PREVIEW: Champions League - By The Numbers

FOOTBALL - With the 21st season of the Champions League ready to get underway, we have compiled some competition records from the first 20 seasons of Europe’s premier club competition. Click Read More for an assortment of statistical leaders.

Champions League - By The Numbers

0 - Teams that have retained the Champions League

3 - Most finals won by team: AC Milan, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid

4 - Most red cards by a player: Edgar Davids

5 - Most goals by player in single match: Lionel Messi

9 - Most successive matches won by team: FC Barcelona

10 - Most penalty goals by a player: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Luis Figo

12 - Most successive matches lost by team: Anderlecht

13 - Most representatives by nation: Spain

25 - Most successive matches without defeat by team: Manchester United

35 - Most yellow cards by a player: Paul Scholes

42 - Most substitution appearances: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

45 - Most matches lost by a club: FC Porto, Dynamo Kyiv

71 - Most goals by a player: Raúl

99 - Most matches won by club: Real Madrid

142 - Most matches by a player: Raúl

182 - Most matches by club: Manchester United

348 - Most goals scored by a club: Real Madrid