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Champions League 8e finale

By Chris Dinsdale

March 6, 2019 - Champions League Round of 16 second leg matches, including match-ups between Paris St-Germain and Manchester United at the Parc de Princes, and Porto against Roma at the Estádio do Dragão. The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League takes place in Nyon, Switzerland, on March 15.

The UEFA Champions League is contested by the highest ranked teams of the strongest UEFA national associations. It is the top club competition in European football and one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world.

The Champions League final is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide. The final of the 2012-13 tournament had the highest TV ratings to date, drawing 360 million television viewers. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, where Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund in the first all-German Champions League final.

The defending champions, Real Madrid, won the tournament for the third year in a row in 2017-18, and claimed their 13th victory overall.

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PUBLISHED: 01/03/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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