The Champions League 2014-15, almost clear-cut

The uefa champìons league 2014 2015, practically clear-cut

Published:26/08/2014 - 03:32h

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Already it is practically defined the picture of teams participants of the UEFA Champions League 2014-15. The Manchester United, champion in 2008, and the Milan, that raised the title for the last time in 2005, will be the most stood out absences in the next edition

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Already it is practically defined the picture of teams participants of the League of Champions 2014-2015, at least regarding the most important clubs. The draw of the phase of groups will take place this Thursday 28 August, from the 17:45. Spain, England, Germany and Portugal will have three representatives each one, although they could become four if any of the teams that contest the previous phase (Athletic of Bilbao, Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen) attains the classification for the phase of groups. Italy, France and Russia will have two representatives each one, and Ukraine, Holland, Greece, Switzerland, Russia, Turkey, Belgium, Byelorussia, Slovenia and Cyprus, one.

The Manchester United, champion in 2008, and the Milan, that raised the title for the last time in 2005, are the most stood out absences of the listing of candidates. The end of the stage Ferguson has left to the Manchester United out of the European competitions for the first time in 25 years (and the last 18 always in the League of Champions). The English team, besides, was an usual of the last rounds, as it shows it the fact that it won his third title in 2008, arriving besides to the finals of 2009 and 2011, that lost in front of the FC Barcelona of Pep Guardiola.

The United will be the absent more illustrate of the Champions League 2014-15, but follows him closely the Milan. Without the shine of other years, the team lombardo, seven times champion of Europe, had participated of consecutive way in the five last editions. This year it will remain without competing in Europe. The big return is the one of the Liverpool, with 5 Glasses of Europe, and that did not participate from 2010.

Teams confirmed for the UEFA Champions League 2014-15:

Liguilla Of the Phase of Groups (27/32 teams):

FC Barcelona (Spain)
Athletic of Madrid (Spain)
Real Madrid (Spain)
Manchester City (England / Champion of League)
Liverpool (England)
Chelsea (England)
Bayern Munich (Germany / Champion of League)
Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
Schalke 04 (Germany)
Juventus (Italy / Champion of League)
Rome (Italy)
Benfica (Portugal / Champion of League)
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Paris Saint-Germain (France / Champion of League)
Monaco (France)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine / Champion of League)
Ajax (Holland / Champion of League)
Olympiakos (Greece / Champion of League)
Basilea (Swiss / Champion of League)
CSK Moscow (Russia / Champion of League)
Galatasaray (Turkey / Champion of League)
Anderlecht (Belgium / Champion of League)
Zenith (Russia)
Port wine (Portugal)
APOEL Nikosea (Cyprus / Champion of League)
FC BEATS Borisov (Byelorussia / Champion of League)
Maribor (Slovenia / Champion of League)

Previous rounds (Phase of classification)

The 5 remaining squares will complete them pertinent teams of the previous round. This Wednesday play the parties of turn of the eliminatory.

Results in the gone:

Naples, 1 - Athletic Club of Bilbao, 1
Steaua, 1 - Ludogorets, 0
Copenhagen, 2 - Bayer Leverkusen, 3
Salzburgo, 2 - Malmö, 1
Besiktas, 0 - Arsenal, 0