I)History

« The Champions League » (C₁) was created by the FIFA in 1955. The 1^st season of this very known competition took place in 1956.

The 1^st winner of the C₁ was the Real Madrid. They won against Reims 3-2 in final. At this time its name was « The Cup of the Champions Clubs ».

The last winner is the Real Madrid. They won against the Juventus Turin 4-1.

II) Statistics

The most successful teams are :

• Real Madrid (12 times champion)
• Milan AC (7 times champion)
• Bayern Munich (5 times champion)

The most successful players :

• Cristiano Ronaldo (122 goals)
• Lionel Messi (100 goals)
• Raùl (71 goals)

Valentin T. and Maxime M.