2022–23 UEFA Champions League facts for kids

{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = UEFA Champions League | year = 2022–23 | image = Istanbul Atatürk Olympic Stadium 1.jpg | size = 275 | caption = The Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul hosted the final | dates = Qualifying:
21 June – 24 August 2022
Competition proper:
6 September 2022 – 10 June 2023 | num_teams = Competition proper: 32
Total: 78 | associations = 53 | champion_other = Manchester City | count = 1 | second_other = Inter Milan | matches = 125 | goals = 372 | attendance = 6194200 The 2022–23 UEFA Champions League was a big football tournament in Europe. It was the 68th time this event was held. It is organized by UEFA. This was also the 31st season since the tournament changed its name. It used to be called the European Champion Clubs' Cup.

Manchester City won the final match. They beat Inter Milan 1–0. The final game was played in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium. This was Manchester City's first time winning the title.

The Atatürk Olympic Stadium was supposed to host the final in 2020. It was also planned for the 2021 final. However, both times, the games were moved because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Because Manchester City won, they got to play in the next Champions League. They also earned the right to play against Sevilla. Sevilla won the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League. This special match is called the 2023 UEFA Super Cup. Manchester City also got to join the 2023 and 2025 FIFA Club World Cup tournaments.

Real Madrid were the champions from the year before. They had won the title 14 times, which is a record. But Manchester City beat them in the semi-finals this season.

Tournament Statistics

This section shows interesting facts and numbers from the main part of the tournament. It does not include the earlier qualifying games.

Top Goal Scorers

Here are the players who scored the most goals in the tournament.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland scored the most goals, with 12.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Minutes played
1	Erling Haaland	Manchester City	12	845
2	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	8	624
3	Kylian Mbappé	Paris Saint-Germain	7	651
	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid		975
5	João Mário	Benfica	6	865
6	Victor Osimhen	Napoli	5	424
	Robert Lewandowski	Barcelona		442
	Mehdi Taremi	Porto		613
	Rodrygo	Real Madrid		824
	Rafa Silva	Benfica		826
	Olivier Giroud	Milan		939

Top Assists

These players helped their teammates score goals the most times. An "assist" is when a player passes the ball to a teammate who then scores.

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne gave the most assists, with 7.

Rank	Player	Team	Assists	Minutes played
1	Kevin De Bruyne	Manchester City	7	721
2	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid	6	975
3	João Cancelo	Manchester City Bayern Munich	5	499
	Federico Dimarco	Inter Milan		736
5	Diogo Jota	Liverpool	4	263
	Leon Goretzka	Bayern Munich		607
	Lionel Messi	Paris Saint-Germain		615
	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Napoli		699
	Álex Grimaldo	Benfica		900
	Rafael Leão	Milan		913

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In Spanish: Liga de Campeones de la UEFA 2022-23 para niños

• 2022–23 UEFA Europa League
• 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League
• 2023 UEFA Super Cup
• 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
• 2022–23 UEFA Youth League