The UEFA Champions League has been dominated by a select few clubs over recent years from a select few countries - namely Germany and Spain. But does that mean that those nations are the most influential in the competition?
After all, it was a Frenchman who managed Real Madrid to unprecedented Champions League glory in both 2016 and 2017. A Brazilian, Uruguayan, and a Croatian fired Barcelona to victory in the same competition in 2015.
Nation of Champions explores the business end of the tournament over the last two decades, analysing every player’s, manager’s, and even referee’s performance.
Each display is then put through a scoring system to discover which country has made their mark in the pinnacle of European club football.
Feel free to explore which countries contributions have risen over the years and which have fallen.
Nation of Champions explores the influence of every player, manager, and referee in the UEFA Champions League over the past 22 years.
Analysing each performance from the Quarter Finals onwards, Nation of Champions ran the statistics through a scoring system to find which country had the largest impact on each tournament.
Nation of Champions uses the past 22 years for good reason. The Bosman ruling allowed players to move much more freely across Europe and over the following years Europe’s elite clubs have become increasingly sprinkled international footballing talent.
The Scoring System
Attributes and statistics taken into account are as follows:
