The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League was the 70th season of Europe’s elite club competition. It was historic with its introduction of the 36-team league phase format and a record 189 matches. The winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) claimed their first-ever title, defeating Inter Milan 5–0 in the final at Munich’s Allianz Arena on May 31, 2025 that most fans , marking the largest victory margin in a UCL final.
PSG, under Luis Enrique,
finished 15th in the league phase (W4, D1, L3, 14 goals scored, 9 conceded) but
shone in the knockouts, beating Brest (10–0 agg), Liverpool (4–1 pens), Aston
Villa (5–4 agg), and Arsenal (3–1 agg) before the final rout.
Key Individual Performance Records
Top Scorers: Ousmane Dembélé
(PSG) led with 8 goals, including a hat-trick vs. Stuttgart and key strikes
against Liverpool and Arsenal. Raphinha (Barcelona) also starred with 7 goals.
Top Assists: Raphinha and
Dembélé tied with 6 assists each, with Raphinha leading big chances created.
Player of the Season: Ousmane
Dembélé, pivotal for PSG with 8 goals, 6 assists, and 1,163 minutes played.
Young Player: Désiré Doué
(PSG) earned the award for his breakout performances.
Goal of the Season: Lamine
Yamal (Barcelona) won for his dazzling dribble and curled finish in a 3–3
semi-final draw vs. Inter.
Key Moments in the Season:
New format: 36 teams played 8
matches each, with top 8 advancing directly to the round of 16, 9th–24th to
playoffs, and 25th–36th eliminated.
Barcelona’s epic 7–6
semi-final loss to Inter (agg).
Aston Villa’s 1–0 upset over
Bayern, echoing their 1982 final win.
Real Madrid’s 500th UCL match
and 300th victory.
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