English clubs and the European Competitions

English clubs and the European competitions

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English clubs have the privilege of being able to qualify for both the Champions league as well as the Europa league. The premier league clubs that finish in the top four of the division while the teams that finish fifth, sixth and seventh position all get a Europa league place.

English clubs have been largely successful in the Champions league. There have been ten winner of European competitions. These clubs are Leeds Fc, Chelsea Fc, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest. Liverpool have won it more than any other English club by winning it thirteen times.

One of the most famous Champions league final nights was when Liverpool faced AC Milan of Italy in Milan. Liverpool went three-nil down at half time, but a massive turn around happened in the second half then they went on to win the famous cup on penalties. This is one of the most widely known, famous nights in the history of Champions League and is known as to football fans as ‘that night in Milan’.

Another famous Champions League final night was when Chelsea faced Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Germany.  Both teams failed to score until fifteen minutes until full time when Bayern Munich scored in the second half of the game but then Chelsea’s Didier Drogba scored with minutes to go to make it go into extra time. Chelsea had an early scare in extra time when they conceded a penalty but the keeper saved it. This brought them into extra time where the Chelsea keeper Petr Cech was the hero when he saved three penalties on their way to winning the European Competition.