CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Last 16 Sides Fix Sights on Wembley

Wembley Stadium will host the 2011 UEFA Champions League final.

With 30 European Champion Clubs’ Cups between the 16 sides left in UEFA Champions League contention, competition to reach the Wembley showpiece is sure to be fierce all the way.

FC Internazionale Milano host FC Bayern München in the first leg of a last-16 tie that offers a repeat of last May’s UEFA Champions League final and a chance for Bayern to get belated revenge.

With a repeat of last season’s final on the horizon, the race to reach Wembley this year is sure to to ramp up a gear when the UEFA Champions League resumes next month.

1st Qualifying Round July 6 champions from countries ranked 48 or lower

2nd Qualifying Round July involving 34 teams:
3 winners from 1st qualifying round
31 champions from countries ranked 16-47

3rd Qualifying Round Jul-Aug involving 30 teams split in two sections:
Champions section with 20 teams
17 winners from 3rd qualifying round
3 champions from countries ranked 13-15
Non-Champions section with 10 teams
9 second-placed teams from countries ranked 7-15
1 third-placed team from country ranked 6

4th Qualifying Round
(play-off round) August involving 20 teams split in two sections:
Champions section with 10 teams
10 winners from 3rd qualifying round
Non-Champions section with 10 teams
5 winners from 3rd qualifying round
2 third-placed teams from countries ranked 4-5
3 fourth-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3

Group Stage Sep-Dec involving 8 groups of 4 teams each:
10 winners from 4th qualifying round
12 champions from countries ranked 1-12
6 second-placed teams from countries ranked 1-6
3 third-placed teams from countries ranked 1-3
1 defending cup holder

Round 2 Feb/Mar involving 16 teams:
8 group winners from the group stage
8 group runners-up from the group stage

Final stage Mar-May involving 8 teams:
8 winners of the second round play the quarter finals, the semi finals, and the final

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