Barcelona are understandably favourites to be lifting the Champions League trophy come May. But it would mean successfully retaining the crown they won in Berlin last year and overcoming a curse that has plagued the holders every season since the competition's inception ahead of the 1992/93 campaign as it transitioned from the old European Cup. In fact, no reigning continental champion has managed defend their crown since Milan won consecutive European Cup titles in 1988/89 and 1989/90. In the...
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