The 10 hardest teams in the history of the Champions League, no matter how luxurious the opponent is, are like a small powerhouse that cannot be beaten

Shintaka Sports World

2024-04-27 07:20Published in Guangdong

Some teams don't look like they have a good lineup and don't seem to be as good as their opponents, but you just can't win them in the Champions League, which teams are the toughest in the history of the Champions League, let's take a look

10. Porto

2004 was a year of miraculous phenomena, such as the Greek myth of the European Championship, and of course before Porto had achieved the only time in nearly 20 years that a team from a non-top five league had won the Champions League.

The coach who led the team to create miracles is called Mourinho, and some people call him the magic bird.

After that, Porto were also an intractable team in the Champions League, and with that title, they looked confident.

9. Borussia Dortmund

In 1997, Dortmund defeated Juventus, who had superstars such as Zidane and Piero, and won the Champions League.

In 2013, Borussia Dortmund eliminated the Champions League king Real Madrid to reach the Champions League final again, but unfortunately lost to Bayern Munich and finished second.

Borussia Dortmund have once again reached the last four of the Champions League this season, having just knocked out La Liga side Atletico Madrid, who are considered to be very difficult to play against.

Borussia Dortmund have been tough in the Champions League, and only a true champions can beat them, and they have all won with great difficulty.

8. Inter Milan

Inter Milan was once far away from the Champions League championship for more than 40 years, and the phonegate incident of that year caused Juventus and AC Milan to lose their vitality, and many players left, Inter took the opportunity to recruit a group of good players, and monopolized the Serie A championship for many years.

In 2010, Inter Milan finally returned to the top of Europe under Jose Mourinho.

Since then, Inter have been an important front in Serie A, and their European performances have also been a big headache for their opponents, reaching the Champions League final last season, and facing Manchester City, the most luxurious squad in Europe, they did not fall behind.

7. Barcelona

Although Barcelona is a team that many people, including me, like, we have to face the fact that Barcelona are not very tough in the Champions League.

Compared to Barcelona's own strength and artistry, their performance in the Champions League is indeed not so tough.

It is not surprising to say that it was not until 1992 that Barcelona won the first Champions League trophy in the team's history.

In the new century, with the arrival of Xiao Luo and the later growth of Habaibu, Barcelona became a cosmic team, and only then did the number of Champions League titles increase to 5, and the giants deserved their name.

Of course, this is artistic football, which is always so incompatible with utilitarianism and utilitarianism, and if Barcelona played that kind of football, it would be Mourinho's team.

Despite this, Barcelona is still very strong, and it will be difficult to get through this team at any time.

6. Juventus

Juventus have the lowest percentage of Champions League finals among the big clubs.

In the late 90s, Juventus reached the Champions League final three times, but unfortunately lost to Dortmund once, lost to Real Madrid once, and only won the championship once.

After the phonegate incident, Juventus was silent for a while, and Serie A began to decline, but after Juve's recovery, it still became the hardest team in Serie A in the Champions League, defeated by the champion team Bayern in 2013, and reached the final in 2015, but unfortunately lost to the Cosmos team Barcelona; In 2017, Juve reached the Champions League final again, but Real Madrid was too strong at that time and finally fell to the runner-up.

During that time, Juventus always lost to the team that won the championship in the Champions League, and they were still very tough, but a little less lucky.

5. Manchester United

Manchester United's Red Devils have a long history of tough play, and under the leadership of Alex Ferguson, coupled with the arrival of Candona, it injected a tough style into the team, and the number 16 Keane was even more feared.

In the Champions League, the Red Devils Manchester United is also a hard bone, and no one is easy to gnaw.

In the 1999 Champions League semi-finals, the home team drew 1:1, and the away team fell behind Juventus 0:2 in an unfavorable situation, and actually came back to life to pass the thrilling situation;

In 2008, Manchester United were considered the strongest team in history, winning the title undefeated. Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Evra, Brown and others have made it an average of one goal in two games, and Ronaldo's true growth has become the best player in the world.

Alex Ferguson and the 92 generation have brought the toughest Red Devils spirit to Manchester United, and the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo has brought that blood to its peak.

4. AC Milan

Milan has always had aristocratic blood, and if you think that the aristocracy is more elegant and weak, you want to pinch it as a soft persimmon, then you are very wrong.

Milan, which inherited the genes of the Renaissance, always brought the artistry and strength of the play to the extreme, "red is the color of the devil, black exudes a terrifying atmosphere", the Rossoneri won the Champions League twice in the 60s, and at the end of the 80s, with the invincible play of the Dutch Three Musketeers, the elegant and powerful team swept across Europe - They swept past Champions League champions Real Madrid by five goals in the semi-finals and reclaimed the title with a four-goal clean sheet against Steaua Bucharest in the final, and successfully defended their title the following year, and would have been even more successful had it not been for a strike.

In the 1994 Champions League final, they kept a clean sheet against the European dream team Barcelona by 4 goals, and since then they have maintained a high standard in the league and the Champions League, reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League for 5 consecutive years, the semifinals for 4 consecutive years, and the final for 2 times in 3 years.

In 2003 and 2007, they won the Champions League twice, with a total of seven titles, second only to Real Madrid.

After the phonegate incident, Milan has been greatly implicated and affected, and its strength has not been as good as before in recent years, but they still reached the Champions League semi-finals last season without being favored, and their experience and background are still at the level of European giants.

3. Bayern Munich

Bayern are the only team to win the Champions League and they are a difficult team to beat no matter what time of year or opponent they face.

Bayern have lost hope of competing for the Bundesliga title early this season, with poor results in all competitions, and many people thought they would be lucky against Premier League leaders Arsenal, but they stubbornly drew away to the Gunners and eventually managed to reach the last four of the Champions League.

From 1974 to 1976, Bayern won the Champions League for three consecutive years during the Beckenbauer era and dominated Europe.

After entering the new century, Bayern won the championship three more times, for a total of six titles, second only to Real Madrid and Milan.

Unlike Milan's decline, Bayern have remained strong in the Champions League for more than a decade, reaching many finals, and are one of the most difficult teams to beat.

2. Liverpool

Before Alex Ferguson took over Manchester United, Liverpool were England's dominant powers, and they were the ones who laid the seeds in the mid-to-late 80s.

Prior to that, Liverpool had won the Champions League three times and won the UEFA Cup twice, and was one of the strongest teams in the Champions League, and the first team in England to win the Champions League three times.

Liverpool have been dormant for a decade, winning just one League Cup trophy in England, and in the 2005 Champions League, they stumbled in the group stage and advanced in the final round only to reach the final in a thrilling final round.

However, the opponent in the final was AC Milan, a European giant, at the end of the half, Milan led 3:0, Liverpool was considered to have some luck to reach the final, and now three goals behind at half-time is considered vulnerable, and Milan even celebrated the victory in advance.

Unexpectedly, the situation changed suddenly in the second half, Liverpool equalized and won on penalties!

Dubbed the Istanbul Miracle, Liverpool's tenacious style of action is etched in the hearts of every fan around the world, including the Red Devils and Manchester United fans.

Two years later, Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League again, this time to Milan, but their tough style of Champions League continued to continue, reaching two consecutive Champions League finals in 2018 and 2019 and winning the title in 2019.

In 2022, Liverpool reached the Champions League final again, but unfortunately lost to Real Madrid again and missed the title, but Liverpool has won the Champions League a total of 6 times in its history, the same number of titles as Bayern, second only to Real Madrid and AC Milan.

The tough performance of the Champions League final against Milan that year gave Liverpool an indescribable weight in the minds of fans.

1. Real Madrid

When it comes to the toughest team in the Champions League, Real Madrid has to mention.

He has won the Champions League 14 times, which is more than double that of second-placed Milan.

No matter what kind of lineup Real Madrid plays, in the Champions League, they are an inexplicable force, and it is difficult for any team to win easily.

Like the Barcelona Dream Team that was the champion of Europe that year, their dominance is rare in history, but in the end, looking at the number of Champions League victories in the past ten years, they are not as good as Real Madrid!

In recent years, European upstart Manchester City, both in terms of lineup and investment, has been staggering, but in the face of Real Madrid, they have been eliminated by Real Madrid twice in three years.

No matter which team wants to dominate Europe, it must first pass Real Madrid.

Otherwise, we can only hope that Real Madrid will capsize in the gutter.

This season, Manchester City, the biggest favourite, was eliminated by Real Madrid, and it is believed that it is difficult for any team to stop Real Madrid from winning the Champions League for the 15th time in their history.

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