The Champions League quarter-finals have ended, and the top four teams of this season’s Champions League have also been decided. Barcelona, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal will compete for the Champions League title. Among these four teams, only Barcelona and Inter Milan have won the Champions League. Although Paris Saint-Germain and the Gunners have both reached the Champions League final, they have never won the championship, so the two teams are expected to make a breakthrough. Among these four teams, Barcelona has the most experience in the Champions League and the most recent year of winning the championship. They won the Champions League in the 2014-15 season, but it has been 10 years since this season. So today, let’s take stock of how long the top teams in the five major leagues have not won the Champions League.
La Liga: Real Madrid (defending champions), Barcelona (10 years), Atletico Madrid (never won)
As the defending champion, Real Madrid just won the 15th Champions League title in its history last season, making it the team with the most titles in the history of the Champions League. Last season, under the leadership of Ancelotti, Real Madrid successfully reached the Champions League final and faced off against the Bundesliga team Dortmund. In the end, Real Madrid, the king of the Champions League, won 2-0 and won the Champions League.
This season, Real Madrid was eliminated by Arsenal in the quarter-finals and failed to reach the top four of the Champions League.
The last time Barcelona won the Champions League was 10 years ago in the 2014-15 season. In that season, the MSN combination led Barcelona to the final. Facing Juventus in the final, Barcelona defeated their opponent 3-1 and won the fifth Champions League trophy in team history, but they have not won the championship since then. This season, Flick led Barcelona to the Champions League semi-finals and is the number one favorite in this season’s Champions League.
Although Atletico Madrid has reached the Champions League final three times, it has never won the Champions League, and lost to Real Madrid in the last two Champions League finals. In this season’s Champions League quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid was eliminated by Real Madrid and missed the quarter-finals.
Serie A: Inter Milan (15 years), AC Milan (18 years), Juventus (29 years)
As the most successful team in Serie A, Juventus has won 36 Serie A titles, but they have rich experience in the Champions League. They have reached the Champions League finals 9 times and won the Champions League runner-up 7 times. The last time they won the Champions League was in the 1995-96 season, which is nearly 30 years ago. However, they have also reached the finals twice in the past 10 years, but were defeated by Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.
Milan has won the Champions League seven times, the second most in the history of the Champions League, but it has been 18 years since their last title in the 2006-07 season. In the last Champions League final, Milan completed their revenge against Liverpool, but has not won the Champions League trophy since then.
Inter Milan successfully reached the semi-finals in this season’s Champions League. They eliminated the powerful opponent Bayern in the quarter-finals. The last time Inter Milan won the championship was 15 years ago in the 2009-10 season. They defeated Bayern in the final. This season, Inter Milan will still fight hard for the Champions League title.
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich (5 years),Dortmund (28 years)
Bayern was eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals that just ended and missed the semi-finals of this season’s Champions League. This team, which has won the Champions League six times, last won the Champions League five years ago in the 2019-20 season. In that season, they won the Champions League with a perfect record, making them the only team in the history of the Champions League to win the championship with a perfect record.
Dortmund, the runner-up of last season’s Champions League, also stopped in the quarterfinals this season and was eliminated by Barcelona. For Dortmund, they have not won the Champions League for 28 years. The last time they won the Champions League was in the 1996-97 season when they defeated Juventus to win the championship.
French Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain (never), Marseille (32 years)
Paris Saint-Germain successfully reached the Champions League semi-finals this season. They had only reached the Champions League final once before and had never won the Champions League. In the 2019-20 season, they lost to Bayern in the final and missed the championship. This season, Paris Saint-Germain may have a chance to win its first Champions League trophy.
As the only French Ligue 1 team to win the Champions League, Marseille won the Champions League in the 1992-93 season. However, Marseille has not won the Champions League in the past 32 years. Even the last time it won the French Ligue 1 championship was more than 10 years ago.
Premier League: Manchester City (2 years), Chelsea (4 years), Liverpool (6 years), Manchester United (17 years), Arsenal (never)
Manchester City lost the chance to win the Champions League and the league this season. In the Champions League, Manchester City was eliminated by Real Madrid in the play-off stage. The last time Manchester City won the Champions League was in the 2022-23 season. In the Champions League final of that season, Manchester City defeated Inter Milan 1-0 and won the first Champions League title in team history.
Chelsea last won the Champions League four years ago. In the 2020-21 season, Chelsea and Manchester City met in the Champions League final. With Havertz’s winning shot, Chelsea defeated Manchester City 1-0 and won the second Champions League title. However, Chelsea did not qualify for the Champions League last season, and this season’s Champions League qualification is also in jeopardy.
Liverpool was the top favorite to win the Champions League this season, but unfortunately they were eliminated by Paris in the knockout round and missed the chance to go further. However, under the leadership of Slot, they have basically secured the Premier League title this season. There is still hope for the Champions League next season, after all, the Reds last won the Champions League in the 2018-19 season.
Manchester United’s last Champions League title was 17 years ago, when they defeated Chelsea on penalties in the 2007-08 Champions League final and won the third Champions League trophy in team history. At that time, Ronaldo was still in the Manchester United lineup. Now 17 years have passed, Manchester United has become a mess, and Champions League qualification has become a luxury.
The Gunners have a great chance to win the title this season. They just eliminated Real Madrid and are in high spirits. They also have a good chance against Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals. Although they have never won the Champions League before, the Gunners have enough strength to win the Champions League. Arsenal’s performance in the Champions League is still worth looking forward to.
