Before Manchester City, how many English clubs had won the C1?

No scenes of joy, but a sense of relief. And for good reason: Manchester City have been chasing the club’s most prestigious competition for more than a decade. On Saturday evening, Pep Guardiola’s formation signed a victory by a narrow margin to overcome Inter Milan (1-0). And thus City enter the closed club of big winners of the Champions League.

From a global perspective, this crown for the Sky Blues cements English football’s greatest success on the European stage, especially in this competition. If Spain is the most hallowed country in the cup with big ears, England is not left out as this coronation of Manchester City is the 15th for the British creation.

Good student Liverpool, Nottingham Forest

Before Manchester City, 5 English clubs had the chance to lift the prestigious Champions League. Liverpool are the best student since the Mersey club won the competition six times – the last in 2019, followed by Manchester United in C1 with three crowns. Curiously, Arsenal were not rewarded even in their prime. None more so than Tottenham.

Among the London clubs, Chelsea are doing well with two wins. However, the historic feeling remains Nottingham Forest as the club has two Champions League titles. It’s also an exception as Forest are the only team to have more C1’s in the 5 major championships than national championship titles! Finally, on the Birmingham side, Aston Villa can boast of feeding the Champions League winners. In total, 5 English clubs won the trophy before Manchester City.