German clubs enter Champions League underdog role amid new format

by Oliver Trust

BERLIN, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- German clubs enter the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League season under new terms, with Bayern Munich supervisory board member Uli Hoeness labeling the 2020 treble winner an underdog. The same tag has been applied to 2023-24 Bundesliga champion Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, and 2022 Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt.

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