The UEFA Champions League (usually referred to as simply the Champions League or historically as the European Cup) is an annual Association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It is the most prestigious club trophy in European football, and is widely considered the most prestigious club trophy in the world.
Real Madrid FC immediately made the tournament their own by winning the first five finals. Since then, other clubs have also enjoyed fruitful runs in the competition with AFC Ajax and FC Bayern München both completing three consecutive wins. However, no one club has been able to claim long-term domination. Ajax waited 22 years to add a fourth title to the hat-trick obtained in the early 1970s; Madrid's win in 1998 was their first in 32 years; and Bayern's penalty shoot-out success in Milan in 2001 ended a 26-year wait for their fourth success.
Real Madrid FC and AC Milan have been the most successful sides in the UEFA Champions League, winning the competition three times. Madrid are also the most successful side overall with nine triumphs, followed by seven for Milan, five for Liverpool and four each for Bayern and Ajax. Madrid also hold the record for final appearances, with 12. Milan's 2002/03 success came after a marathon 19 games from the third qualifying round of the competition all the way to their penalty shoot-out success against Juventus in the final.
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| Matchday 5 - 24 November 2009 | |||
| Group | Home | Away | |
| E | Debreceni VSC | Liverpool FC | |
| E | ACF Fiorentina | Olympique Lyonnais | |
| F | FC Rubin Kazan | FC Dynamo Kyiv | |
| F | FC Barcelona | FC Internazionale Milano | |
| G | Rangers FC | VfB Stuttgart | |
| G | FC Unirea Urziceni | Sevilla FC | |
| H | AZ Alkmaar | Olympiacos FC | |
| H | Arsenal FC | R. Standard de Liège | |
| Matchday 5 - 25 November 2009 | |||
| Group | Home | Away | |
| A | FC Girondins de Bordeaux | Juventus | |
| A | FC Bayern München | Maccabi Haifa FC | |
| B | PFC CSKA Moskva | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| B | Manchester United FC | Beşiktaş JK | |
| C | Real Madrid CF | FC Zürich | |
| C | AC Milan | Olympique de Marseille | |
| D | FC Porto | Chelsea FC | |
| D | APOEL FC | Club Atlético de Madrid | |