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EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE SCHEDULEWednesday, May 20, 4:38 PM #Finals# (Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 20th) --------------------------------------------------- Real Madrid (Spain) 1, Juventus (Italy) 0 Predrag Mijatovic scored in the 67th minute The Tournament -------------- Europe's most prestigious club tournament, the Champions League, consisted of all winners in league championships throughout Europe plus league runners-up from the top eight UEFA-ranked national leagues (England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Turkey). Two preliminary qualifying rounds were played in a home-and-away format where aggregate goals determined the winner. The field was reduced to 24 teams, which were placed in six groups of four teams. After the round-robin play, group winners and two teams with the best second-place records advanced to the quarterfinal round. At the quarterfinal and semifinal stages, the format returned to home-and-away. |