UEFA Champions League 2020-21 was the 66th season of Europe’s premier club football tournament organized by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs’ Cup to the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1–0 in the final at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal, claiming their second European Cup title. The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, was originally set to host the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final, but it was relocated to the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Istanbul was once again selected to host the final in 2021, but the venue was changed to the Estádio do Dragão after Turkey was placed on the United Kingdom’s red list for travel, and hosting the event in England was ruled out.
Champions: 
Chelsea (2nd title)
Runner- Up: Manchester City
Player of the Year: 
Jorginho
Top Scorer: 
Erling Haaland, 10 goal
UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Group stage
Group A
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 |  Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Atlético Madrid | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
Group B
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
Note: Head-to-head points: Borussia Mönchengladbach 6, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Group C
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 |  Porto | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 |  Olympiacos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  Marseille | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 3 | |
Note: Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.
Group D
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Atalanta | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 |  Ajax | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  Midtjylland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | |
Group E
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 5 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Rennes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | |
Group F
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Lazio | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 |  Club Brugge | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | |
Group G
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  Ferencváros | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 | |
Note: Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Juventus +1, Barcelona –1.
Group H
| Position | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points | Qualification |
| 1 | PSG | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | |
UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Round of 16
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–4 | Manchester City | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Lazio | 2–6 | Bayern Munich | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0–3 | Chelsea | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| RB Leipzig | 0–4 | Liverpool | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Porto | (away goal) 4–4 | Juventus | 2–1 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Barcelona | 2–5 | PSG | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Sevilla | 4–5 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Atalanta | 1–4 | Real Madrid | 0–1 | 1–3 |
UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Quarter finals
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| Manchester City | 4–2 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Porto | 1–2 | Chelsea | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Bayern Munich | 3–3 (away goal) | PSG | 2–3 | 1–0 |
| Real Madrid | 3–1 | Liverpool | 3–1 | 0–0 |
UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Semi finals
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| PSG | 1–4 | Manchester City | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Real Madrid | 1–3 | Chelsea | 1–1 | 0–2 |
UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Final match
29 May 2021 20:00 WEST, Estádio do Dragão, Porto
| Manchester City |
0 – 1 |
Chelsea |
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|
Kai Havertz  42′ |
Champions League 2020-21 top goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund | 10 |
| 2 | Kylian Mbappé | PSG | 8 |
| 3 | Olivier Giroud |  Chelsea | 6 |
| 4 |  Youssef En-Nesyri | Sevilla | 6 |
| 5 | Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | 6 |
| 6 | Álvaro Morata | Juventus | 6 |
| 7 |  Neymar | PSG | 6 |
| 8 |  Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 6 |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 6 |
| 10 | Ciro Immobile | Lazio | 5 |
Champions League 2020-21 most assist provider list
| Rank | Player | Team | Assist |
| 1 |  Juan Cuadrado | Juventus | 6 |
| 2 | Joshua Kimmich | Bayern Munich | 4 |
| 3 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | 4 |
| 4 |  Ángel Di María | PSG | 4 |
| 5 | Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | 3 |
UCL 2020-21 Squad of the season
| Position | Player | Team |
| Goalkeeper | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid |
| Goalkeeper | Ederson | Manchester City |
| Goalkeeper |  Édouard Mendy | Chelsea |
| Defender | César Azpilicueta | Chelsea |
| Defender | Rúben Dias | Manchester City |
| Defender | Marquinhos | PSG |
| Defender | Antonio Rüdiger | Chelsea |
| Defender | Ben Chilwell | Chelsea |
| Defender | David Alaba | Bayern Munich |
| Midfielder | Jorginho | Chelsea |
| Midfielder | Mason Mount | Chelsea |
| Midfielder | N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea |
| Midfielder | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City |
| Midfielder | İlkay Gündoğan | Manchester City |
| Midfielder |  Luka Modrić | Real Madrid |
| Midfielder | Sérgio Oliveira | Porto |
| Midfielder | Phil Foden | Manchester City |
| Forward | Erling Haaland | Borussia Dortmund |
| Forward | Kylian Mbappé | PSG |
| Forward |  Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich |
| Forward | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| Forward | Neymar | PSG |
| Forward | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Summary
Bayern Munich, the defending champions, were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain, the team they had defeated in the previous year’s final. As winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, Chelsea faced Villarreal, the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League champions, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea also represented Europe in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. Since they had already qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage through their league performance, the Champions League title holders’ berth was transferred to Beşiktaş, the 2020–21 Süper Lig champions, from the 11th ranked association according to the next season’s access list.
The 2020–21 season marked the last time UEFA European club competitions used the away goals rule.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the following special rules were applicable to the competition:
– If there were travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic that prevented the away team from entering the home team’s country or returning to their own country, the match could be played at a neutral country or the away team’s country that allowed the match to take place.
– If a team refused to play or was considered responsible for a match not taking place, they were considered to have forfeited the match. If both teams refused to play or were considered responsible for a match not taking place, both teams were disqualified.
– If a team had players and/or officials tested positive for SARS-2 coronavirus preventing them from playing the match before the deadline set by UEFA, they were considered to have forfeited the match.
On 24 September 2020, UEFA announced that teams would be allowed five substitutions from the group stage onward, with a sixth substitution permitted in extra time. Each team had three opportunities to make substitutions during matches, with an additional opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before extra time, and at half-time in extra time. Consequently, a maximum of twelve players could be listed on the substitute bench.
All qualifying matches were played without spectators. After fans partially returned at the 2020 UEFA Super Cup, UEFA announced on 1 October 2020 that matches from the group stage onward could be played at 30% capacity, subject to local authority approval.
The final was initially scheduled to be held at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to Lisbon because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the host locations were shifted back a year, with the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey set to host the 2021 final. On 13 May 2021, UEFA announced that the final would be relocated to Porto to allow fans to attend the match.
