The name "Champions League" is borne by several annual tournaments in different team sports, which bring together the strongest clubs from the championships of individual countries. In Europe, Champions League competitions are held among men's and women's football, volleyball and handball teams. All the finals of these tournaments in 2012 have already been played, and their winners have been announced.
Men's handball players have had a Champions League tournament since 1956, with the most recent final on May 27, 2012. The German team "Kiel" only once in the last six seasons did not reach the main game of these competitions. This year, her rival in the decisive match was Atlético Madrid. The Germans won 26:21 and won the title for the third time.
For women handball players, the Champions League final consists of two matches. In 2012, the first of them was held in Hungary, at the site of the Gyr club. The hosts won it against the handball players of the Montenegrin Buduchnost by two goals. In the return game, the athletes from the Balkans won with the same difference. However, in the away match, they managed to score two more goals into the opponents' goal, and thanks to this indicator they became the winners of the Champions League.
The winner of the main prize in the men's volleyball Champions League in 2012 was the Zenit club from Kazan. The final game was held in Lodz, Poland, where the Kazan team had already won this trophy in 2008. In the final match of the Final Four, the Russian team defeated the Polish Skru in a 12,000-seat hall, which is usually hostile, as is usually the case at the games of Russian teams in Poland.
In 2012 the Turkish team “Fenerbahce” won the same tournament among the women's teams. And here the volleyball team from Kazan - Dynamo took part in the Final Four. But she was able to win only bronze medals.
For the second time in a row, Lyon has won the 2011/2012 Women's Champions League. Their final game against German "Frankfurt" gathered more than 50 thousand spectators in Munich and ended with a score of 2: 0.
The men's final of the Champions League in football in Munich was attended by 12 thousand more people, and the London club Chelsea became the winner. Roman Abramovich's team was able to beat Bayern Munich only in the penalty shootout (4: 2), and the main and extra time ended with a score of 1: 1.
