UEFA Champions League
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Original Name:欧冠 (ōu guān)Gender:NeutralKind:ConceptScope:Novel-specificStatus:ActiveSource:AIOccurrences:1001Chapters:238
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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | UEFA Champions League |
| Alias(es) | 欧冠 |
| Affiliation | UEFA 136 203 |
| Role | European club football competition 136 260 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 15 15 |
Competition and Format
- Clubs compete in a group stage followed by knockout rounds. Group winners and runners-up enter the Round of 16; the quarterfinal draw has no country protection 330 352.
- The Champions League winner faces the Europa League winner in the single-match UEFA Super Cup 296.
- In the novel’s 2015/16 season, the base payment for a group-stage team rises from €8.6 million to €12.7 million. A group-stage win earns an additional €1.5 million, and a draw earns €500,000 258.
Manchester United’s Campaigns
2015/16
| Round | Opponent or outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Barcelona, Lyon and Malmö | Manchester United are drawn into Group E. Li Luo scores a hat-trick on his Champions League debut against Barcelona 136 141. |
| Round of 16 | Juventus | United advance after Li Luo supplies three assists in the home leg 166 202. |
| Quarterfinal | Bayern Munich | United win 3–2 away and go on to reach the semifinals 215 224. |
| Semifinal | Atlético Madrid | United win the first leg 1–0 and advance to the final after the second leg at Old Trafford 243 251. |
| Final | Real Madrid | At San Siro, Li Luo’s 41-meter free kick levels the match at 2–2 in the dying seconds. United eventually win the trophy, which Li Luo lifts 265 268 352. |
Li Luo’s appearance in the final is treated as a milestone for Chinese football: he is described as the first Chinese player to reach it as a core starter 247 260.
2016/17
| Round | Opponent or outcome | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage | Barcelona, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Celtic | Defending champions United are drawn into Group A and advance with a perfect group-stage record 301 302 329. |
| Round of 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | United advance 8–3 on aggregate after a 4–1 second-leg win at Old Trafford 330 351. |
| Quarterfinal | Real Madrid | A rematch of the previous season’s final; United advance after a 4–2 victory in the decisive match 352 363. |
| Semifinal | Bayern Munich | United win the second leg 2–0, completing a 4–0 aggregate victory and reaching a second consecutive final 367 378. |
| Final | Juventus | The teams prepare to meet at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium; the provided account ends as the opening ceremony begins 384. |
Draws and Presentation
- The Champions League draw is visibly grander than the Europa League draw: Li Luo and Lukaku see its larger venue, elaborate staging and representatives from Europe’s leading clubs after attending the smaller Europa League ceremony 16.
- Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum hosts the group-stage draws shown in both 2015/16 and 2016/17. UEFA headquarters in Nyon hosts several knockout-stage draws 136 203 301 330 352.
- United’s 2015/16 final draws exceptional global attention, which UEFA officials attribute in large part to Li Luo’s popularity 259.
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