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History of the birth of the Champions League
April 24, 2023 | 2 min of reading
The Champions League or European Cup is the trophy most coveted by major European clubs. The Champions League is not just any cup, but it is 'The Cup', later renamed the Cup with big ears for its unmistakable shape
.It is said that the Champions League was born from a journalistic diatribe between the English press, ready to exalt the exploits of their teams, and the French newspaper L'Equipe, which challenged English soccer to win not only across the Channel but also abroad, taking on the biggest French and European clubs.
In the 1950s, a match was organized between the English of Wolwerhampton and the Hungarians of Honved Budapest, two of the strongest teams of the moment, the British won 3-2 in a comeback. The next day in the British press he had self-proclaimed Wolwerhampton as the strongest team in Europe. The French press immediately responded, pointing out that before declaring the absolute invincibility of the English team, it was appropriate for them to win not only at home, but also in Budapest, and like other teams, they could have deserved the title of World Champions. Hence the idea of launching a great championship among European clubs to elect who was the strongest
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The first edition thus kicked off on September 4, 1955, and sees 16 teams from 16 European countries registered: Real Madrid (Spain), Stade Reims (France), Milan (Italy), Hibernian (Scotland), Partizan (Yugoslavia), Voros Lobogo (Hungary), Djurgarden (Sweden), Rapid Vienna (Austria), Saarbrucken (Saar), Aarhus (Denmark), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Gwardia Warsaw (Poland), PSV (Holland), Rot-Weiss Essen (West Germany), Anderlecht (Belgium), Servette (Switzerland).
The winner of that first historic edition on 13 June 1956 will be Real Madrid, who beat Stade Reims 4-3 at the Parc Dei Princes in Paris, in front of 38,239 spectators. Currently, Real Madrid is still the most successful team with 13 Champions League victories
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