liverpool champions league The first continental competition organised by UEFA was the European Cup in 1955. Conceived by Gabriel Hanot , the editor of L'Équipe , as a competition for winners of the European national football leagues, it is considered the most prestigious European football competition. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] When the European Cup was first played, Liverpool were in the Second Division , following relegation from the First Division after the 1953–54 season, and thus were ineligible for the competition. [ 5 ] During their time in the Second Division, two further competitions were created: the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup . The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was inaugurated in 1960 for the winners of domestic cup competitions. [ 6 ]. trực tiếp bóng đá liverpool HLV Klopp từng nói: “Ở Champions League, Liverpool không chỉ đá bóng, chúng tôi viết nên câu chuyện.” Nghe chất như nước cất! lịch bóng đá liverpool The ban on English clubs in European competitions ultimately lasted for five years, and even when the ban was lifted in 1990, Liverpool were not re-admitted; they had to serve an extra year. The ban prevented them qualifying for the European Cup in 1986, 1988 and 1990 (as league champions), the UEFA Cup in 1987 (as league runners-up), and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1989 (as FA Cup winners). [ 57 ] The only international matches of a somewhat competitive nature played in that time were in the Dubai Champions Cup against the champions of Scotland; Liverpool defeated Celtic on penalties in December 1986, [ 58 ] then lost to the same opposition by the same method in April 1989, [ 59 ] [ 60 ] nine days prior to the Hillsborough disaster .
