UCL

UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Champions, matches and fact

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

PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Bayern Munich6510185+1316Advance to knockout phase
2 Atlético Madrid623178−19Advance to knockout phase
3 Red Bull Salzburg61141017−74Transfer to Europa League
4 Lokomotiv Moscow6033510−53

Group B
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Real Madrid6312119+210Advance to knockout phase
2 Borussia Mönchengladbach6222169+78Advance to knockout phase
3 Shakhtar Donetsk6222512−78Transfer to Europa League
4 Inter Milan613279−26

Note: Head-to-head points: Borussia Mönchengladbach 6, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
Group C
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Manchester City6510131+1216Advance to knockout phase
2 Porto6411103+713Advance to knockout phase
3 Olympiacos6105210−83Transfer to Europa League
4 Marseille6105213−113

Note: Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Olympiacos 1, Marseille 0.
Group D
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Liverpool6411103+713Advance to knockout phase
2 Atalanta6321108+211Advance to knockout phase
3 Ajax62137707Transfer to Europa League
4 Midtjylland6024413−92

Group E
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Chelsea6420142+1214Advance to knockout phase
2 Sevilla641198+113Advance to knockout phase
3 Krasnodar6123611−55Transfer to Europa League
4 Rennes6015311−81

Group F
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Borussia Dortmund6411125+713Advance to knockout phase
2 Lazio6240117+410Advance to knockout phase
3 Club Brugge6222810−28Transfer to Europa League
4 Zenit Saint Petersburg6015413−91

Group G
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 Juventus6501144+1015Advance to knockout phase
2 Barcelona6501165+1115Advance to knockout phase
3 Dynamo Kyiv6114413−94Transfer to Europa League
4 Ferencváros6015517−121

Note: Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Juventus +1, Barcelona –1.
Group H
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPointsQualification
1 PSG6402136+712Advance to knockout phase
2 RB Leipzig64021112−112Advance to knockout phase
3 Manchester United63031510+59Transfer to Europa League
4 İstanbul Başakşehir6105718−113

UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Round of 16

Team 1AggregateTeam 21st Leg2nd Leg
Borussia Mönchengladbach0–4 Manchester City0–20–2
Lazio2–6 Bayern Munich1–41–2
Atlético Madrid0–3 Chelsea0–10–2
RB Leipzig0–4 Liverpool0–20–2
Porto(away goal) 4–4 Juventus2–12–3 (a.e.t.)
Barcelona2–5 PSG1–41–1
Sevilla4–5 Borussia Dortmund2–32–2
Atalanta1–4 Real Madrid0–11–3

UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Quarter finals

Team 1AggregateTeam 21st Leg2nd Leg
Manchester City4–2 Borussia Dortmund2–12–1
Porto1–2 Chelsea0–21–0
Bayern Munich3–3 (away goal) PSG2–31–0
Real Madrid3–1 Liverpool3–10–0

UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Semi finals

Team 1AggregateTeam 21st Leg2nd Leg
PSG1–4 Manchester City1–20–2
Real Madrid1–3 Chelsea1–10–2

UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Final match
29 May 2021 20:00 WEST, Estádio do Dragão, Porto

Manchester City 0 – 1 Chelsea
Kai Havertz 42′

Champions League 2020-21 top goal scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund10
2 Kylian Mbappé PSG8
3 Olivier Giroud Chelsea6
4 Youssef En-Nesyri Sevilla6
5 Marcus Rashford Manchester United6
6 Álvaro Morata Juventus6
7 Neymar PSG6
8 Mohamed Salah Liverpool6
9 Karim Benzema Real Madrid6
10 Ciro Immobile Lazio5

Champions League 2020-21 most assist provider list

RankPlayerTeamAssist
1 Juan Cuadrado Juventus6
2 Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich4
3 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City4
4 Ángel Di María PSG4
5 Jadon Sancho Borussia Dortmund3

UCL 2020-21 Squad of the season

PositionPlayerTeam
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.

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