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- proper noun The highest-level European club football (soccer) tournament, organised by
UEFA .
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Examples
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In the last Champions League final Barcelona had eight players that were home-grown, which is an incredible statistic.
Manchester City's £100m plan to be the Barcelona of the Premier League 2011
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Ferrer told the official Champions League magazine: You're left with the impression that it's OK for players at other clubs to make basic errors, to give the ball away.
Pep Guardiola the extra-special one adds realism to romanticism 2011
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Having come from behind to snatch a surprise Champions League victory against Barcelona, the Gunners go into the second leg in the box seat.
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There may be disquiet outside Manchester United at the lack of expensive additions to a squad who lost their three-year hold on the Premier League title and made their earliest Champions League exit since 2006 last season.
Darren Fletcher says Wayne Rooney cannot lift Manchester United alone 2010
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Perhaps inspired by their Champions League tie with Barcelona last season, when the La Liga champions didn't let Arsenal play their passing game, Arsène Wenger's side are playing higher up the pitch and preventing the opposition playing the ball forward from defence.
Premier League chalkboard analysis Michael Cox 2010
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In the last Champions League final Barcelona had eight players that were homegrown, which is an incredible situation.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW DAS 2011
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But reality suggests that when Chelsea seek to generate momentum over their run-in it is in the hope that confidence and conviction rub off on their Champions League campaign and keep them among the domestic division's top four.
The Guardian World News Dominic Fifield 2011
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In the last Champions League final Barcelona had eight players that were home-grown, which is an incredible statistic.
The Guardian World News Andy Hunter 2011
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Having drawn with Borussia Dortmund in their opening Group F match, tonight Arsenal entertain Olympiakos, who began their Champions League campaign with defeat at the hands of Marseille.
The Guardian World News Barry Glendenning 2011
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Spurs' debut Champions League campaign has already delivered famous wins against Inter Milan and AC Milan, and the reward for Harry Redknapp's side is a glamourous last-eight encounter against the Spanish giants.
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