The big “farewell” to the Champions League! – Sports Topic fm.gr

The bane of every football fan. Or maybe A big shame for every fan The team is without a guarantee of being in its final stage Champions League. The soul-destroying process of elimination sometimes results in no groups, so the anticipation and “thirst” in the world to hear more Sweet football tune In the stadium of his favorite team, he grows year after year.

On the other hand, fans of Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Manchester United and in general all the big names don’t even care about the kits. Fairly “saturated.” Not to fill stadiums With lesser opponents and see… “16” onwards. “Let’s finish being serious…”.

For some, the Champions League starts in July-August-September and not February as above. It’s a dream to see their favorite brand In the August draw. Within the capabilities groups and To make the threes the advantage. “We will fall with Chelsea, Dortmund and Copenhagen!”, “I want a strong group that includes City, Barcelona and Ajax to see the difference.”. The agony and longing of the first balls with the names of the clubs. When the final four are formed, the predictions begin and the dates are set for the first European ‘dates’ of the season.

All these associated football scenes stopped from the end of summer until the holiday season that precedes Christmas on the evening of Wednesday, December 13. The referees blew the final whistle End of the group stage The Champions League and the transition from next season to a new era with a new look for the premier institution.

The “traditional” form of groups

The next play-off was hosted by either Monaco or Sion, their representatives until recently 32 clubs Who came to the end. There, everyone was waiting for the “battles of the giants” in the lottery, while the children learned about the “giants” they would face. Many even left knowing there was no hope of qualifying. It has been forgotten Epic reaction Slavia Prague representative in light of the group with Barcelona, ​​Dortmund and Inter?

In practice, the four of the group were making money Six matchesThree at home and three abroad. The pairs from the first game played again in the fifth game, from the second in the last, while the pairs from the third game met again in the fourth. This was the sequence of matches in the group stage. the Firstly Scroll to “16” with force, o second As helpless, instead third “Relegated” to the European League. in Break-even situation The results of the matches between the teams determined the position in the standings. Next was goal difference and finally the better attack.

Unforgettable moments in the group stage

The end of an era, however, Moments What “generated” this phase will remain forever engraved in the history of the sport and the institution.

the Best goal It belongs exclusively to Mauro Bressan. The Italian midfielder scored an incredible “scissors” from 30 meters against Barcelona in November 1999.

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— UEFA.com DE (@UEFAcom_de) November 2, 2019

Even more shocking was the Westphalia match between… Dortmund And Legia Warsaw In November 2016. The final 8-4 in favor of the Germans and the hat-trick of the well-known player Aleksandar Prijovic wrote the match in history. With the largest number of goals.

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– UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 22, 2019

Better at the same time Unique appearance If we consider the size and stage of Gareth Bale’s career, it is the one that the Welshman lived in Milan in October 2010. With three identical goals, he beat Tottenham 4-3 against Inter.

Gareth Bale vs Inter.

creative.

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– Goal (@goal) September 29, 2020

Editor: Thanassis Kritikos

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