Leeds United Champions League

Leeds united are the first promoted side to score 3 goals away at the reigning champions in the premier league since hull city lost 4 3 vs manchester united in november 2008.

Leeds united champions league. The heartache of leeds champions league exit was compounded by the fact they missed out on qualification for the following season s competition by a single point finishing fourth in the premier. The 2000 01 uefa champions league was the 46th season of the uefa champions league uefa s premier european club football tournament and the ninth since it was rebranded from the european champion clubs cup or european cup. Leeds supporters sing champions of europe because they feel as if they are the deserved and rightful winners of the 1975 european cup final which they lost to bayern munich at the parc des. West brom s defeat at huddersfield on friday confirmed leeds long awaited return.

Leeds united s vision is to return to the champions league after their promotion to the premier league for the first time in 16 years was confirmed according to chief executive angus kineaar. Deportivo would win the return fixture 2 0 sending leeds through to a semi final against valencia. Leeds united have won the 2019 20 sky bet championship. This is a list of matches leeds united football club have played in europe.

The club s debut in european competitions came in the 1965 66 season in the inter cities fairs cup which they competed in for three consecutive seasons before winning the trophy in the 1967 68 season. Leeds united will return to the premier league after a 16 year absence as champions of the sky bet championship. The high point of david o leary s tenure at leeds was in the final eight of the champions league when his side overcame the odds to take a commanding first leg lead to spain. The competition was won by bayern munich first title since 1976 who beat valencia 5 4 on penalties after a 1 1 draw after extra time.