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Spanish giants Real Madrid were undoubtedly one of the Champions League teams of the decade, having ended their 12-year wait for La Decima in 2014 and then bagging 3 more in the 4 years.
During the decade that was 2010-2019 Barcelona were the only other team to win multiple titles (2011 and 2015), with four other teams bagging one title apiece.
Three teams during this period bagged the coveted treble of European Cup, domestic league and domestic Cup. Barcelona (2011 and 2015) were the only ones to do so twice, while Internazionale (2010) and Bayern Munich (2013) were the others.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were two of the standout performers of the decade, with Ronaldo and then Messi becoming the only players in competition's history to bag a century of goals.
Among 6 teams to have played multiple finals during the decade, only Madrid (4/4) and Barcelona (2/2) remained perfect. The trio of Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern were the only teams during this period to have played over 100 games.
On that note, let us meet the 5 best Champions League teams of the decade.
#5 Atletico Madrid
One of 6 teams during the decade to have played multiple Champions League finals, Atletico Madrid fell short in both their title matches - just like Juventus.
In the 2014, Atletico were seconds away from their first title in the competition when Sergio Ramos' late equaliser forced extra time. Real Madrid then scored three more times to seal a La Decima of Champions League/European Cup titles.
Two years later, Atletico fell to Madrid in a penalty shootout. If not for Antoine Greizmann's missed penalty, the Rojiblancos could have won this one in regulation time.
In the 2014-15 quarter-finals and 2016-17 semi-finals, Madrid once again stood between Atletico and their Champions League ambitions. And last season Atletico squandered a 2-0 first leg Round of 16 lead to lose 3-2 on aggregate to Italian giants Juventus.
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#4 Juventus
Juventus are one of 6 teams in this decade to have played 2 Champions League finals.
However, on both occasions Juventus fell short in the title match, losing 1-3 to Barcelona in 2015 and 1-4 to Real Madrid in 2017. Thus, they became the first team in the Champions League era to lose 5 finals (also 1997 against Borussia Dortmund, 1998 against Real Madrid, and 2003 against AC Milan).
Last season, Juventus recovered from a 0-2 first-leg deficit to beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 on aggregate, courtesy Cristiano Ronaldo's record-tying 8th hat-trick in the competition. Despite the Portugal international scoring both the Bianconeri's goals in the quarterfinals, Juventus fell to a 2-3 aggregate defeat to Ajax.
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In the 2019-20 Champions League, Juventus were one of 6 unbeaten teams to progress to the knockout round.
#3 Bayern Munich
In the first-ever all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund in 2013, Bayern Munich won their only title in the competition during the decade. That was also the year when the Bavarian giants completed the first ever treble of domestic league, league cup and European Cup in German football.
Bayern came up short in their first two finals during the decade that was 2010-2019, losing to Internazionale in 2010 and to Chelsea in a penalty shootout in their 'home' final in 2012.
In their seven other appearances in the competition during this period, Bayern made two Round of 16 exits (2011, 2019), one quarterfinal exit (2017), and 4 semifinal exits (2014-16, 2018).
Bayern produced only the sixth perfect group-stage campaign (winning all 6 group games) in Champions League history when they won all their 6 games in the ongoing 2019-20 edition of the competition. In the process, Bayern also recorded the highest goal-difference by a Champions League group-stage winner.
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#2 Barcelona
Barcelona (114) have played the most Champions League games during the decade. The Blaugrana have been one of the most consistent teams in the competition during this period, progressing to at least the quarter-finals in each year - a run that stretches back to 2007, when they endured their last Round of 16 exit in the competition.
Barcelona won the treble of league, domestic Cup and Champions League on both occasions they reached the final (2011, 2015).
The Blaugrana are the only top 5 team in the decade to have conceded less than a goal per game (0.83) in the competition. And their 6 semi-finals during this period are only dwarfed by one other club - the one which occupies the top spot in this list.
Barcelona recorded the only Champions League comeback from 4 goals down in a knockout tie when they recovered from a 0-4 first leg reversal at Paris Germain to win 6-5 on aggregate in the 2016-17 Round of 16.
#1 Real Madrid
With 4 titles from as many finals during the decade, and 7 titles from as many finals in the Champions League era (1992-93 onwards), Real Madrid take the top spot in this list.
Madrid's 110 Champions games during 2010-2019 are second only to Barcelona (114), while their 78 match wins and 278 goals scored in the competition are the most by any team during this period.
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After a 12-year wait, Madrid won their coveted La Decima in the competition in 2014 with a 4-1 extra time win over cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid. In 2016, Madrid needed a penalty shootout against the same opposition to win their 11th Champions League title.
Madrid became the first team in the Champions League era to successfully defend their title when they beat Juventus 4-1 in the 2017 final. They then made it a three-peat the following year by beating Liverpool 3-1 in the 2018 title match for their 13th and latest triumph in the competition.
