Champions League Biggest Wins & Defeats in football History
Biggest Wins and Defeats In Champions League History
Highest winning of the Champions League in all history? What is the biggest win ever in a Champions League match? Who has won with the biggest margin in the Champions League? Biggest wins & defeats in Champions League history?
The Champions League is an elite competition for European football clubs. It is the dream of every player to play in the competition and winning it is special. Given how prestigious the event is, goals are meant to be few; surprisingly, the case is not true. The UCL has seen more goals than most competitions despite being a den of big European guns. The biggest wins and defeats in the Champions League history will be highlighted below.
Biggest Wins and Defeats In Champions League History
What is the highest winning margin of a UCL match in all history? What is the biggest win ever in a Champions League match? Which football club has won with the biggest scoreline in the UCL? Biggest wins and defeats in Champions League history?Most goals scored in the Champions League
The UEFA champions league is exciting and entertaining to watch partly because of its goals. Real Madrid FC is regarded as the Chairman and CEO of the prestige competition. The Spanish giant is nearing the 1000 goals mark (973) - no team has ever achieved such an incredible feat. The other three football clubs that have passed the 500-goal mark in the UCL are Bayern Munich (720), Barcelona (635), and Manchester United (506). You might wonder why Liverpool did not cut - here is the reason: The Reds have scored 406 goals in the history of UCL.Biggest wins & defeats in Champions League history
Biggest defeat in Champions League history? Here is the list of the biggest wins and losses in Champions League (5+ Goals). Lets have a look at the biggest wins and defeat in Champions League history:
The following teams won a single match by ten goals or more in the preliminary rounds of the European Cup :
- Dinamo București beat Crusaders 11–0 in 1973–74
- Feyenoord beat KR Reykjavík 12–2 in 1969–70
- Manchester United beat Anderlecht 10–0 in 1956–57
- Ipswich Town beat Floriana 10–0 in 1962–63
- Benfica beat Stade Dudelange 10–0 in 1965–66
- Leeds United beat Lyn 10–0 in 1969–70
- Borussia Mönchengladbach beat EPA Larnaca 10–0 in 1970–71
- Ajax beat Omonia 10–0 in 1979–80
The biggest defeat in Champions League history was Dinamo București beat Crusaders with 11–0 in Champions League 1973–74 season. The 11-0 is the largets margin of a deafeat in Champions League history.
The largest margin of victory in the current Champions League format is 10–0:
- HJK Helsinki beat Bangor City in the second qualifying round in 2011–12
The largest margin of victory after the preliminary rounds in either competition is 8–0:
- Real Madrid beat Sevilla in the quarter-final in 1957–58
- Liverpool beat Beşiktaş in the group stage in 2007–08
- Real Madrid beat Malmö FF in the group stage in 2015–16
The largest margin of victory in the knockout stage in the current Champions League format is 7–0:
- Bayern Munich beat Basel in the first knockout round in 2011–12
- Bayern Munich beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the first knockout round in 2014–15
The largest margin of victory in a final is four goals:
- Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7–3 in 1959–60
- Bayern Munich beat Atlético Madrid 4–0 in 1973–74 (replay)
- Milan beat Steaua București 4–0 in 1988–89
- Milan beat Barcelona 4–0 in 1993–94
Biggest two leg wins in Champions League history
- Benfica holds the overall record by beating Stade Dudelange 18–0 in the preliminary round in 1965–66. They beat the Luxembourgers by 8–0 and 10–0
- As for the group stage, record belongs to Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat BATE Borisov 12–0 (7–0 away, 5–0 at home) in 2014–15. Including the preliminary rounds, HJK Helsinki holds the Champions League era record by beating Bangor City 13–0 (3–0, 10–0) in 2011–12
- Bayern Munich holds the biggest margin of overall home and away result in the Champions League era in play-off. They beat Sporting CP 12–1 (5–0, 7–1) in the round of 16 in 2008–09.
- Real Madrid holds the record for the biggest win in a quarter-final, beating Sevilla 10–2 (8–0, 2–2) in 1957–58. During the Champions League era, Bayern Munich holds the record by beating Kaiserslautern 6–0 (2–0, 4–0) in 1998–99.
- Eintracht Frankfurt holds the record for the biggest win in a semi-final, beating Rangers 12–4 (6–1, 6–3) in 1959–60. During the Champions League era, Bayern Munich holds the record by beating Barcelona 7–0 (4–0, 3–0) in 2012–13.
Biggest wins and defeats in Champions League history
| Stage of the competition | Date/Season | Fixtures | The match scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage, Matchday 4 | 06/11/2007 | Liverpool v Beşiktaş | 8-0 |
| Group Stage, Matchday 6 | 08/12/2015 | Real Madrid v Malmö | 8-0 |
| Qualification Stage, Round of 16 | 14/03/2023 | Manchester City vs RB Leipzig | 7-0 |
| Qualification Stage, Round of 16 | 13/03/2012 | Bayern München v Basel | 7-0 |
| Qualification Stage, Round of 16 | 11/03/2015 | Bayern München v Shakhtar Donetsk | 7-0 |
| Qualification Stage, Round of 16 | 12/03/2019 | Manchester City v Schalke | 7-0 |
| Qualification Stage, Quarter-final | 14/8/2020 | Bayern v Barcelona | 8-2 |
| Qualification Stage, Quarter-final | 10/04/2007 | Manchester United v Roma | 7-1 |
| Qualification Stage, Semi-final | 23/04/2013 | Bayern v Barcelona | 4-0 |
| Qualification Stage, Semi-final | 29/04/2014 | Bayern v Real Madrid | 4-0 |
| Final | 18/05/1994 | AC Milan v Barcelona | 4-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1973–74 | Dinamo București v Crusaders | 11-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1969–70 | Feyenoord v KR Reykjavík | 12-2 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1956-57 | Manchester United v Anderlecht | 10-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1962-63 | Ipswich Town v Floriana | 10-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1965-66 | Benfica v Stade Dudelange | 10-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1969-70 | Leeds United v Lyn | 10-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1970-71 | Borussia Mönchengladbach v EPA Larnaca | 10-0 |
| Preliminary rounds of the European Cup | 1979-80 | Ajax v Omonia | 10-0 |
| Final | 1959-60 | Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt | 7-3 |
| Final (replay) | 1973-74 | Bayern Munich v Atlético Madrid | 4-0 |
| Final | 1988-89 | Milan v Steaua București | 4-0 |
| Preliminary round | 1965-66 | Benfica (winner) v Stade Dudelange | 18-0 (home 8-0, away 10-0) |
| Group Stage | 2014–15 | Shakhtar Donetsk (winner) v BATE Borisov | 12–0 (7–0 away, 5–0 at home) |
| Preliminary rounds | 2011–12 | HJK Helsinki (winner) v Bangor City | 13–0 (3–0, 10–0) |
| Qualification Stage, Round of 16 | 2008–09 | Bayern Munich v Sporting CP | 12–1 (5–0, 7–1) |
| UCL Matchday | 1/11/1913 | FC Barcelona v Real Madrid | 7-0 |
| UCL Matchday | 13, June 1943 | Real Madrid v FC Barcelona | 11-1 |
Conclusion
The biggest wins and defeats in the UEFA champions league are certainly intriguing to know. This post lists these records and arranges them in order of qualification rounds and stage of the competition.
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