La Liga Champions League competition list: Huang Sa leads 30 times, Huang Qian locks in qualification to make history

Ball Push Network reported on May 19 that in the 37th round of La Liga, Villarreal defeated Barcelona 3-2 away, and with this key victory, he secured the qualification to participate in the Champions League next season. After this game, the name of "yellow submarine" was once again written into the history of the Champions League, and Opta also announced the number of participations of Spanish teams since the reform of the Champions League, demonstrating the long-term competitiveness of La Liga powerhouses in the European arena.

Emperor Saint-level performance: 30 contestants, the champions

Real Madrid and Barcelona are La Liga duo, tied for the top spot with 30 Champions League events. This data perfectly illustrates the dominance of the two teams after the restructuring (1992/93 season to the present). Real Madrid is not only the team with the most championships in Champions League history (15 times), but also has entered the Champions League main season for 28 consecutive seasons (1995 to present), and has reached at least the quarterfinals 17 times during this period. With the golden age of Dream One to Dream Three, Barcelona advanced to the finals 14 times and won the championship 5 times, becoming the only La Liga giant that can compete with Real Madrid.

Atle Madrid, Valencia: The mainstay of the mainstay

Atle Madrid ranked third with 16 participations. Although its Champions League wins (1 time) are not as good as that of Emperor Sa, its performance in the last five finals in the past decade (2014, 2016, 2021, 2023, 2024) shows the stability of the "Iron Blood Legion". Although Valencia has faded out of the ranks of regular visitors to the Champions League, it has won the runner-up twice in 12 competitions (2000, 2001), becoming a microcosm of La Liga competitiveness at the turn of the century.

Villarreal set a record. After winning the counterattack of the "Yellow Submarine"

, Villarreal tied La Coruña with 5 Champions League games and tied for sixth place on the list. It is worth mentioning that this club, known as the "civilian team", miraculously entered the semi-finals for the first time (2005/06 season), and defeated Manchester United and won the UEFA Cup championship in the 2020/21 season. This season, the team directly advanced to the Champions League through the La Liga, marking its return to the top stage after five years, and is also a compliment for the team to be in the top seven in La Liga for three consecutive seasons.

Other teams on the list: veteran powerhouses and new forces

Sevilla ranked fifth with 9 participations. Although his best record in the Champions League was only in the quarterfinals, he won seven championships in the UEFA Cup, making him the "king of the Europa League". La Coruña has participated in five competitions with the "Super Laco" era (1999-2004), of which it entered the quarterfinals in 2003/04; Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad tied for eighth with three participations, and the latter returned to the Champions League in 26 years after 2022/23, demonstrating the resilience of the Basque team.

From the absolute domination of Emperor Sa to the grassroots counterattack of Villarreal, this list is not only a microcosm of the La Liga team's Champions League journey, but also reflects the diversified competitive landscape of Spanish football. As the new season approaches, whether Villarreal can continue its "dark horse" character and whether Atletico Madrid can break the monopoly of Emperor Sao will undoubtedly become the new highlight of La Liga in the Champions League.