Question 1

True or false: The Champions League final in 1999 featured two goals scored in injury time.

Accepted Answer

True. Manchester United scored twice in stoppage time to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a dramatic comeback often called the 'Treble final'.

Question 2

True or false: The Champions League group stage has 64 teams divided into 16 groups.

Accepted Answer

False. The group stage consists of 32 teams in 8 groups of 4. The 64-team claim may confuse it with other competitions like the Europa League.

Question 3

True or false: Only one club from France has won the Champions League since its inception.

Accepted Answer

True. Olympique Marseille is the only French winner, having won in 1993. No other French club has won the tournament.

Question 4

True or false: The Champions League trophy is made of solid gold.

Accepted Answer

False. The trophy is made of sterling silver, weighs about 7.5 kg, and is not solid gold. The original is kept by UEFA, winners get a replica.

Question 5

True or false: No club has ever lost a Champions League final on penalty kicks.

Accepted Answer

False. Multiple finals have been decided by penalties, including 2003 (AC Milan vs Juventus) and 2008 (Manchester United vs Chelsea), among others.

Question 6

True or false: The Champions League was originally named the European Cup when it started in 1955.

Accepted Answer

True. The competition began as the European Cup in 1955 and was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992.

Question 7

True or false: The Champions League anthem is based on a chorus from Handel's 'Zadok the Priest'.

Accepted Answer

True. Composed by Tony Britten in 1992, the anthem adapts the melody of Handel's coronation anthem, originally written in 1727.

Question 8

True or false: The Champions League has been won by clubs from Portugal on three occasions.

Accepted Answer

False. Portuguese clubs have won four times: Benfica in 1961 and 1962, and Porto in 1987 and 2004.

The Champions League Trivia Questions