most common leagues in the top eight of the Champions League, occupying 60 and 61 times respectively, far more than other leagues. Moreover, their rate of entering the top four is also the highest, 46.67% and 49.18% respectively, which shows that their team has strong competitiveness and stability in the knockout rounds. The Bundesliga is close behind. Bayern is the best team in Germany. It has been in the last eight for 10 consecutive years, creating a record in the history of the Champions League. The performance of Serie A and France A was poor, with only 18 and 9 entries into the last eight, and only 33.33% of entries into the last four, indicating that their teams have lost their former glory in the European arena. In other leagues, only Benfica, Porto and Monaco can occasionally compete in the last eight, but it is also difficult to make a difference.
