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| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Columbus V/s Inter Miami
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COMPETITION : | Round 32
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| DATE: | 03-10-2024
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TIME:
| 5:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Lower.com Field
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| Columbus | Lineup |
Possible XI: Patrick Schulte(GK); Malte Amundsen, Rudy Camacho, Steven Moreira; Maximilian Arfsten, Darlington Nagbe, Alexandru Mățan, Mohamed Farsi; Diego Rossi, Jacen Russell-Rowe; Cucho Hernández. | |
| Inter Miami | Lineup |
Possible XI: Callender (GK); Marcelo Weigandt, Serhiy Kryvtsov, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba; Matías Rojas, Julian Gressel, Federico Redondo, Yannick Bright; Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi. | |
Preview: Columbus Vs Inter Miami
Lionel Messi is on the verge of making history again:
Inter Miami CF are very close to lifting their first ever Major League Soccer regular season crown, “The Supporters Sheild”. The Herons can clinch the title by securing three points against their next opponents, Columbus Crew. After the end of Matchday 35, Inter Miami CF sit on the top of the Eastern Conference standings and has a seven-point lead over Western Conference leaders, LA Galaxy.
Columbus Crew on the other hand are eight points behind Inter Miami with a game in hand. They are one of the only teams in the MLS that can stop the title charge of Tata Martino’s men. The team has flourished under the leadership of Wilfried Nancy. The French manager has already led them to the Leagues Cup triumph this season by beating Los Angeles FC 3-1 in the final.
The Herons had many chances to wrap up the title earlier in the season as well but they have been struggling to regain their previous form and deliver the final blow. The team in pink has dropped six points in their last three matches which has given other clubs an opening to get back in the title race.
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About UEFA Champions League:
History
TThe UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the UEFA European Championship and the FIFA World Cup. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Introduced in 1955 as the Coupe des Clubs Champions Européens (French for European Champion Clubs' Cup), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage in 1991 and allowing multiple entrants from certain countries since the 1997–98 season. While only the winners of many of Europe's national leagues can enter the competition, the top 5 leagues by coefficient provide four teams each by default, with a possibility for additional spots based on performance during the previous season. Clubs that finish below the qualifying spots are eligible for the second-tier UEFA Europa League competition, and since 2021, for the third-tier UEFA Conference League.
In its present format, the Champions League begins in early July with three qualifying rounds and a play-off round, all played over two legs. The seven surviving teams enter the league phase, joining 29 teams qualified in advance. The 36 teams each play eight opponents, four home and four away. The 24 highest-ranked teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match in late May or early June.[6] The winner of the Champions League automatically qualifies for the following year's Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Spanish clubs have the most victories (20 wins), followed by England (15 wins) and Italy (12 wins). England has the most winning teams, with six clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 23 clubs and 13 of them have won it more than once. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament's history, having won it 15 times. Madrid is the only club to have won it five times in a row (the first five editions). Only one club has won all of their matches in a single tournament en route to the tournament victory: Bayern Munich in the 2019–20 season. Real Madrid are the current European champions, having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2–0 in the 2024 final for their fifteenth title.
