Since 1955, the Frenchman Gabriel Jarno had advocated for the establishment of a fixed event between European clubs. Since the start of the European Champion Clubs' Cup up to the 05-06 season, the UEFA Champions League had gone through fifty years of history. During those fifty years, the Champions League had started from scratch, from a cup competition to a league tournament, from the name change to the repeated adjustment of the competition format. It had undergone many changes. But what had remained the same was that the tournament symbolized the highest honor among the European football clubs.
There might be fans who often argued about which country had the highest league standard and which country's league was the best European league. But when it came to the clubs' highest honor, no one would doubt the prestige of the Champions League.
