The UEFA Champions League (usually referred to as simply the Champions League or historically as the European Cup) is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. The final of the competition is the most watched annual sporting event worldwide, drawing just over 100 million television viewers.
The present format of the UEFA Champions League begins in mid-July with three knockout qualifying rounds and a play-off round. The 10 surviving teams join 22 seeded teams in the group stage, in which there are eight groups consisting of four teams each. The eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final knockout phase, which ends with the final match in May. Since the tournament changed name and structure in 1992, no club has managed consecutive wins. The winner of the UEFA Champions League qualifies for the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. (Source)
UEFA Champions League Schedule (Fixtures) December 7 & 8, 2010
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2010 |
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| Time | Home | Away | STAGE | VENUE | |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Twente Enschede | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Group A | Arke Stadion |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Werder Bremen | v | Internazionale | Group A | Weserstadion |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Benfica | v | Schalke 04 | Group B | Estadio da Luz |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Lyon | v | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Group B | Stade de Gerland |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Bursaspor | v | Rangers | Group C | Bursa Atatürk Stadi |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Manchester United | v | Valencia | Group C | Old Trafford |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | Barcelona | v | FK Rubin Kazan | Group D | Camp Nou |
| Dec 7 19:45 GMT | FC Copenhagen | v | Panathinaikos | Group D | Parken Stadion |
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2010 |
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| Time | Home | Away | STAGE | VENUE | |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | Bayern Munich | v | FC Basel | Group E | Allianz Arena |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | CFR Cluj-Napoca | v | AS Roma | Group E | Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | Marseille | v | Chelsea | Group F | Stade Vélodrome |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | MSK Zilina | v | Spartak Moscow | Group F | Pod Dubnom |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | AC Milan | v | Ajax Amsterdam | Group G | Giuseppe Meazza |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | Real Madrid | v | AJ Auxerre | Group G | Santiago Bernabéu |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | Arsenal | v | Partizan Belgrade | Group H | Emirates Stadium |
| Dec 8 19:45 GMT | Shakhtar Donetsk | v | Braga | Group H | Donbass Arena |