Porto lead champions' parade

Facts and figures
Chief among them are Real Madrid CF, the first champions and nine-times winners overall; AC Milan, six times the cream of the continent; and FC Bayern München and Liverpool FC, both four-times winners. Of the 16 qualifiers, six have never lifted the European Cup, while the same number are the reigning champions of their countries. uefa.com looks at the facts and figures of those left to contest club football's premier prize.

AC Milan (ITA)
Qualified as: Italian champions
Serie A status: First (P25 W16 D6 L3)
Group stage: Group F winners (P6 W4 D1 L1)
Best performance: Winners (1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost 5-4 on aggregate to RC Deportivo La Coruña)

Arsenal FC (ENG)
Qualified as: English champions
Premiership status: Third (P27 W17 D6 L4)
Group stage: Group E winners (P6 W2 D4 L0)
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2001, 2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost 3-2 on aggregate to Chelsea)

AS Monaco FC (FRA)
Qualified as: Third place in France
Ligue 1 status: Fourth (P25 W11 D11 L3)
Group stage: Group A winners (P6 W4 D0 L2)
Best performance: Runners-up (2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Final (lost 3-0 to Porto)

Bayer 04 Leverkusen (GER)
Qualified as: Third place in Germany
Bundesliga status: Fourth (P22 W11 D5 L6)
Group stage: Group B winners (P6 W3 D2 L1)
Best performance: Runners-up (2002)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify

Chelsea FC (ENG)
Qualified as: English runners-up
Premiership status: First (P27 W21 D5 L1)
Group stage: Group H winners (P6 W4 D1 L1)
Best performance: Semi-finals (2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Semi-finals (lost 5-3 on aggregate to Monaco)

FC Barcelona (ESP)
Qualified as: Spanish runners-up
Primera División status: First (P24 W18 D3 L3)
Group stage: Group F runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1992)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify

FC Bayern München (GER)
Qualified as: German runners-up
Bundesliga status: First (P22 W13 D5 L4)
Group stage: Group C runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1974, 1975, 1976, 2001)
2003/04 Champions League: First knockout round (lost 2-1 on aggregate to Madrid)

FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)
Qualified as: Fourth place in Italy
Serie A status: Third (P25 W9 D16 L0)
Group stage: Group G winners (P6 W4 D2 L0)
Best performance: Winners (1964, 1965)
2003/04 Champions League: Group stage

FC Porto (POR)
Qualified as: Holders
SuperLiga status: First (P22 W11 D8 L3)
Group stage: Group H runners-up (P6 W2 D2 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1987, 2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Winners (beat Monaco 3-0 in the final)

Juventus FC (ITA)
Qualified as: Third place in Italy
Serie A status: Second (P25 W16 D6 L3)
Group stage: Group C winners (P6 W5 D1 L0)
Best performance: Winners (1985, 1996)
2003/04 Champions League: First knockout round (lost 2-0 on aggregate to Deportivo)
Possible opponents: Barcelona, Bremen, Liverpool, Madrid, Manchester United, Porto, PSV

Liverpool FC (ENG)
Qualified as: Fourth place in England
Premiership status: Fifth (P27 W13 D4 L10)
Group stage: Group A runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify

Manchester United FC (ENG)
Qualified as: Third place in England
Premiership status: Second (P27 W17 D8 L2)
Group stage: Group D runners-up (P6 W3 D2 L1)
Best performance: Winners (1968, 1999)
2003/04 Champions League: First knockout round (lost 3-2 on aggregate to Porto)

Olympique Lyonnais (FRA)
Qualified as: French champions
Ligue 1 status: First (P26 W14 D11 L1)
Group stage: Group D winners (P6 W4 D1 L1)
Best performance: Quarter-finals (2004)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost 4-2 on aggregate to Porto)

PSV Eindhoven (NED)
Qualified as: Dutch runners-up
Eredivisie status: First (P22 W17 D4 L1)
Group stage: Group E runners-up (P6 W3 D1 L2)
Best performance: Winners (1988)
2003/04 Champions League: Group stage

Real Madrid CF (ESP)
Qualified as: Fourth place in Spain
Primera División status: Second (P24 W16 D2 L6)
Group stage: Group B runners-up (P6 W3 D2 L1)
Best performance: Winners (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002)
2003/04 Champions League: Quarter-finals (lost on away goals to Monaco after 5-5 draw)

Werder Bremen (GER)
Qualified as: German champions
Bundesliga status: Third (P22 W12 D4 L6)
Group stage: Runners-up in Group E (P6 W3 L2 D1)
Best performance: Quarter-finals (1989)
2003/04 Champions League: Did not qualify