20 teams contested the first Champions League of 1992/93 season. Two groups of 8 contested league sections after 4 teams were eliminated in the preliminary round, and the final was contested by Olympique de Marseille and AC Milan in the Olympiastadion Munich.
Marseille won 1-0 but the victory was tainted as they had cheated and were relegated to French second division and blocked from defending the title. UEFA/FIFA never removed their win from the records as the corruption involved was in bribing another team in their league to let them win a match to win the league earlier, so they could prepare longer for the European final. Other allegations were unproven.
I think the champions are automatic, runners up via the qualifiers
The top two teams in the Spanish La liga qualify for the Champions League.
In the English Premiership, the top two automatically qualify for the Champions League proper, whilst third and fourth place teams qualify for the Champions League qualifying rounds. The fifth team qualifies for the Europa League.
Nwankwo Kanu - Ajax (Champions league), Inter (UEFA cup), Arsenal (Premier league) and Pourtsmouth (F.A. Cup)
The first and second place teams automatically qualify. Third and Fourth place teams go into a Champions League qualifying round. Fifth place qualifies for the UEFA Cup.
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Adebayor is one
Hernan Crespo
In 2011, Barcelona and Manchester United
in england, 4 teams can qualify to the champions league.
THere are 32 teams in the final round of the Champions league. They are divided into 8 groups of 4.
9 English teams have played in the Champions league. These are Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers,Tottenham and Nottingham Forest.