By EDWIN ERIYE
Tonight is the crowning night for The UEFA Champions League as Manchester City will take on Chelsea.
After more than nine months – and over 200 games – the title race now stands between City’s Pep Guardiola and Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel.
Should Manchester City win tonight , this will be their first Champions League victory.
Chelsea on the other hand have enjoyed their most trophy-laden era in more recent years, picking up five Premier League titles, five FA Cups and a maiden UEFA Champions League crown since 2005.
While the world waits for tonight showdown between Manchester City and Chelsea, Blackbox Nigeria have put together a comprehensive list of Champions League winners from inception.
Champions League Winners By Year
1956 — Real Madrid
1957 — Real Madrid
1958 — Real Madrid
1959 — Real Madrid
1960 — Real Madrid
1961 — Benfica
1962 — Benfica
1963 — AC Milan
1964 — Inter Milan
1965 — Inter Milan
1966 — Real Madrid
1967 — Celtic
1968 — Manchester United
1969 — AC Milan
1970 — Feyenoord
1971 — Ajax
1972 — Ajax
1973 — Ajax
1974 — Bayern Munich
1975 — Bayern Munich
1976 — Bayern Munich
1977 — Liverpool
1978 — Liverpool
1979 — Nottingham Forest
1980 — Nottingham Forest
1981 — Liverpool
1982 — Aston Villa
1983 — Hamburg
1984 — Liverpool
1985 — Juventus
1986 — Steaua Bucuresti
1987 — Porto
1988 — PSV Eindhoven
1989 — AC Milan
1990 — AC Milan
1991 — Red Star Belgrade
1992 — Barcelona
1993 — Marseille
1994 — AC Milan
1995 — Ajax
1996 — Juventus
1997 — Borussia Dortmund
1998 — Real Madrid
1999 — Manchester United
2000 — Real Madrid
2001 — Bayern Munich
2002 — Real Madrid
2003 — AC Milan
2004 — Porto
2005 — Liverpool
2006 — Barcelona
2007 — AC Milan
2008 — Manchester United
2009 — Barcelona
2010 — Inter Milan
2011 — Barcelona
2012 — Chelsea
2013 — Bayern Munich
2014 — Real Madrid
2015 — Barcelona
2016 — Real Madrid
2017 — Real Madrid
2018 — Real Madrid
2019 — Liverpool
2020 — Bayern Munich
2021-???
Champions League Winners By Country
1: Spain — 18
2: England — 13
3: Italy — 12
4: Germany — 8
5: Netherlands — 6
6: Portugal — 4
7: France, Romania, Scotland, Yugoslavia — 1
