The Playground Of Europe's Heavyweights The UEFA Champions League wasn't anything like we know and see it today when it began and was in its nascent stages. The current competition has gone multiple phases of evolution over the decades in the last century. The UEFA Champions League, as we know it today,was formed only in 1992. It is a competition with a rich heritage and history and is today regarded as the most prestigious competition on European soil eclipsing even the World Cup in terms of its demanding and exhausting nature for the competing clubs. Manchester City are the bookies' favourites to lift the title come June 2019 This competition originated in the form of European Champion Clubs' Cup or simply European Cup. The inaugural season was played in 1955-56 where Real Madrid clinched the maiden European Cup at Stade Reims and then went on to defend their title for four straight seasons, thus winning it 5 times in the first 5 years of the co