Champions League set to expose widening gulf between elite and the rest
Real Madrid begin their defence of the trophy. Marseille were the champions in that inaugural 1992/93 season, but no French club has won the trophy since, and England, Spain, Italy and Germany have provided every winner since Jose Mourinho's Porto triumphed in 2004. Indeed, since Inter triumphed in 2010, only five clubs have lifted the trophy -- Barcelona, Chelsea and Bayern Munich have been champions twice each, and Liverpool once.


