2021–22 UEFA Champions League

67th season of the club football tournament

2021–22 UEFA Champions League

The Stade de France in Saint-Denis hosted the final

Tournament details
Dates| Qualifying:
22 June – 25 August 2021
Competition proper:
14 September 2021 – 28 May 2022
Teams| Competition proper: 32
Total: 80 (from 54 associations)
Final positions
Champions|  Real Madrid (14th title)
Runners-up|  Liverpool
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 125
Goals scored| 380 (3.04 per match)
Attendance| 4,402,255 (35,218 per match)
Top scorer(s)| Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
15 goals
Best player(s)| Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)[1]
Best young player| Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)[2]

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International football competition

The 2021–22 UEFA Champions League was the 67th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 30th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1–0 in the final, which was played at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, for a record-extending 14th European Cup title, and their fifth in nine years.[3] It was originally scheduled to be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.[4] However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final, the hosts were shifted back a year, with Saint Petersburg scheduled to host the 2022 final.[5] Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine which commenced in February 2022, the final was eventually moved to Saint-Denis.[4] As the winners, Real Madrid automatically qualified for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage, as well as earning the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League, Eintracht Frankfurt, in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup and participate in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, both of which they went on to win.

Chelsea were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual winners Real Madrid.

This season was the first since 1999–2000 (the first season after the dissolution of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) where three major European club competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the newly created UEFA Europa Conference League) are organised by UEFA. No changes were made to the format of the Champions League, but teams that were eliminated from the preliminary round and first qualifying round of the Champions League were now transferred to the Europa Conference League instead of the Europa League.[6]

On 24 June 2021, UEFA approved the proposal to abolish the away goals rule in all UEFA club competitions, which had been used since 1965. Accordingly, if in a two-legged tie two teams scored the same number of aggregate goals, the winner of the tie would not be decided by the number of away goals scored by each team but always by 30 minutes of extra time, and if the two teams scored the same number of goals in extra time, the winner would be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[7]

## Association team allocation[edit]

A total of 80 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participated in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League (the exception being Liechtenstein,[Note LIE] which did not organise a domestic league). The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients was used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:[8]

* Associations 1–4 each had four teams qualify.
* Associations 5–6 each had three teams qualify.
* Associations 7–15 each had two teams qualify.
* Associations 16–55 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE] each had one team qualify.
* The winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League were each given an additional entry if they did not qualify for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League through their own domestic league. (As Chelsea, the Champions League title holders, did qualify through their own domestic league this season, the additional entry for the Champions League title holders was re-allocated.)

### Association ranking[edit]

For the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, the associations were allocated places according to their 2020 UEFA association coefficients, which took into account their performance in European competitions from 2015–16 to 2019–20.[9]

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations could have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below:

* (UEL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa League title holders

Association ranking for 2021–22 UEFA Champions League | Rank  | Association  | Coeff.  | Teams  | Notes

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1  |  Spain | 102.283  | 4  | +1 (UEL)
2  |  England | 90.462  |
3  |  Germany | 74.784  |
4  |  Italy | 70.653  |
5  |  France | 59.248  | 3  |
6  |  Portugal | 49.449  |
7  |  Russia | 45.549  | 2  |
8  |  Belgium | 37.900  |
9  |  Ukraine | 36.100  |
10  |  Netherlands | 35.750  |
11  |  Turkey | 33.600  |
12  |  Austria | 32.925  |
13  |  Denmark | 29.250  |
14  |  Scotland | 27.875  |
15  |  Czech Republic | 27.300  |
16  |  Cyprus | 26.750  | 1  |
17  |  Switzerland | 26.400  |
18  |  Greece | 26.300  |
19  |  Serbia | 25.500  |
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20  |  Croatia | 24.875  | 1  |
21  |  Sweden | 22.750  |
22  |  Norway | 21.750  |
23  |  Israel | 19.625  |
24  |  Kazakhstan | 19.250  |
25  |  Belarus | 18.875  |
26  |  Azerbaijan | 18.750  |
27  |  Bulgaria | 17.375  |
28  |  Romania | 16.700  |
29  |  Poland | 16.625  |
30  |  Slovakia | 15.875  |
31  |  Liechtenstein | 13.500  | 0  | [Note LIE]
32  |  Slovenia | 13.000  | 1  |
33  |  Hungary | 12.875  |
34  |  Luxembourg | 8.000  |
35  |  Lithuania | 7.875  |
36  |  Armenia | 7.625  |
37  |  Latvia | 7.625  |
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38  |  Albania | 7.375  | 1  |
39  |  North Macedonia | 7.375  |
40  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.875  |
41  |  Moldova | 6.750  |
42  |  Republic of Ireland | 6.700  |
43  |  Finland | 6.500  |
44  |  Georgia | 5.750  |
45  |  Malta | 5.750  |
46  |  Iceland | 5.375  |
47  |  Wales | 5.000  |
48  |  Northern Ireland | 4.875  |
49  |  Gibraltar | 4.750  |
50  |  Montenegro | 4.375  |
51  |  Estonia | 4.375  |
52  |  Kosovo | 4.000  |
53  |  Faroe Islands | 3.750  |
54  |  Andorra | 2.831  |
55  |  San Marino | 0.666  |

### Distribution[edit]

The following is the access list for this season.[10] As the Champions League title holders, Chelsea, which were guaranteed a berth in the Champions League group stage, already qualified via their domestic league (as fourth place in the 2020-21 Premier League), the following changes to the access list were made:

* The champions of association 11 (Turkey) enter the group stage instead of the play-off round (Champions Path).
* The champions of association 13 (Denmark) enter the play-off round instead of the third qualifying round (Champions Path).
* The champions of association 15 (Czech Republic) enter the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round (Champions Path).
* The champions of associations 18 (Greece) and 19 (Serbia) enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round (Champions Path).

Access list for 2021–22 UEFA Champions League  | Teams entering in this round  | Teams advancing from previous round

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Preliminary round
(4 teams)  |

* 4 champions from associations 52–55

First qualifying round
(32 teams)  |

* 31 champions from associations 20–51 (except Liechtenstein)[Note LIE]

* 1 winner from the preliminary round

Second qualifying round
(26 teams)  | Champions Path
(20 teams)  |

* 4 champions from associations 16–19

* 16 winners from the first qualifying round

League Path
(6 teams)  |

* 6 runners-up from associations 10–15

Third qualifying round
(20 teams)  | Champions Path
(12 teams)  |

* 2 champions from associations 14–15

* 10 winners from the second qualifying round (Champions Path)

League Path
(8 teams)  |

* 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
* 2 third-placed teams from associations 5–6

* 3 winners from the second qualifying round (League Path)

Play-off round
(12 teams)  | Champions Path
(8 teams)  |

* 2 champions from associations 12–13

* 6 winners from the third qualifying round (Champions Path)

League Path
(4 teams)  |  |

* 4 winners from the third qualifying round (League Path)

Group stage
(32 teams)  |

* Europa League title holders
* 11 champions from associations 1–11
* 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
* 4 third-placed teams from associations 1–4
* 4 fourth-placed teams from associations 1–4

* 4 winners from the play-off round (Champions Path)
* 2 winners from the play-off round (League Path)

Knockout phase
(16 teams)  |  |

* 8 group winners from the group stage
* 8 group runners-up from the group stage

### Teams[edit]

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

* TH: Champions League title holders
* EL: Europa League title holders
* 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc.: League positions of the previous season
* Abd-: League positions of abandoned season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe as determined by the national association; all teams were subject to approval by UEFA as per the guidelines for entry to European competitions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

The second qualifying round, third qualifying round and play-off round were divided into Champions Path (CH) and League Path (LP).

CC: 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[12]

Qualified teams for 2021–22 UEFA Champions League  Entry round  | Teams

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Group stage |  Chelsea (4th)TH |  Villarreal (EL) |  Atlético Madrid (1st) |  Real Madrid (2nd)
Barcelona (3rd) |  Sevilla (4th) |  Manchester City (1st) |  Manchester United (2nd)
Liverpool (3rd) |  Bayern Munich (1st) |  RB Leipzig (2nd) |  Borussia Dortmund (3rd)
VfL Wolfsburg (4th) |  Inter Milan (1st) |  Milan (2nd) |  Atalanta (3rd)
Juventus (4th) |  Lille (1st) |  Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) |  Sporting CP (1st)
Porto (2nd) |  Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st) |  Club Brugge (1st) |  Dynamo Kyiv (1st)
Ajax (1st) |  Beşiktaş (1st) |
Play-off round | CH |  Red Bull Salzburg (1st) |  Brøndby (1st) |
Third qualifying round | CH |  Rangers (1st) |  Slavia Prague (1st) |
LP |  Monaco (3rd) |  Benfica (3rd) |  Spartak Moscow (2nd) |  Genk (2nd)
Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) |
Second qualifying round | CH |  Omonia (1st) |  Young Boys (1st) |  Olympiacos (1st) |  Red Star Belgrade (1st)
LP |  PSV Eindhoven (2nd) |  Galatasaray (2nd) |  Rapid Wien (2nd) |  Midtjylland (2nd)
Celtic (2nd) |  Sparta Prague (2nd) |
First qualifying round |  Dinamo Zagreb (1st) |  Malmö FF (1st) |  Bodø/Glimt (1st) |  Maccabi Haifa (1st)
Kairat (1st) |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk (1st) |  Neftçi Baku (1st) |  Ludogorets Razgrad (1st)
CFR Cluj (1st) |  Legia Warsaw (1st) |  Slovan Bratislava (1st) |  Mura (1st)
Ferencváros (1st) |  Fola Esch (1st) |  Žalgiris (1st) |  Alashkert (1st)
Riga (1st) |  Teuta (1st) |  Shkëndija (1st) |  Borac Banja Luka (1st)
Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) |  Shamrock Rovers (1st) |  HJK (1st) |  Dinamo Tbilisi (1st)
Hibernians (Abd-2nd)[Note MLT] |  Valur (Abd-1st)[Note ISL] |  Connah's Quay Nomads (1st) |  Linfield (1st)
Lincoln Red Imps (1st) |  Budućnost Podgorica (1st) |  Flora (1st) |
Preliminary round |  Prishtina (1st) |  HB (1st) |  Inter Club d'Escaldes (1st) |  Folgore (1st)

Notes

1. ^

Iceland (ISL): The 2020 Úrvalsdeild was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment based on the average number of points per matches played for each team, Valur (who were declared champions), were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by the Football Association of Iceland.[13]

2. ^

Liechtenstein (LIE): The seven teams affiliated with the Liechtenstein Football Association (LFV) all played in the Swiss football league system. The only competition organised by the LFV was the Liechtenstein Football Cup – the winners of which qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

3. ^

Malta (MLT): The 2020–21 Maltese Premier League was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Malta. The top team of the league at the time of the abandonment, Ħamrun Spartans, were declared champions but were subsequently banned from competing in European competitions for a match fixing case dating back to 2013. As a result, the second-placed team, Hibernians, were selected to play in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by the Malta Football Association.[14][15][16]

## Schedule[edit]

All matches were played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays apart from the preliminary round final, which was played on a Friday, and the final, which was played on a Saturday. The third qualifying round second legs were only played on a Tuesday due to the 2021 UEFA Super Cup on the following Wednesday. Scheduled kick-off times starting from the play-off round were 18:45 (instead of 18:55 previously) and 21:00 CEST/CET.[17]

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, except the group stage draw, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, on 26 August 2021.[18]

Schedule for 2021–22 UEFA Champions League[19] Phase  | Round  | Draw date  | First leg  | Second leg

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Qualifying  | Preliminary round  | 8 June 2021  | 22 June 2021 (semi-finals)  | 25 June 2021 (final)
First qualifying round  | 15 June 2021  | 6–7 July 2021  | 13–14 July 2021
Second qualifying round  | 16 June 2021  | 20–21 July 2021  | 27–28 July 2021
Third qualifying round  | 19 July 2021  | 3–4 August 2021  | 10 August 2021
Play-offs  | Play-off round  | 2 August 2021  | 17–18 August 2021  | 24–25 August 2021
Group stage  | Matchday 1  | 26 August 2021  | 14–15 September 2021
Matchday 2  | 28–29 September 2021
Matchday 3  | 19–20 October 2021
Matchday 4  | 2–3 November 2021
Matchday 5  | 23–24 November 2021
Matchday 6  | 7–8 December 2021
Knockout phase  | Round of 16  | 13 December 2021  | 15–16 & 22–23 February 2022  | 8–9 & 15–16 March 2022
Quarter-finals  | 18 March 2022  | 5–6 April 2022  | 12–13 April 2022
Semi-finals  | 26–27 April 2022  | 3–4 May 2022
Final  | 28 May 2022 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis

## Qualifying rounds[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

### Preliminary round[edit]

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 8 June 2021, 12:00 CEST.[20] The preliminary round matches, which consisted of two semi-finals on 22 June 2021 and the final on 25 June 2021, were originally to be played at Gundadalur, Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands,[21] but were moved due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands.[22] The matches were instead played in Albania, with the semi-finals at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan and Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, and the final at Elbasan Arena.[23]

The winner of the preliminary round final advanced to the first qualifying round. The losers of the semi-finals and final were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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Semi-finals  Folgore | 0–2 |  Prishtina
HB Tórshavn | 0–1 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes
Team 1  |  Score | Team 2

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Final  Prishtina | 2–0 |  Inter Club d'Escaldes

### First qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 15 June 2021, 12:00 CEST.[24] The first legs were played on 6 and 7 July, and the second legs were played on 13 and 14 July 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Champions Path second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Europa Conference League Champions Path second qualifying round.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Fola Esch | 2–7  |  Lincoln Red Imps | 2–2 | 0–5
Slovan Bratislava | 3–2[A] |  Shamrock Rovers | 2–0 | 1–2
Malmö FF | 2–1  |  Riga | 1–0 | 1–1
Bodø/Glimt | 2–5  |  Legia Warsaw | 2–3 | 0–2
Connah's Quay Nomads | 2–3  |  Alashkert | 2–2 | 0–1 (a.e.t.)
HJK | 7–1  |  Budućnost Podgorica | 3–1 | 4–0
CFR Cluj | 4–3  |  Borac Banja Luka | 3–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Shkëndija | 0–6  |  Mura | 0–1 | 0–5
Teuta | 0–5  |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–4 | 0–1
Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–4  |  Neftçi Baku | 1–2 | 1–2
Maccabi Haifa | 1–3  |  Kairat | 1–1 | 0–2
Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0  |  Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–0 | 1–0
Ferencváros | 6–1  |  Prishtina | 3–0 | 3–1
Žalgiris | 5–2  |  Linfield | 3–1 | 2–1
Flora | 5–0  |  Hibernians | 2–0 | 3–0
Dinamo Zagreb | 5–2  |  Valur | 3–2 | 2–0

Notes

1. ^ Losers drawn to receive a bye to the Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

### Second qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 16 June 2021, 12:00 CEST.[25] The first legs were played on 20 and 21 July, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 July 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the third qualifying round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Champions Path third qualifying round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League Main Path third qualifying round.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Champions Path  Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0  |  Omonia | 2–0 | 1–0
Slovan Bratislava | 2–3  |  Young Boys | 0–0 | 2–3
Legia Warsaw | 3–1  |  Flora | 2–1 | 1–0
Alashkert | 1–4  |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–1 | 1–3
Olympiacos | 2–0  |  Neftçi Baku | 1–0 | 1–0
Kairat | 2–6  |  Red Star Belgrade | 2–1 | 0–5
Lincoln Red Imps | 1–4  |  CFR Cluj | 1–2 | 0–2
Malmö FF | 4–3  |  HJK | 2–1 | 2–2
Ferencváros | 5–1  |  Žalgiris | 2–0 | 3–1
Mura | 1–3  |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–0 | 1–3
Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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League Path  Rapid Wien | 2–3  |  Sparta Prague | 2–1 | 0–2
Celtic | 2–3  |  Midtjylland | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.)
PSV Eindhoven | 7–2  |  Galatasaray | 5–1 | 2–1

### Third qualifying round[edit]

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 19 July 2021, 12:00 CEST.[26] The first legs were played on 3 and 4 August, and the second legs were played on 10 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round of their respective path. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Europa League play-off round, while the League Path losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Champions Path  Dinamo Zagreb | 2–1  |  Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | 1–0
CFR Cluj | 2–4  |  Young Boys | 1–1 | 1–3
Olympiacos | 3–3 (1–4 p)  |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Red Star Belgrade | 1–2  |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–1 | 0–1
Malmö FF | 4–2  |  Rangers | 2–1 | 2–1
Ferencváros | 2–1  |  Slavia Prague | 2–0 | 0–1
Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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League Path  PSV Eindhoven | 4–0  |  Midtjylland | 3–0 | 1–0
Spartak Moscow | 0–4  |  Benfica | 0–2 | 0–2
Genk | 2–4  |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 | 1–2
Sparta Prague | 1–5  |  Monaco | 0–2 | 1–3

## Play-off round[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2021, 12:00 CEST.[27] The first legs were played on 17 and 18 August, and the second legs were played on 24 and 25 August 2021.

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers were transferred to the Europa League group stage.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Champions Path  Red Bull Salzburg | 4–2  |  Brøndby | 2–1 | 2–1
Young Boys | 6–4  |  Ferencváros | 3–2 | 3–2
Malmö FF | 3–2  |  Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–0 | 1–2
Sheriff Tiraspol | 3–0  |  Dinamo Zagreb | 3–0 | 0–0
Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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League Path  Monaco | 2–3  |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Benfica | 2–1  |  PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 0–0

## Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage

Madrid

Barcelona

Sevilla

Villarreal

Chelsea

Manchester

Liverpool

Bayern

Leipzig

Dortmund

Wolfsburg

Milan

Atalanta

Juventus

Lille

PSG

Lisbon

Porto

Zenit

Brugge

Dynamo

Shakhtar

Ajax

Beşiktaş

Salzburg

Young Boys

Malmö

Sheriff

Lisbon teams
Benfica
Sporting CP
Madrid teams
Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid
Manchester teams
Manchester City
Manchester United
Milan teams
Inter Milan
Milan

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Location of teams of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Brown: Group A;  Red: Group B;  Orange: Group C;  Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E;  Blue: Group F;  Purple: Group G;  Pink: Group H.

The draw for the group stage was held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 26 August 2021.[18][28] The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. For the draw, the teams were seeded into four pots, each of eight teams, based on the following principles:

* Pot 1 contained the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2020 UEFA country coefficients.[9]
* Pot 2, 3 and 4 contained the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2021 UEFA club coefficients.[12]

Teams from the same association, and due to political reasons, teams from Ukraine and Russia, could not be drawn into the same group. Before the draw, UEFA formed pairings of teams from the same association (one pairing for associations with two or three teams, two pairings for associations with four or five teams) based on television audiences, where one team was drawn into Groups A–D and another team was drawn into Groups E–H, so that the two teams would play on different days.[29]

The matches were played on 14–15 September, 28–29 September, 19–20 October, 2–3 November, 23–24 November, and 7–9 December 2021. The top two teams of each group advanced to the round of 16. The third-placed teams were transferred to the Europa League knockout round play-offs, while the fourth-placed teams were eliminated from European competitions for the season.

Sheriff Tiraspol made their debut appearance in the group stage. They were the first team from Moldova to play in the Champions League group stage.

### Group A[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  MCI |  PAR |  RBL |  BRU

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1  |  Manchester City | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 18  | 10  | +8  | 12  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 2–1 | 6–3 | 4–1
2  |  Paris Saint-Germain | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 13  | 8  | +5  | 11  |  | 2–0 | -- | 3–2 | 4–1
3  |  RB Leipzig | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 15  | 14  | +1  | 7  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 2–1 | 2–2 | -- | 1–2
4  |  Club Brugge | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 20  | −14  | 4  |  |  | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | --

Source: UEFA

### Group B[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  LIV |  ATM |  POR |  MIL

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1  |  Liverpool | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 17  | 6  | +11  | 18  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2
2  |  Atlético Madrid | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 8  | −1  | 7  |  | 2–3 | -- | 0–0 | 0–1
3  |  Porto | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 11  | −7  | 5  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 1–5 | 1–3 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Milan | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 4  |  |  | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | --

Source: UEFA

### Group C[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  AJX |  SPO |  DOR |  BES

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1  |  Ajax | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 20  | 5  | +15  | 18  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0
2  |  Sporting CP | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 14  | 12  | +2  | 9[a] |  | 1–5 | -- | 3–1 | 4–0
3  |  Borussia Dortmund | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 10  | 11  | −1  | 9[a] | Transfer to Europa League |  | 1–3 | 1–0 | -- | 5–0
4  |  Beşiktaş | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 3  | 19  | −16  | 0  |  |  | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | --

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Sporting CP +1, Borussia Dortmund −1.

### Group D[edit]

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1  |  Real Madrid | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 14  | 3  | +11  | 15  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1
2  |  Inter Milan | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 10  |  | 0–1 | -- | 3–1 | 2–0
3  |  Sheriff Tiraspol | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 11  | −4  | 7  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 0–3 | 1–3 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 12  | −10  | 2  |  |  | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | --

Source: UEFA

### Group E[edit]

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1  |  Bayern Munich | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 22  | 3  | +19  | 18  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0
2  |  Benfica | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 9  | −2  | 8  |  | 0–4 | -- | 3–0 | 2–0
3  |  Barcelona | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 9  | −7  | 7  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 0–3 | 0–0 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 11  | −10  | 1  |  |  | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | --

Source: UEFA

### Group F[edit]

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1  |  Manchester United | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 8  | +3  | 11  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1
2  |  Villarreal | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 12  | 9  | +3  | 10  |  | 0–2 | -- | 2–2 | 2–0
3  |  Atalanta | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 12  | 13  | −1  | 6  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 2–2 | 2–3 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Young Boys | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 5  |  |  | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–3 | --

Source: UEFA

### Group G[edit]

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1  |  Lille | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 4  | +3  | 11  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0
2  |  Red Bull Salzburg | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 10  |  | 2–1 | -- | 1–0 | 3–1
3  |  Sevilla | 6  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 6  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | -- | 2–0
4  |  VfL Wolfsburg | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 10  | −5  | 5  |  |  | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | --

Source: UEFA

### Group H[edit]

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1  |  Juventus | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 15  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0
2  |  Chelsea | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 13  |  | 4–0 | -- | 1–0 | 4–0
3  |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 5  | Transfer to Europa League |  | 0–1 | 3–3 | -- | 4–0
4  |  Malmö FF | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 14  | −13  | 1  |  |  | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | --

Source: UEFA

## Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams played against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

* In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners were seeded, and the eight group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association could not be drawn against each other.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw was also held to determine which semi-final winner was designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it was played at a neutral venue).

### Bracket[edit]

| Round of 16| | Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Benfica| 2| 1| 3

|  Ajax| 2| 0| 2 |

|  Benfica| 1| 3| 4

| |  Liverpool| 3| 3| 6 |

|  Inter Milan| 0| 1| 1

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|  Liverpool| 2| 3| 5

| |  Villarreal| 0| 2| 2 |

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|  Villarreal| 1| 1| 2

| |  Bayern Munich| 0| 1| 1 |

|  Red Bull Salzburg| 1| 1| 2

| | 28 May – Saint-Denis

|  Bayern Munich| 1| 7| 8 |

|  Liverpool| 0

| |  Real Madrid| 1

|  Sporting CP| 0| 0| 0

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|  Manchester City| 5| 0| 5 |

|  Manchester City| 1| 0| 1

| |  Atlético Madrid| 0| 0| 0 |

|  Atlético Madrid| 1| 1| 2

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|  Manchester City| 4| 1| 5

| |  Real Madrid (a.e.t.)| 3| 3| 6 |

|  Chelsea| 2| 2| 4

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|  Chelsea| 1| 3| 4

| |  Real Madrid (a.e.t.)| 3| 2| 5 |

|  Paris Saint-Germain| 1| 1| 2

|  Real Madrid| 0| 3| 3 |

### Round of 16[edit]

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021, originally at 12:00 CET.[30] The draw featured multiple irregularities: Manchester United were mistakenly included in the draw for Villarreal's opponent (both were in Group F), and subsequently were selected; another ball was then drawn, with Manchester City chosen instead. In the following tie, Liverpool were mistakenly included in the draw for Atlético Madrid's opponent (both were in Group B), while Manchester United were incorrectly excluded.[31] Later that day, UEFA voided the original draw due to a "technical problem" with the draw computer, and it was entirely redone at 15:00 CET.[32] The first legs were played on 15, 16, 22 and 23 February, and the second legs were played on 8, 9, 15 and 16 March 2022.

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Red Bull Salzburg | 2–8  |  Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 1–7
Sporting CP | 0–5  |  Manchester City | 0–5 | 0–0
Benfica | 3–2  |  Ajax | 2–2 | 1–0
Chelsea | 4–1  |  Lille | 2–0 | 2–1
Atlético Madrid | 2–1  |  Manchester United | 1–1 | 1–0
Villarreal | 4–1  |  Juventus | 1–1 | 3–0
Inter Milan | 1–2  |  Liverpool | 0–2 | 1–0
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–3  |  Real Madrid | 1–0 | 1–3

### Quarter-finals[edit]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET.[33] The first legs were played on 5 and 6 April, and the second legs were played on 12 and 13 April 2022.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Chelsea | 4–5  |  Real Madrid | 1–3 | 3–2 (a.e.t.)
Manchester City | 1–0  |  Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 0–0
Villarreal | 2–1  |  Bayern Munich | 1–0 | 1–1
Benfica | 4–6  |  Liverpool | 1–3 | 3–3

### Semi-finals[edit]

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, 12:00 CET, after the quarter-final draw.[33] The first legs were played on 26 and 27 April, and the second legs were played on 3 and 4 May 2022.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Manchester City | 5–6  |  Real Madrid | 4–3 | 1–3 (a.e.t.)
Liverpool | 5–2  |  Villarreal | 2–0 | 3–2

### Final[edit]

Main article: 2022 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 28 May 2022 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. A draw was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final and semi-final draws, to determine the "home" team for administrative purposes.[33]

28 May 2022 (2022-05-28)

21:36 CEST[note 1]

Liverpool | 0–1|  Real Madrid

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* Vinícius 59'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Attendance: 75,000[34]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

## Statistics[edit]

Statistics exclude qualifying rounds and play-off round.

### Top goalscorers[edit]

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, having scored 15 goals. Rank[35] | Player | Team | Goals | Minutes played

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1  |  Karim Benzema |  Real Madrid | 15  | 1106
2  |  Robert Lewandowski |  Bayern Munich | 13  | 876
3  |  Sébastien Haller |  Ajax | 11  | 668
4  |  Mohamed Salah |  Liverpool | 8  | 1008
5  |  Christopher Nkunku |  RB Leipzig | 7  | 531
Riyad Mahrez |  Manchester City | 986
7  |  Cristiano Ronaldo |  Manchester United | 6  | 611
Darwin Núñez |  Benfica | 613
Kylian Mbappé |  Paris Saint-Germain | 673
Leroy Sané |  Bayern Munich | 798
Arnaut Danjuma |  Villarreal | 906

### Top assists[edit]

Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes finished the tournament as the top assist provider, having assisted 7 goals. Rank[36] | Player | Team | Assists | Minutes played

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1  |  Bruno Fernandes |  Manchester United | 7  | 520
2  |  Leroy Sané |  Bayern Munich | 6  | 798
Vinícius Júnior |  Real Madrid | 1199
4  |  Antony |  Ajax | 5  | 577
5  |  João Mário |  Benfica | 4  | 493
Gerard Moreno |  Villarreal | 524
Kylian Mbappé |  Paris Saint-Germain | 673
Kevin De Bruyne |  Manchester City | 734
Trent Alexander-Arnold |  Liverpool | 794
Étienne Capoue |  Villarreal | 1046
Luka Modrić |  Real Madrid | 1077

### Team of the season[edit]

The UEFA technical study group selected the following players as the team of the tournament.[37]

Pos. | Player  | Team

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GK |  Thibaut Courtois |  Real Madrid
DF |  Trent Alexander-Arnold |  Liverpool
Antonio Rüdiger |  Chelsea
Virgil van Dijk |  Liverpool
Andrew Robertson |  Liverpool
MF |  Kevin De Bruyne |  Manchester City
Fabinho |  Liverpool
Luka Modrić |  Real Madrid
FW |  Kylian Mbappé |  Paris Saint-Germain
Karim Benzema |  Real Madrid
Vinícius Júnior |  Real Madrid

### Player of the Season[edit]

* Karim Benzema ( Real Madrid)[1]

### Young Player of the Season[edit]

* Vinícius Júnior ( Real Madrid)[2]

## European Super League controversy[edit]

Main article: European Super League

On 18 April 2021, UEFA, the Football Association, the Premier League, the Italian Football Federation, Serie A, the Royal Spanish Football Federation and La Liga learned of plans from several English, Italian and Spanish clubs to create the European Super League.[38] UEFA and the national associations announced that if such a league were to be established, its participants would be banned from playing in international and domestic competitions.[39] Later that same day, English clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur), Italian clubs (Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan) and Spanish clubs (Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid) announced the establishment of the Super League, putting them at risk of being banned.[40]

On 20 April 2021, Arsenal,[41] Liverpool,[42] Manchester City,[43] Manchester United[44] and Tottenham Hotspur[45] withdrew after the Football Association threatened to ban participating clubs from domestic football,[46] whilst Chelsea withdrew some hours later.[47] This led to the project's collapse,[48] as Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan followed the English clubs by withdrawing.[49] The Super League suspended its operations,[50] with the case to be taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to establish whether UEFA and FIFA have the exclusive right to organise competitions.[51]

On 7 June 2021, the Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police notified UEFA and FIFA of the Spanish precautionary measure – which had earlier issued an injunction against UEFA and FIFA and referred a cuestión preliminar (English: preliminary question) to the CJEU on whether UEFA and FIFA have violated articles 101 and 102 of the TFEU[52] – ruling that neither governing body could not execute sanctions against Super League clubs.[53] On 15 June 2021, it was officially confirmed that the remaining three clubs (Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid) – which did not sign the Commitment Declaration of the sanctioned other nine clubs[54] and filed a new motion to scrap the agreement UEFA signed with those nine clubs[51] – were admitted to the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, pending the disciplinary proceedings UEFA opened against them but which were suspended after the Swiss notification.[55]

## See also[edit]

* 2021–22 UEFA Europa League
* 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League
* 2022 UEFA Super Cup
* 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League
* 2021–22 UEFA Youth League
* 2021–22 UEFA Futsal Champions League

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ The final, originally scheduled for 21:00 CEST, was delayed 36 minutes due to security issues with fans entering the stadium.

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* Video games
* Trophy
* Extra-sporting events
* 1985 Heysel Stadium disaster
* 2007 Roma–Manchester United conflict
* 2017 Turin stampede
* 2022 Paris chaos

* v
* t
* e

2021–22 in European men's football (UEFA)

Domestic leagues|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus '21 '22
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia '21 '22
* Faroe Islands '21 '22
* Finland '21 '22
* France
* Georgia '21 '22
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '21 '22
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '21 '22
* Kosovo
* Latvia '21 '22
* Lithuania '21 '22
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway '21 '22
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '21 '22
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden '21 '22
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Domestic cups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands '21 '22
* Finland '21 '22
* France
* Georgia '21 '22
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland '21 '22
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan '21 '22
* Kosovo
* Latvia '21 '22
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania '21 '22
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '21 '22
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

League cups|

* England
* Finland
* Iceland
* Israel
* Northern Ireland
* Portugal
* Scotland
* Wales

Supercups|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Cyprus
* England
* Estonia '21 '22
* Faroe Islands
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Lithuania
* Malta
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland '21 '22
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine

UEFA competitions|

* Champions League
* qualifying phase and play-off round
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Europa League
* qualifying phase and play-off round
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Europa Conference League
* qualifying phase and play-off round
* Champions Path
* Main Path
* group stage
* knockout phase
* Final
* Super Cup
* Youth League
* UEFA Champions League Path
* Domestic Champions Path
* knockout phase

International competitions|

* 2022 FIFA World Cup
* qualification
* 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
* League C relegation play-outs
* Finals
* Final
* 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
* League A
* League B
* League C
* League D
* Finalissima
* 2023 Euro Under-21
* qualification
* 2022 Euro Under-19
* qualification
* 2022 Euro Under-17
* qualification

* v
* t
* e

2021–22 European club competitions

Football|

* Men
* Champions League
* Europa League
* Europa Conference League
* Super Cup
* Youth League
* Women
* Champions League

Football variants|

* Futsal
* Champions League
* Women's European Champions
* Beach soccer
* Euro Winners Cup
* Women's Euro Winners Cup

Basketball|

* Men
* EuroLeague
* EuroCup
* Champions League
* FIBA Europe Cup
* Women
* EuroLeague
* EuroCup
* SuperCup

Volleyball|

* Men
* Champions League
* CEV Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Women
* Champions League
* CEV Cup
* Challenge Cup

Handball|

* Men
* Champions League
* European League
* European Cup
* Women
* Champions League
* European League
* European Cup

Water polo|

* Men
* Champions League
* Euro Cup
* Super Cup
* Women
* Euro League
* LEN Trophy
* Super Cup

Rugby union|

* Men
* Champions Cup
* Challenge Cup
* Super Cup

Ice hockey|

* Men
* Champions Hockey League
* Continental Cup

Indoor hockey|

* Men
* EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup
* Women
* EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup

Field hockey|

* Men
* Euro Hockey League
* Ranking Cup
* Trophy I
* Trophy II
* Women
* Euro Hockey League
* Trophy

Roller hockey|

* Men
* Euroleague
* World Skate Europe Cup
* Continental Cup
* Women
* European League

Lacrosse|

* Men
* Ken Galluccio Cup

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*[LP]: League Path
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