Teams with the most wins in Champions League matches since 1992/93

This season, the Champions League it underwent its biggest format change since the second group stage was scrapped ahead of the 2003/04 season.

After 20 seasons of 32 participants divided into eight groups of four with the top two qualifying for the knockout stage, UEFA revamped the format ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.

36 teams now play in a group stage, playing eight matches instead of six in previous editions. The top eight reach the knockout phase, while those between 9 and 24 compete in a playoff to reach the round of 16.

The bottom eight sides are removed and will not fall into the Europa League. The new format seems to be working quite well and could turn out to be a huge success.

Big names like Real Madrid i Paris Saint-Germain are way off the mark as we head into the new year. Both clubs have a history of winning at this level but will need to pull their socks up to continue in this year’s competition.

In this list, we’ve taken a look at the top ten clubs with the most Champions League match wins since its previous renewal in 1992.

10

Liverpool

86 wins

Liverpool he had to wait until the 2001/02 season to make his debut in the Champions League and reached the quarter-finals that season. They won the competition in 2005 after a miraculous comeback against Milan in the final, while two years later they reached another final, with the Rossoneri taking revenge with a 2-1 win.

The Anfield side had to wait until 2018 to reach another final. Jürgen Klopp’s side lost to Real Madrid before defeating Tottenham Hotspur in 2019 to claim their sixth continental crown.

Another final defeat to Madrid in 2022 it is the last time they have reached this stage of the competition, having achieved 86 wins since 2001.

9

arsenal

92 wins

despite arsenal being one of England’s most decorated sides, their record in Europe is relatively disappointing.

In fact, since making a Champions League bow in the 1998/99 season, they have only reached the final once, in 2006.

The Gunners lost 2-1 against Barcelona in Paris, when Arsène Wenger came so close to winning the competition.

However, the club had remarkable consistency in the tournament, reaching the group stage for 17 consecutive seasons, achieving 92 wins since their debut.

8

milan

93 wins

This may seem surprising milan they are only eighth on this list, having amassed 93 wins in the competition’s history, especially given that they have won the title three times in the post-European Cup era while in three others made it to the finals.

They have failed to qualify for the competition on several occasions in recent years, which is why they haven’t won as many games as Real Madrid and Real Madrid. Bayern Munich.

In fact, since winning the Champions League in 2007, Milan have only reached the semi-finals once, and Inter defeated them over two legs in 2023.

7

Port

101 wins

Port They were no strangers to Europe before the start of the Champions League, winning the European Cup in 1987 against Bayern.

Jose Mourinho he led them to their second continental crown in 2004 and shocked all of Europe in the process.

Since that spectacular triumph, they have qualified for the group stage 20 times, but have yet to make it past the quarter-finals, being stopped at this particular stage on four separate occasions.

Despite this, the club have still managed to win a total of 101 games in the competition since the 1992/93 season.

6

Chelsea

101 wins

Like Liverpool, Chelsea They were relatively latecomers to the Champions League, having to wait until 1999 to make their debut.

The Blues suffered agonizing semi-final defeats to Monaco and Liverpool in 2004 and 2005 respectively, not reaching their first final until 2008.

They then lost to Manchester United, but glory finally arrived four years later, defeating Bayern in their own backyard to win the tournament for the first time.

An amazing win Manchester City in 2021, the Stamford Bridge side won their second title, and are sixth on that list with 101 wins, coming in fewer games (197) than Porto (228).

5

Juventus

113 wins

No European club has lost as many European Cup/Champions League finals as Juventuswith seven losses at the last hurdle between 1973 and 2017.

Two of those defeats came before the start of the Champions League, but since 1993, La Vella have tasted defeat on no fewer than five occasions.

They won the tournament most recently in 1996, defeating Ajax in the final, but lost the next two finals against Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid respectively.

In 2003 it looked like they would end that barren run, but Milan prevailed at Old Trafford. Since then, both Madrid and Barcelona have defeated the Serie A side in the showpiece event.

Despite this, they have won an impressive 113 games in the Champions League, although they would surely love to win another title in the coming years.

4

Manchester United

127 wins

took Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson for a while to deal with the Champions League.

Domestic dominance between 1993 and 2001 was fairly easily achieved, but Europe was a different proposition. Of course, no one will forget the stunning comeback to win the trophy in 1999 with two stoppage-time goals, but that was their only final between 1993 and 2007.

United won another Champions League trophy in 2008, before reaching the final in 2009 and 2011, losing each time to Barcelona and Pep Guardiola.

Since Fergie retired, the Red Devils have qualified for Europe’s top club competition on just seven occasions, failing to get past the quarter-finals.

They are fourth on the list of most Champions League wins with 127.

3

Barcelona

175 wins

Barcelona won the last edition of the old European Cup in 1992, claiming the prize for the first time in its history.

Johan Cruyff’s ‘dream team’ reached the final in 1994, but were thrashed 4-0 by Milan, and this was the last time they would reach the final until 2006.

That year, they won 2-1 against Arsenal before winning in 2009 and 2011 under Guardiola’s mercurial guidance, with Barcelona becoming one of the greatest teams of all time in the process.

Under Luis Enrique, the La Liga side reached another final in 2015, with Juventus winning 3-1 in Berlin, giving them their fourth Champions League crown in just nine years .

They are third in terms of wins in the tournament, with 175 since their first game in 1993.

2

Bayern Munich

177 wins

Bayern Munich’s total of six continental titles ranks them as the third best team in European Cup/Champions League history. Since the inception of the Champions League in 1992, Bayern have won three titles, although the Bavarian club have lost three other finals.

The German side won the title in 2001, 2013 and 2020, but given their stature among Europe’s elite, perhaps the club should have won more, especially when Pep Guardiola took over between 2013 and 2016

Since their last title, Bayern have reached just one semi-final, losing to Real Madrid in 2023/24. In Vincent Kompany, they have a young and vibrant manager who is very ambitious. Could this culminate in a seventh European triumph in 2025?

They are second on the competition’s all-time wins list, recording 177 since their first game in 1994.

1

Real Madrid

194 wins

It’s certainly no surprise to see Real Madrid top this list of overall tournament wins, having achieved 194 since the start of the 1995/96 season.

Winners of the Champions League in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2024, Madrid are the undisputed kings of the competition.

Add six more European titles, and the club’s 15 continental titles will be a record they will hold for the foreseeable future.

Such is their consistency, Madrid have failed to reach the last four on just two occasions since 2011, making them the masters of the game’s best club competition.

This season has been more of a challenge as the club has lost three games in a row for the first time in the Champions League group stage.

Carlo Ancelotti has won this tournament five times, but extending that record could be his biggest challenge.