Champions League winners: Every edition's winner since 1992/93

2016/17 – Real Madrid

Real Madrid retained their title in 2016/17 by beating Juventus

Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid side became the first team in the Champions League era to retain their title in 2016/17, defeating Italian champions Juventus in the final. Despite a spirited performance, the Old Lady were largely outclassed and ended up losing 4-1 to Los Blancos, with Cristiano Ronaldo firing two goals and once again starring in the match. It was Real’s 12th victory in the competition.

Despite Madrid’s record-breaking victory, the neutrals’ favourite in this edition were Monaco, who roared to the semi-finals fuelled by young talent like Kylian Mbappe, Thomas Lemar and Bernardo Silva. They fell to a veteran Juve side in the semis, though – depriving us of what would’ve been a classic underdog story against Real in the final.

2017/18 – Real Madrid

Real won their record-breaking 13th title in 2017/18

2017/18 saw Real Madrid become the first team since Bayern Munich in 1975/76 to win a third title in a row, as they overcame the challenge of 5-time winners Liverpool in a dramatic final in Kiev. Zinedine Zidane’s side took the lead through Karim Benzema after a goalkeeping blunder from Loris Karius – all after Liverpool’s star man Mohamed Salah was controversially injured.

The Reds hit back through Sadio Mane, only for a pair of unforgettable goals from Gareth Bale to seal the victory for Los Blancos. The first was arguably the best goal in Champions League final history – an acrobatic overhead kick from the edge of the area – while the second was caused by another blunder from Karius. It was an unforgettable final that made Real – with 13 titles – by far the most successful side in the history of the competition.