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UEFA Champions League Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about UEFA Champions League? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

A team that wins the Champions League automatically qualifies for the next season's group stage.

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The winner gets an automatic group stage spot, even if they finish outside their domestic league's qualifying places.

2.

The Champions League trophy is actually a replica; the original stays with UEFA.

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The real trophy stays with UEFA. Winners get a full-size replica, and clubs that win five times or three in a row keep a permanent replica.

3.

Cristiano Ronaldo has won more Champions League titles than Real Madrid has.

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✗ FALSE

Real Madrid has 14 Champions League titles, while Ronaldo has 5 (one with Manchester United and four with Real Madrid). Thus, Madrid has more titles.

4.

The Champions League anthem is based on a George Frideric Handel composition.

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UEFA commissioned the anthem in 1992, based on Handel's 'Zadok the Priest.' The lyrics are in UEFA's three official languages.

5.

A player who scores a hat-trick in the final automatically wins the Man of the Match award.

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✗ FALSE

No automatic rule. For example, in 2017, Ronaldo scored twice, not a hat-trick, but even if a hat-trick occurs, the award is voted on—not automatic.

6.

Defending champions are always seeded first in the group stage draw.

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Since the 2015–16 season, UEFA rules automatically place the defending Champions League winner into Pot 1 of the group stage draw.

7.

No club has won the Champions League in three consecutive seasons twice.

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Ajax, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid each achieved three consecutive titles, but none have repeated this feat. Therefore, no club has done it twice.

8.

The Champions League final has never been played in a stadium with a capacity under 50,000.

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False. The first European Cup final in 1956 was held at Parc des Princes, Paris, which had a capacity of around 38,000, well under 50,000. The competition later became the Champions League.

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