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Champions League unbeaten winners: The teams that conquered Europe undefeated

Many teams have lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy, but only a handful of them know what is like to win the tournament without losing a single game. Here, let's take a look at all the unbeaten European champions.

Manchester City players pose for a team photo prior to the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final.
© Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesManchester City players pose for a team photo prior to the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final.

The UEFA Champions League, previously known as European Cup, is the competition every team in the Old Continent wishes to win. But of course, not many clubs can take pride in boasting this trophy in their cabinet.

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To win this competition it takes talent, hard work, patience, and also a bit of luck. So if securing this trophy is hard, let alone to do so without losing a single match. However, some teams have managed to do so.

In 2023, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City joined the group of unbeaten Champions League winnersfollowing a memorable campaign. Here, check out whichother teamsbelong to that list.

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All the UEFA Champions League undefeated winners

Every continental champion has left a mark insoccer history and will always be remembered for conquering Europe’smost coveted prize. But some went even further by dominating the region in unbeaten fashion.

11clubshave won the European Cup or Champions League with an undefeated record:Inter Milan, Ajax, Nottingham Forest, AC Milan, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade, Olympique de Marseille, Manchester United,Barcelona, and Bayern Munich. Moreover, some of them did it more than once:

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  • Inter Milan: 1964 (7 victories and 2 draws)
  • Ajax: 1972 (7 wins and 2 draws) and 1995 (7 wins and 4 draws)
  • Nottingham Forest: 1979 (6 wins and 3 draws)
  • Liverpool: 1981 (6 wins and 3 draws) and 1984 (7 wins and 2 draws)
  • AC Milan: 1989 (5 wins and 4 draws) and 1994 (4 wins and 4 draws)
  • Red Star Belgrade: 1991 (5 wins and 4 draws)
  • Olympique de Marseille: 1993 (6 wins and 4 draws)
  • Manchester United: 1999 (6 wins and 7 draws) and 2008 (9 wins and 4 draws)
  • Barcelona: 2006 (9 wins and 4 draws)
  • Bayern Munich: 2020 (11 victories)
  • Manchester City: 2023 (9 wins and four draws)
Bayern won the 2020 UCL in great fashion (Getty).

Bayern won the 2020 UCL in great fashion (Getty).

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In 2020, Bayern Munich became the first team in UEFA Champions Leaguehistory to win every game ontheir road towards the title.Manchester City becamethe 11th team to win the tournament unbeaten in what has also been their first continental prize.

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