Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain entered into the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League for the first time .
After three years of entering the UEFA Cup , champions of smaller nations returned to the Champions League , while the runners-up of some domestic leagues ( Germany : 3 team ( Bayer leverkusen , Bayern , Borussia ) ; Spain : 3 teams ( Barcelona , Real Madrid , Mallorca ) including England 's Premier League ) were entered into the competition for the first time .
1997–98 UEFA Champions League