2021-22 European Super League (Jonny72438)

The 2021-22 European Super League was the first edition of the new breakaway competition made to rival the UEFA Champions League. 11 teams participated, with FC Barcelona defeating Juventus 2-1 in the championship match. There were 2 groups, one with six teams and the other with five, and the top four from each advanced to the knockout stage. 
== Group Stage ==
=== Group A ===
Standing	Team 	W	D	L	Pts
1 	Juventus 	7	2	1	23
2 	Manchester City 	6	2	2	20
3 	Real Madrid 	5	3	2	18
4 	Chelsea 	4	3	3	15
5 	Tottenham Hotspur	2	5	3	11
6 	Manchester United	1	2	7	5
=== Group B ===
Standing	Team 	W	D	L	Pts
1 	FC Barcelona 	7	3	0	24
2 	Athletico Madrid	6	2	2	20
3 	AC Milan 	5	2	3	17
4 	Liverpool 	3	3	4	12
5 	Arsenal 	1	1	8	4
== Quarterfinals ==
=== Juventus vs Liverpool ===
Leg 	Juventus	Liverpool
1 	2 	1
2 	4 	1
Both	6 	2
=== Athletico Madrid vs Real Madrid ===
Leg 	Athletico Madrid	Real Madrid
1 	1 	1
2 	2 	2
Both	3 (1 away) 	3 (2 away)
=== FC Barcelona vs Chelsea ===
Leg 	FC Barcelona	Chelsea
1 	1 	3
2 	5 	0
Both	6 	3
=== Manchester City vs AC Milan ===
Leg 	Manchester City	AC Milan
1 	1 	2
2 	1 	1
Both	2 	3
== Semifinals ==
=== Juventus vs Real Madrid ===
Leg 	Juventus	Real Madrid
1 	2 	2
2 	3 	2
Both	5 	4
=== FC Barcelona vs AC Milan ===
Leg 	FC Barcelona	AC Milan
1 	2 	0
2 	3 	0
Both	5 	0
== Final ==
Barcelona came into the game as a slight favorite. The game was deadlocked until the 33rd minute, when Gerard Pique fouled Christiano Ronaldo inside the penalty box. Pique was given a yellow card, and Juventus was given a penalty kick. Ronaldo's shot was good, and Juventus had a 1-0 lead. That would remain the score at halftime. In the 57th minute, Antoine Griezmann nailed a shot right past Juventus goalkeeper Gianlugi Buffon to tie the game at 1 all. In the 85th, Barcelona got a penalty kick, and Lionel Messi would take it. Messi's shot would bounce off the crossbar, and Griezmann would head the ball, and on Buffon's attempt to save it, the ball just grazed by his fingers, and into the goal, giving Barcelona the 2-1 lead. In the 4th and final minute of added time, Ronaldo's shot was saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Barcelona took the European Super League.
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