Most UCL appearances: The UEFA Champions League holds its place in history as the toughest European competition played by the top sides.
It is an honor for any club to be a part of the mega showdown event club competition across Europe each season.
Participation in the Champions League is achieved by clinical performances in the respective domestic leagues each year with the top 4 sides vying for a place in the competition.
The UEFA Champions League has seen many world class sides set such high standards in performance levels, which has resulted in winning the competition.
Real Madrid remains the top side when it comes to being the winners with 13 titles. But the achievement of just reaching the UCL is one which deserves celebration and respect as well.
In this one, we summarize the top 5 teams with most appearances in the UEFA Champions League history.
FC Porto
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The Portuguese side has been in this competition 25 times and have won the title twice in 1986-87 and 2003-04.
Jardel is the top-scorer for Porto in this competition with 19 goals to his name, while Victor Baia has 69 appearances.
The 2004 season has created its place in the history of the competition when Jose Mourinho led the Porto side to UCL glory defeating Monaco in the final.
Prior to this, Porto won the title in the 1987 under the management of Artur Jorge.
The likes of Deco, Martinez, Jorge Costa and Helton are some of the great players to have represented Porto in this competition.
Manchester United
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England’s very own, Manchester United is next in line with 25 appearances in the Champions League.
The Red Devils have won the competition on three occasions and remain a regular attendee of the event.
Van Nistelrooy and Ryan Giggs lead the way with most goals and appearances for the club in their history with 38 and 151 respectively.
Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager to lead Manchester United to 2 titles under his reign being 1999 and 2008.
Just to reiterate that United have reached the European/UCL final 5 times in our club history 1968, 1999, 2008, 2009 and 2011 and we won 3 out out of 5 of them. Manchester will always be RED. Goodnight! 👍🏻🥇🇾🇪 #MUFC #GGMU #TRA #UTFR #ManUnited #ManUtd #ManchesterUnited #UCL pic.twitter.com/SPFSKCIi5i
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One cannot forget the 1999 final where Sheringham and Solskjær’s extra time goals ensured a thrilling win at the Camp Nou.
Bayern Munich
Lewandowski is the top scorer for the club with 65 goals while Thomas Müller has most appearances, 130 in the competition.
The German side is consistently a member of the UCL given their sensational and match-winning teams over the years in the Bundesliga.
Given that Bayern has won the last 9 Bundesliga seasons in succession, their entry into the UCL has become an easy entry.
But with the 6 wins in the competition, Bayern remain favorites every season due to their prowess.
Real Madrid
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The crème-de-la crème of the Champions League are Real Madrid. In 26 seasons of participation, Los Blancos has won the title 13 times, being the team with most wins.
Real Madrid has a separate place in Champions League history given their domination of the event.
Cristiano Ronaldo with 105 goals is not only the club’s top scorer while Iker Casillas has the most appearances, 152 in this competition.
Out of the 13 wins, 4 of them have been in succession from 1956-1960 coupled with the hat trick of wins from 2015/16- 2017/18.
Los Blancos are an enigma in this event and have showcased some of the greatest teams during their time in the UCL.
Barcelona
Lionel Messi and Xavi hold the record for most goals and appearances in the competition with 120 and 157 respectively.
The Blaugrana is amongst the most successful clubs in the tournament and been in some of the most memorable matches as well.
