Champions League

Every football enthusiasts have an opinion about the world's best football stars, but almost everyone agrees on the greatness of just a few players. The debate varies between every football aficionado over who is presently the best footballer on the planet. Many of these players play for the elite football teams such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City. What's exceptional?

Real Madrid won the 2018 Champions League final to register their third consecutive title. They are struggling in the league right now, but they could improve under their newly appointed head-coach Santiago Solari.

Below we have listed three Champions League finals which are considered as one of the best finals in the history of the elite competition.

Dusan Tadic scored twice in the second half Tuesday to take Ajax to the last 16 in the Champions League for the first time in 12 years with a 2-0 win over 10-man AEK Athens, which fell to a fifth straight loss in the competition.

Clashes have broken out inside Greece's Olympic Stadium ahead of a Champions League match between AEK Athens and Ajax on Tuesday evening.

Riot police dispersed home fans who threw plastic bottles and other objects at visiting supporters. No arrests or injuries were immediately reported.

Hooligans from rival soccer clubs clashed in central Athens on Monday night, ahead of a Champions League game between Ajax and AEK at OAKA stadium in the Greek capital this evening.

Supporters of Athens club Panathinaikos joined those of Ajax and Polish club Cracovia after reportedly attending a training of the Amsterdam team at OAKA.

Promoted club Peristeri surprisingly sits alone on top of the Basket League as it beat Lavrio at home and Panathinaikos's game at Kolossos was postponed.

At least five Panathinaikos players suffered from gastroenteritis and all clubs (including Olympiakos) agreed that the game scheduled to take place on Rhodes on Monday should be postponed. A new date will be set later.

AEK Athens faces UEFA punishment for price gouging fans when Bayern Munich visited for a Champions League game in October.

UEFA says its disciplinary panel will judge the case on Dec. 13.

It's the second time UEFA has intervened when Bayern fans were overcharged in the Champions League.

Romanians went on a mammoth shopping spree on Friday, as the country's biggest retailers started the 2018 Black Friday sales marathon.

Two Robert Lewandowski goals sank AEK in Munich for the Champions League group stage on Wednesday, but the 2-0 loss and the fairly solid performance by the Athens team for most of the game will work wonders for the Greeks' spirit.

Milan Pavkov found the back of the net in the 22nd minute after a corner kick, and with a spectacular long-distance effort in the 29th.

On November 28 Red Star Belgrade will play against Napoli away, and then on December 12 against PSG at home.

Milan Pavkov (StarSport)