Knockout stage first: five English clubs through
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
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There will be five English clubs in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 – a knockout stage first – with Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham all through as group winners.
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There will be five teams from the same country in a UEFA Champions League knockout phase for the first time.
The Premier League accounts for the round of 16 quintet, with Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all through. In fact, Liverpool, City, United and Spurs all progressed as group winners, only the second time that four compatriot clubs have topped their sections. The first occurrence was in 2006/07 when Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and United achieved the feat.
Season 2015/16 was the first time that five sides from the same nation had even contested the group stage: Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atlético advanced to the last 16 but Liga rivals Sevilla and Valencia failed to join them.
Four clubs from same nation in knockout stage
2003/04: Spain (Celta Vigo, Deportivo, Real Madrid, La Real)
2004/05: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
2006/07 : England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
2007/08: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
2008/09: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
2008/09: Spain (Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal)
2010/11: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur)
2012/13: Spain (Barcelona, Málaga, Real Madrid, Valencia)
2013/14: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United)
2013/14: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke)
2014/15: Germany (Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke)
2016/17: Spain (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla)
Four clubs from same nation playing in quarter-finals
2007/08 : England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
2008/09: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United)
Three clubs or more from same nation in semi-finals
1999/00: Spain (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia)
2002/03: Italy (AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus)
2006/07: England (Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool)
2007/08: England (Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool)
2008/09: England (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United)
