Champions League winners: Who has most titles? How many have Liverpool won?

Real Madrid and Liverpool battle it out for the Champions League tonight.

And for both sides, they are aiming to extend their rich pedigree in this competition.

The European Cup began in the 1955/56 season and is now the content’s most established elite club competition.

Real Madrid won the first ever European Cup and went on to defend their title until 1961.

British sides have enjoyed plenty of success in the competition down the years.

Here is a list of every European Cup / Champions League winner over the deuces.

Champions League winners

1955–56 Real Madrid 4–3 Reims

1956–57 Real Madrid 2–0 Fiorentina

1957–58 Real Madrid 3–2 Milan

1958–59 Real Madrid 2–0 Reims

1959–60 Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt

1960–61 Benfica 3–2 Barcelona

1961–62 Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid

1962–63 Milan 2–1 Benfica

1963–64 Internazionale 3–1 Real Madrid

1964–65 Internazionale 1–0 Benfica

1965–66 Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan

1966–67 Celtic 2–1 Internazionale

1967–68 Manchester United 4–1 Benfica

1968–69 Milan 4–1 Ajax

1969–70 Feyenoord 2–1 Celtic

1970–71 Ajax 2–0 Panathinaikos

1971–72 Ajax 2–0 Internazionale

1972–73 Ajax 1–0 Juventus

1973–74 Bayern Munich 4–0 Atlético Madrid

1974–75 Bayern Munich 2–0 Leeds United

1975–76 Bayern Munich 1–0 Saint-Étienne

1976–77 Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach

1977–78 Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge

1978–79 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Malmö FF

1979–80 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Hamburg

1980–81 Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid

1981–82 Aston Villa 1–0 Bayern Munich

1982–83 Hamburg 1–0 Juventus

1983–84 Liverpool 1–1* Roma

1984–85 Juventus 1–0 Liverpool

1985–86 Steaua București 0–0* Barcelona

1986–87 Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich

1987–88 PSV Eindhoven 0–0* Benfica

1988–89 Milan 4–0 Steaua București

1989–90 Milan 1–0 Benfica

1990–91 Red Star Belgrade 0–0* Marseille

1991–92 Barcelona 1–0 Sampdoria

1992–93 Marseille 1–0 Milan

1993–94 Milan 4–0 Barcelona

1994–95 Ajax 1–0 Milan

1995–96 Juventus 1–1* Ajax

1996–97 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus

1997–98 Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus

1998–99 Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich

1999–2000 Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia

2000–01 Bayern Munich 1–1* Valencia

2001–02 Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen

2002–03 Milan 0–0* Juventus

2003–04 Porto 3–0 Monaco

2004–05 Liverpool 3–3* Milan

2005–06 Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal

2006–07 Milan 2–1 Liverpool

2007–08 Manchester United 1–1* Chelsea

2008–09 Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United

2009–10 Internazionale 2–0 Bayern Munich

2010–11 Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United

2011–12 Chelsea 1–1* Bayern Munich

2012–13 Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund

2013–14 Real Madrid 4–1 Atlético Madrid

2014–15 Barcelona 3–1 Juventus

2015–16 Real Madrid 1–1* Atlético Madrid

2016–17 Real Madrid 4–1 Juventus

* = first team won in a shoot-out