The UEFA Champions League is the premier club competition in Europe. Played every year, there is a scramble for places in this tournament in domestic leagues across different countries. When qualification in itself is a matter of pride, it isn’t difficult to imagine how prestigious winning this tournament would be.
Spanish giants Real Madrid however, have made it a habit to win this event and have dominated the tournament. In fact, they have won the European Cup. UEFA Champions League 13 times – a record in the competition.
The last three times they have won this tournament, they have had the same manager in charge – Frenchman Zinedine Zidane. Zidane, who is also Real Madrid’s current manager, became just the third manager to win the competition on three occasions.
By winning this title for a third time in 2018, Zidane joined Bob Paisley and Carlo Ancelotti as the only managers to win it thrice. What makes zidane’s feat even more incredible is the manner in which he achieved it. Zidane’s Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2016, 2017 and 2018, making it a hat-trick of titles. That makes Zidane the only manager to have won the competition three times in a row!
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