HISTORY OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

MIGUEL ALFONZO
good afternoon my name is miguel alfonzo with my partner luis
sagbini, today we are going to present about the champions, Created
at the initiative of the newspaper L'Équipe under the name of the
European Champion Clubs Cup and designed to define the best club
on the continent, it was rejected in the first instance by UEFA,
although after discussions with FIFA and various clubs still in their
gestation, the European state gave its approval and became its
organizer. Initiated under a direct elimination format, in 1992 the
tournament was restructured, incorporating for the first time the
league or group stage competition format as a step prior to the
knockout phase.

LUIS SAGBINI
 For this reason it was renamed with its current name in the 1992-93
edition, consolidating said format.8 Originally, the champion teams
of the national leagues qualified for participation in the contest, but,
in 1997, the runners-up also began to participate and, in 1999, those
classified up to fourth place, depending on the UEFA coefficient of
each league. 4 having to overcome those with the lowest coefficient
a previous phase