Manchester City and PSG are the bookies' favourites to win the 2022/23 Champions League following the draw for the group stage. Liverpool and Bayern Munich are next, with odds-makers not quite able to agree which side has the better chance of going all the way.
The 32 teams compete in a double round-robin format called the group stage. The group winners and runners-up advance to the round of 16, the first round of the knockout phase. The teams are ranked by points. Three points are awarded for a win, one point is awarded for a tie and no points are awarded for a loss.
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Salah Who scored the fastest Champions League hat-trick? Timed at six minutes 12 seconds, Salah came off the bench to score the fastest Champions League treble; Newell still holds the record for quickest ever 'perfect' hat-trick, scoring with his left foot, right foot and head.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer of all time in the Champions League and UEFA club competition as well as the most prolific in the history of senior international football. He was not initially an out-and-out striker, and did not score until his 27th Champions League game during his first spell at Manchester United.
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Who scored the fastest Champions League hat-trick? Timed at six minutes 12 seconds, Salah came off the bench to score the fastest Champions League treble; Newell still holds the record for quickest ever 'perfect' hat-trick, scoring with his left foot, right foot and head.
Mateja Kezman, Alanyaspor vs. Fener hammered their hapless opponents 10-3 on their own ground, with Kezman scoring three times in five minutes to take the score from 6-3 to 9-3, before Colin Kazim-Richards somewhat steals the show with a stunning strike for number 10.
At the club level, Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga with 474. In total, including clubs and country, Messi has scored 793 goals in 1,003 appearances. He also has 350 assists to his name. On the other hand, Ronaldo has scored 819 goals in 1,145 appearances for both club and country.
Who scored the fastest Champions League hat-trick? Timed at six minutes 12 seconds, Salah came off the bench to score the fastest Champions League treble; Newell still holds the record for quickest ever 'perfect' hat-trick, scoring with his left foot, right foot and head.
Real Madrid A pleiad of players, led by Alfredo Di Stéfano, put Real Madrid at the summit of football. The team that won five European Cups in a row amazed the world with its spectacular brand of football. An endless torrent of success made the club the most decorated in Europe.
Here, we take a look at the five longest unbeaten run in the Champions League group stages:
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Hawthorn and Sydney legend-in-waiting Lance 'Buddy' Franklin was the last to do it, in 2008. The 28 individuals who have kicked 100 goals in a season did so a combined 57 times. Jason Dunstall and Tony Lockett, the game's greatest goalkicker with 1360, each did it six times, Peter Hudson five, Coventry four.
Haaland But we really should not be surprised because Haaland has been scoring silly numbers of goals for years now. Arguably his most outrageous scoring feat came in May 2019 when, aged 18, he hit NINE goals in one game to help Norway beat Honduras 12-0 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Cristiano Ronaldo had clocked a speed of 33.95 kilometres per hour against Spain in the FIFA World Cup in Russia, four years ago. But this year, Kamadeen Sulemana of Ghana has been the fastest player in the FIFA World Cup, with a top speed of 35.7 km/h in the match between Uruguay and Ghana.
At the club level, Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga with 474. In total, including clubs and country, Messi has scored 793 goals in 1,003 appearances. He also has 350 assists to his name. On the other hand, Ronaldo has scored 819 goals in 1,145 appearances for both club and country.
Mohamed Salah's hat-trick for Liverpool at Rangers on 12 October 2022 broke the record for the quickest hat-trick ever scored in the UEFA Champions League. The Reds' striker took just six minutes and 12 seconds to score his treble at Ibrox, having only come on as a substitute seven minutes before his opening strike.
Olympique de Marseille Le Classique (French pronunciation: [lə klasik], The Classic) is the rivalry between French professional football clubs Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. The duo are the two most successful clubs in French football, and the only French teams to have won major European trophies.
While Liverpool are aiming to win their seventh European Cup, and register a third UEFA Champions League triumph, Madrid have claimed the trophy 13 times including seven in the UEFA Champions League era – both competition records. Madrid have never lost a UEFA Champions League final.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo may come up second to Garrincha in terms of ability with the ball at his feet but considering the player's sustained excellence and longevity for almost two decades, he is the undisputed choice for the best number 7 to have graced the beautiful game.