1. Real Madrid has won a total of 13 UEFA Champions League trophies, making them the team with the most championships in the competition's history.
2. Lionel Messi now holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season in the Champions League. During the 2011-2012 campaign, Messi was responsible for 17 of his team's victories in the tournament.
3. The current UEFA Champions League was first played during the 1955-1956 season and was formerly known as the European Cup. At the time, there were just 16 clubs competing.
4. Raul, a great striker for Spain, set a record when he scored his first goal in the Champions League at the age of 17 years and 114 days. This record was held for a number of years.
5. The record for the fastest goal ever scored in the Champions League was set by Roy Makaay in 2007, when he found the back of the net just 10.12 seconds into a match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
6. Twelve different Italian clubs have been crowned champions in the Champions League, with AC Milan leading the way with seven victories.
7. Recent history has been dominated by English clubs, with Liverpool and Manchester City representing their country in the Champions League final in 2018 and 2021, respectively.
8. During the 2017–2018 Champions League season, Cristiano Ronaldo set a new record for most consecutive matches scored in by scoring at least once.
9. The record for the greatest undefeated run in a single tournament is now held by Arsenal, who went 49 matches between 2003 and 2004 without suffering a defeat.
10. Only two clubs, Celtic in 1967 and Ajax in 1972, have ever won the Champions League without dropping a single match for the entirety of the competition. Celtic won the tournament in 1967, while Ajax won it in 1972.