Real Madrid is the football club in Europe with the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League, taking part in the tournament 51 times, with 451 matches played since 1955. The club also shares the record for the most final match appearances alongside AC Milan and Juventus - with each club making it to the finals six times so far. However, Real Madrid has won the most Champions League titles by far, with 13 titles, followed by AC Milan with 7 titles.
Champions League revenue
However, it was Real Madrid's great rivals, FC Barcelona, who received the highest revenue share of the Champions League in 2019, receiving approximately 117.73 million euros. The Champions League generates the majority of its revenue through broadcasting rights and it distributed roughly 1.4 billion of the 2.1 billion euros in revenue in 2019 to football clubs. Champions League revenues have more than doubled over the past decade.
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UEFA. (May 30, 2021). Clubs with most appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1955 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378024/champions-league-appearances-by-club/
UEFA. "Clubs with most appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1955 to 2021." Chart. May 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378024/champions-league-appearances-by-club/
UEFA. (2021). Clubs with most appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1955 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378024/champions-league-appearances-by-club/
UEFA. "Clubs with Most Appearances in The Uefa Champions League from 1955 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378024/champions-league-appearances-by-club/
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