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 teams ( Bayer leverkusen , Bayern , Borussia ) ; Spain : 3 teams ( Barcelona , Real Madrid , Mallorca ) ; England : ; France 2 teams ( Monaco , Paris Saint-Germain ) ) were entered into the competition for the first time .
1997–98 UEFA Champions League