2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League - wikipedia 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League The Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid will host the final Tournament details Dates Qualifying : 26 June -- 29 August 2018 Competition proper : 18 September 2018 -- 1 June 2019 Teams Competition proper : 32 Total : 79 ( from 54 associations ) ← 2017 -- 18 2019 -- 20 → The 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League is the 64th season of Europe 's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs ' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. The final will be played at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain. The winners of the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League in the 2019 UEFA Super Cup. They will also automatically qualify for the 2019 -- 20 UEFA Champions League group stage, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the champions of the 2018 -- 19 Austrian Bundesliga, the 11th - ranked association according to next season 's access list. Real Madrid are the defending champions, having won the title for three successive seasons in 2015 -- 16, 2016 -- 17 and 2017 -- 18. Contents 1 Format changes 2 Association team allocation 2.1 Association ranking 2.2 Distribution 2.3 Teams 3 Round and draw dates 4 Preliminary round 5 Qualifying rounds 5.1 First qualifying round 5.2 Second qualifying round 5.3 Third qualifying round 6 Play - off round 7 Group stage 8 Knockout phase 8.1 Round of 16 8.2 Quarter - finals 8.3 Semi-finals 8.4 Final 9 See also 10 References 11 External links Format changes On 9 December 2016, UEFA confirmed the reforming plan for the UEFA Champions League for the 2018 -- 2021 cycle, which was announced on 26 August 2016. As per the new regulations, the previous season 's UEFA Europa League winners will qualify automatically for the UEFA Champions League group stage ( previously they would qualify for the play - off round, but would be promoted to the group stage only if the Champions League title holder berth was vacated, although this promotion to the group stage had been made in all three seasons since it was established from 2015 -- 16 ). Meanwhile, the top four teams from the leagues of the four top - ranked national associations in the UEFA country coefficients list will qualify automatically for the group stage as well. Only six teams will qualify for the group stage via the qualification rounds, down from ten in the previous season. Association team allocation 79 teams from 54 of the 55 UEFA member associations participate in the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League ( the exception being Liechtenstein, which does not organise a domestic league ). The association ranking based on the UEFA country coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association : Associations 1 -- 4 each have four teams qualify. Associations 5 -- 6 each have three teams qualify. Associations 7 -- 15 each have two teams qualify. Associations 16 -- 55 ( except Liechtenstein ) each have one team qualify. The winners of the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League and 2017 -- 18 UEFA Europa League are each given an additional entry if they do not qualify for the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League through their domestic league. The winners of the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid, have qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Champions League title holders is not necessary. The winners of the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Europa League, Atlético Madrid, have qualified through their domestic league, meaning the additional entry for the Europa League title holders is not necessary. Association ranking For the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2017 UEFA country coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2012 -- 13 to 2016 -- 17. Apart from the allocation based on the country coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Champions League, as noted below : ( UCL ) -- Additional berth for the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Champions League winners ( UEL ) -- Additional berth for the 2017 -- 18 UEFA Europa League winners Association ranking for 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League Rank Association Coeff. Teams Spain 104.998 Germany 79.498 England 75.962 Italy 73.332 5 France 56.665 6 Russia 50.532 7 Portugal 49.332 8 Ukraine 42.633 9 Belgium 42.400 10 Turkey 39.200 11 Czech Republic 33.175 12 Switzerland 32.075 13 Netherlands 31.063 14 Greece 27.900 15 Austria 25.350 16 Croatia 25.250 17 Romania 24.350 18 Denmark 24.000 19 Belarus 19.875 Rank Association Coeff. Teams 20 Poland 19.750 21 Sweden 19.725 22 Israel 19.375 23 Scotland 18.925 24 Cyprus 18.550 25 Norway 18.325 26 Azerbaijan 17.750 27 Bulgaria 15.875 28 Serbia 15.375 29 Kazakhstan 15.250 30 Slovenia 13.125 31 Slovakia 11.750 32 Liechtenstein 11.000 0 33 Hungary 9.500 34 Moldova 9.500 35 Iceland 8.375 36 Finland 7.650 37 Albania 6.625 Rank Association Coeff. Teams 38 Republic of Ireland 6.575 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.500 40 Georgia 6.375 41 Latvia 6.125 42 Macedonia 5.625 43 Estonia 5.250 44 Montenegro 5.250 45 Armenia 5.125 46 Luxembourg 4.875 47 Northern Ireland 4.500 48 Lithuania 4.125 49 Malta 4.000 50 Wales 3.875 51 Faroe Islands 3.500 52 Gibraltar 2.500 53 Andorra 1.165 54 San Marino 0.333 55 Kosovo 0.000 Distribution In the default access list, the Champions League title holders qualify for the group stage. However, since Real Madrid already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league ( as third place of the 2017 -- 18 La Liga ), the following changes to the access list were made : The champions of association 11 ( Czech Republic ) entered the group stage instead of the play - off round. The champions of association 13 ( Netherlands ) entered the play - off round instead of the third qualifying round. The champions of association 15 ( Austria ) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round. The champions of associations 18 and 19 ( Denmark and Belarus ) entered the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round. In addition, the Europa League title holders qualify for the group stage. However, since Atlético Madrid, the Europa League champions, already qualified for the group stage via their domestic league ( as second place of the 2017 -- 18 La Liga ), the following changes to the access list were made : The third - placed team of association 5 ( France ) entered the group stage instead of the third qualifying round. The runners - up of association 10 and 11 ( Turkey and Czech Republic ) entered the third qualifying round instead of the second qualifying round. Access list for 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round Preliminary round ( 4 teams ) 4 champions from associations 52 -- 55 First qualifying round ( 32 teams ) 31 champions from associations 20 -- 51 ( except Liechtenstein ) 1 winner from the preliminary round Second qualifying round Champions Path ( 20 teams ) 4 champions from associations 16 -- 19 16 winners from the first qualifying round League Path ( 4 teams ) 4 runners - up from associations 12 -- 15 Third qualifying round Champions Path ( 12 teams ) 2 champions from associations 14 -- 15 10 winners from the second qualifying round ( Champions Path ) League Path ( 8 teams ) 5 runners - up from associations 7 -- 11 1 third - placed team from association 6 2 winners from the second qualifying round ( League Path ) Play - off round Champions Path ( 8 teams ) 2 champions from associations 12 -- 13 6 winners from the third qualifying round ( Champions Path ) League Path ( 4 teams ) 4 winners from the third qualifying round ( League Path ) Group stage ( 32 teams ) 11 champions from associations 1 -- 11 6 runners - up from associations 1 -- 6 5 third - placed teams from associations 1 -- 5 4 fourth - placed teams from associations 1 -- 4 4 winners from the play - off round ( Champions Path ) 2 winners from the play - off round ( League Path ) Knockout phase ( 16 teams ) 8 group winners from the group stage 8 group runners - up from the group stage Teams League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses ( TH : Champions League title holders ; EL : Europa League title holders ). Qualified teams for 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League ( by entry round ) Group stage Real Madrid ( 3rd ) Borussia Dortmund ( 4th ) Roma ( 3rd ) Porto ( 1st ) Atlético Madrid ( 2nd ) Manchester City ( 1st ) Internazionale ( 4th ) Shakhtar Donetsk ( 1st ) Barcelona ( 1st ) Manchester United ( 2nd ) Paris Saint - Germain ( 1st ) Club Brugge ( 1st ) Valencia ( 4th ) Tottenham Hotspur ( 3rd ) Monaco ( 2nd ) Galatasaray ( 1st ) Bayern Munich ( 1st ) Liverpool ( 4th ) Lyon ( 3rd ) Viktoria Plzeň ( 1st ) Schalke 04 ( 2nd ) Juventus ( 1st ) Lokomotiv Moscow ( 1st ) 1899 Hoffenheim ( 3rd ) Napoli ( 2nd ) CSKA Moscow ( 2nd ) Play - off round Champions Path League Path Young Boys ( 1st ) PSV Eindhoven ( 1st ) Third qualifying round Champions Path League Path AEK Athens ( 1st ) Red Bull Salzburg ( 1st ) Spartak Moscow ( 3rd ) Standard Liège ( 2nd ) Benfica ( 2nd ) Fenerbahçe ( 2nd ) Dynamo Kyiv ( 2nd ) Slavia Prague ( 2nd ) Second qualifying round Champions Path League Path Dinamo Zagreb ( 1st ) Midtjylland ( 1st ) Basel ( 2nd ) PAOK ( 2nd ) CFR Cluj ( 1st ) BATE Borisov ( 1st ) Ajax ( 2nd ) Sturm Graz ( 2nd ) First qualifying round Legia Warsaw ( 1st ) Red Star Belgrade ( 1st ) Kukësi ( 2nd ) Alashkert ( 1st ) Malmö FF ( 1st ) Astana ( 1st ) Cork City ( 1st ) F91 Dudelange ( 1st ) Hapoel Be'er Sheva ( 1st ) Olimpija Ljubljana ( 1st ) Zrinjski Mostar ( 1st ) Crusaders ( 1st ) Celtic ( 1st ) Spartak Trnava ( 1st ) Torpedo Kutaisi ( 1st ) Sūduva Marijampolė ( 1st ) APOEL ( 1st ) MOL Vidi ( 1st ) Spartaks Jūrmala ( 1st ) Valletta ( 1st ) Rosenborg ( 1st ) Sheriff Tiraspol ( 1st ) Shkëndija ( 1st ) The New Saints ( 1st ) Qarabağ ( 1st ) Valur ( 1st ) Flora Tallinn ( 1st ) Víkingur Gøta ( 1st ) Ludogorets Razgrad ( 1st ) HJK ( 1st ) Sutjeska Nikšić ( 1st ) Preliminary round Lincoln Red Imps ( 1st ) FC Santa Coloma ( 1st ) La Fiorita ( 1st ) Drita ( 1st ) Notes ^ Albania ( ALB ) : In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10 - year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing. Since they finished as champions of the 2017 -- 18 Albanian Superliga, the runners - up of the league, Kukësi, entered the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League instead of the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League. ^ France ( FRA ) : Monaco are a club based in Monaco ( which is not a UEFA member ), but participate in the Champions League through one of the berths for France ( any coefficient points they earn count towards France 's total ). Round and draw dates The schedule of the competition is as follows ( all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise ). Schedule for 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg Qualifying Preliminary round 12 June 2018 26 June 2018 ( semi-final round ) 29 June 2018 ( final round ) First qualifying round 19 June 2018 10 -- 11 July 2018 17 -- 18 July 2018 Second qualifying round 24 -- 25 July 2018 31 July -- 1 August 2018 Third qualifying round 23 July 2018 7 -- 8 August 2018 14 August 2018 Play - off Play - off round 6 August 2018 21 -- 22 August 2018 28 -- 29 August 2018 Group stage Matchday 1 30 August 2018 ( Monaco ) 18 -- 19 September 2018 Matchday 2 2 -- 3 October 2018 Matchday 3 23 -- 24 October 2018 Matchday 4 6 -- 7 November 2018 Matchday 5 27 -- 28 November 2018 Matchday 6 11 -- 12 December 2018 Knockout phase Round of 16 17 December 2018 12 -- 13 & 19 -- 20 February 2019 5 -- 6 & 12 -- 13 March 2019 Quarter - finals 15 March 2019 9 -- 10 April 2019 16 -- 17 April 2019 Semi-finals 19 April 2019 30 April -- 1 May 2019 7 -- 8 May 2019 Final 1 June 2019 at Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid From this season, there will be staggered kick - off times in the group stage at 18 : 55 CET and 21 : 00 CET. Kick - off times starting from the knock - out phase will be 21 : 00 CET. Preliminary round Main article : 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League preliminary round In the preliminary round, teams were divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients ( CC ), and then drawn into one - legged semi-final and final ties. The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 June 2018. The semi-final round was played on 26 June, and the final round was played on 29 June 2018, both at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar. The losers of both semi-final and final rounds entered the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. Team 1 Score Team 2 Semi-final round FC Santa Coloma 0 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Drita La Fiorita 0 -- 2 Lincoln Red Imps Team 1 Score Team 2 Final round Lincoln Red Imps 1 -- 4 ( a.e.t. ) Drita Drita 's win on 26 June 2018 was the first time that a team representing Kosovo had won a game in any UEFA competition. Qualifying rounds Main article : 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds In the qualifying and play - off rounds, teams are divided into seeded and unseeded teams based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients, and then drawn into two - legged home - and - away ties. First qualifying round The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018. The first legs were played on 10 and 11 July, and the second legs were played on 17 and 18 July 2018. The losers entered the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round, except for the losers of the Cork City / Legia Warsaw tie who were randomly drawn to receive a bye to the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Torpedo Kutaisi 2 -- 4 Sheriff Tiraspol 2 -- 1 0 -- 3 Shkëndija 5 -- 4 The New Saints 5 -- 0 0 -- 4 Sūduva Marijampolė 3 -- 2 APOEL 3 -- 1 0 -- 1 Olimpija Ljubljana 0 -- 1 Qarabağ 0 -- 1 0 -- 0 F91 Dudelange 2 -- 3 MOL Vidi 1 -- 1 1 -- 2 Drita 0 -- 5 Malmö FF 0 -- 3 0 -- 2 Víkingur Gøta 2 -- 5 HJK 1 -- 2 1 -- 3 Ludogorets Razgrad 9 -- 0 Crusaders 7 -- 0 2 -- 0 Cork City 0 -- 4 Legia Warsaw 0 -- 1 0 -- 3 Valur 2 -- 3 Rosenborg 1 -- 0 1 -- 3 Kukësi 1 -- 1 ( a ) Valletta 0 -- 0 1 -- 1 Flora Tallinn 2 -- 7 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1 -- 4 1 -- 3 Spartaks Jūrmala 0 -- 2 Red Star Belgrade 0 -- 0 0 -- 2 Alashkert 0 -- 6 Celtic 0 -- 3 0 -- 3 Spartak Trnava 2 -- 1 Zrinjski Mostar 1 -- 0 1 -- 1 Astana 3 -- 0 Sutjeska Nikšić 1 -- 0 2 -- 0 Notes ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw. Second qualifying round The second qualifying round is split into two separate sections : Champions Path ( for league champions ) and League Path ( for league non-champions ). The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2018. The first legs were played on 24 and 25 July, and the second legs were played on 31 July and 1 August 2018. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path entered the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Champions Path Astana 2 -- 1 Midtjylland 2 -- 1 0 -- 0 Ludogorets Razgrad 0 -- 1 MOL Vidi 0 -- 0 0 -- 1 Kukësi 0 -- 3 Qarabağ 0 -- 0 0 -- 3 CFR Cluj 1 -- 2 Malmö FF 0 -- 1 1 -- 1 Dinamo Zagreb 7 -- 2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5 -- 0 2 -- 2 Red Star Belgrade 5 -- 0 Sūduva Marijampolė 3 -- 0 2 -- 0 BATE Borisov 2 -- 1 HJK 0 -- 0 2 -- 1 Shkëndija 1 -- 0 Sheriff Tiraspol 1 -- 0 0 -- 0 Legia Warsaw 1 -- 2 Spartak Trnava 0 -- 2 1 -- 0 Celtic 3 -- 1 Rosenborg 3 -- 1 0 -- 0 Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg League Path PAOK 5 -- 1 Basel 2 -- 1 3 -- 0 Ajax 5 -- 1 Sturm Graz 2 -- 0 3 -- 1 Third qualifying round The third qualifying round is split into two separate sections : Champions Path ( for league champions ) and League Path ( for league non-champions ). The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 23 July 2018. The first legs were played on 7 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 14 August 2018. The losers from Champions Path enter the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League play - off round, while the losers from League Path enter the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League group stage. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Champions Path Celtic 2 -- 3 AEK Athens 1 -- 1 1 -- 2 Red Bull Salzburg 4 -- 0 Shkëndija 3 -- 0 1 -- 0 Red Star Belgrade 3 -- 2 Spartak Trnava 1 -- 1 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Qarabağ 1 -- 2 BATE Borisov 0 -- 1 1 -- 1 Astana 0 -- 3 Dinamo Zagreb 0 -- 2 0 -- 1 Malmö FF 1 -- 1 ( a ) MOL Vidi 1 -- 1 0 -- 0 Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg League Path Standard Liège 2 -- 5 Ajax 2 -- 2 0 -- 3 Benfica 2 -- 1 Fenerbahçe 1 -- 0 1 -- 1 Slavia Prague 1 -- 3 Dynamo Kyiv 1 -- 1 0 -- 2 PAOK 3 -- 2 Spartak Moscow 3 -- 2 0 -- 0 Play - off round Main article : 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League play - off round The play - off round is split into two separate sections : Champions Path ( for league champions ) and League Path ( for league non-champions ). The draw for the play - off round was held on 6 August 2018. The first legs were played on 21 and 22 August, and the second legs will be played on 28 and 29 August 2018. The losers from both Champions Path and League Path enter the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League group stage. Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Champions Path Red Star Belgrade Red Bull Salzburg 0 -- 0 29 Aug BATE Borisov PSV Eindhoven 2 -- 3 29 Aug Young Boys 3 -- 2 Dinamo Zagreb 1 -- 1 2 -- 1 MOL Vidi 2 -- 3 AEK Athens 1 -- 2 1 -- 1 Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg League Path Benfica PAOK 1 -- 1 29 Aug Ajax 3 -- 1 Dynamo Kyiv 3 -- 1 0 -- 0 Group stage Main article : 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League group stage Brugge Viktoria Tottenham Manchester Liverpool Lyon Monaco PSG Bayern Dortmund Hoffenheim Schalke AEK Inter Juventus Napoli Roma Ajax Porto Moscow Madrid Barcelona Valencia Young Boys Galatasaray Shakhtar Madrid teams Atlético Madrid Real Madrid Manchester teams Manchester City Manchester United Moscow teams CSKA Moscow Lokomotiv Moscow Location of teams of the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League group stage. The draw for the group stage will be held on 30 August 2018 at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The 32 teams are drawn into eight groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association can not be drawn against each other. For the draw, the teams are seeded into four pots based on the following principles ( introduced starting this season ) : Pot 1 contains the Champions League and Europa League title holders, and the champions of the top six associations based on their 2017 UEFA country coefficients. If either or both title holders are one of the champions of the top six associations, the champions of the next highest ranked association ( s ) are also seeded into Pot 1. Pot 2, 3 and 4 contain the remaining teams, seeded based on their 2018 UEFA club coefficients. In each group, teams play against each other home - and - away in a round - robin format. The group winners and runners - up advance to the round of 16, while the third - placed teams enter the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League round of 32. The matchdays are 18 -- 19 September, 2 -- 3 October, 23 -- 24 October, 6 -- 7 November, 27 -- 28 November, and 11 -- 12 December 2018. The youth teams of the clubs that qualify for the group stage also participate in the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they compete in the UEFA Champions League Path ( the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play - offs ). 32 teams play in the group stage : 26 teams which enter in this stage, and the six winners of the play - off round ( four from Champions Path, two from League Path ). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and BSC Young Boys are set to make their debut appearances in the group stage. Pot 1 Real Madrid CC : 162.000 Atlético Madrid CC : 140.000 Bayern Munich CC : 135.000 Barcelona CC : 132.000 Juventus CC : 126.000 Paris Saint - Germain CC : 109.000 Manchester City CC : 100.000 Lokomotiv Moscow CC : 22.500 Pot 2 Borussia Dortmund CC : 89.000 Porto CC : 86.000 Manchester United CC : 82.000 Shakhtar Donetsk CC : 81.000 Napoli CC : 78.000 Tottenham Hotspur CC : 67.000 Roma CC : 64.000 Pot 2 or 3 Liverpool CC : 62.000 Pot 3 Schalke 04 CC : 62.000 Lyon CC : 59.500 Monaco CC : 57.000 Ajax CC : 53.500 CSKA Moscow CC : 45.000 Pot 3 or 4 Valencia CC : 36.000 Viktoria Plzeň CC : 33.000 Pot 4 Club Brugge CC : 29.500 Galatasaray CC : 29.500 Young Boys CC : 20.500 Internazionale CC : 16.000 1899 Hoffenheim CC : 14.285 AEK Athens CC : 10.000 Knockout phase Main article : 2018 -- 19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over two legs on a home - and - away basis, except for the one - match final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows : In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners - up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association can not be drawn against each other. In the draws for the quarter - finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 will be held on 17 December 2018. The first legs will be played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs will be played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019. Quarter - finals The draw for the quarter - finals will be held on 15 March 2019. The first legs will be played on 9 and 10 April, and the second legs will be played on 16 and 17 April 2019. Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals will be held on 19 April 2019. The first legs will be played on 30 April and 1 May, and the second legs will be played on 7 and 8 May 2019. Final Main article : 2019 UEFA Champions League Final The final will be played on 1 June 2019 at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid. The `` home '' team ( for administrative purposes ) will be determined by an additional draw held after the semi-final draw. See also 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League 2019 UEFA Super Cup 2018 -- 19 UEFA Women 's Champions League 2018 -- 19 UEFA Youth League 2018 -- 19 UEFA Futsal Champions League References Jump up ^ `` Madrid 's Estadio Metropolitano to host 2019 Champions League final ''. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Real Madrid and Spain top UEFA rankings again ''. UEFA.com. 29 May 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Evolution of UEFA club competitions for 2018 -- 21 cycle ''. UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017. 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