Best Champions League, Europa League tifos -- from astronauts to leprechauns

As the radical stages of the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League travel to a close, we person lone 1 much circular of matches to bask earlier the FIFA World Cup kicks disconnected successful Qatar connected Nov. 20.

That means lone 1 much week of watching fans of clubs astir Europe signifier their elaborate prematch tifos, banners and wide ocular displays of enactment earlier the knockout phases of assorted UEFA competitions statesman successful the spring.

Here is simply a reminder of immoderate of the astir inventive and impactful creations we've witnessed successful continental contention truthful acold successful the 2022-23 season.

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Celtic vs. Real Madrid

Celtic fans heralded their club's instrumentality to the Champions League for the archetypal clip since 2008-09 by unveiling a ample tifo featuring a "fighting leprechaun" wielding a grenade down the extremity astatine Celtic Park. They promptly mislaid 3-0 to the reigning champions. Welcome back!

Union Berlin vs. Malmo

To observe their archetypal foray successful Europe since 2001, Union fans laid connected a clever flight-themed tifo up of their Europa League radical crippled against Malmo astatine the Stadion an der alten Forsterei. The caption reads "Strap yourselves in, Union are playing successful Europe!"

Nantes vs. Olympiakos

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Nantes fans provided a humanities country for their Europa League crippled against Greek broadside Olympiakos astatine the Beaujoire Stadium, depicting Anne of Brittany and her knights riding into battle. The banner besides features the Latin motto of the Brittany portion of France: "Death earlier dishonour."

Paris Saint-Germain vs. Juventus

Pyrotechnics, flags and fume combined to large effect arsenic PSG ultras created an unthinkable riot of colour and sound up of their Champions League radical signifier opener against Juventus astatine the Parc des Princes.

Rangers vs. Liverpool

Roaring connected from the stands, Rangers fans unfurled a fearsome red-and-blue rampant lion astatine Ibrox to people their instrumentality to Europe's apical array for the archetypal clip since 2010-11. Shortly afterward, they watched their broadside get trounced 7-1 by Liverpool successful the Champions League radical signifier -- a crippled that saw Mohamed Salah travel disconnected the seat to score the fastest chapeau instrumentality successful tourney history.

Benfica vs. Juventus

Benfica supporters produced a monolithic stadiumwide tifo up of their radical signifier crippled against Juventus. Thousands of reddish placards filled the terraces astatine the Estadio da Luz on with a straightforward connection speechmaking "We are One."

RB Leipzig vs. Real Madrid

RB Leipzig fans chose to show a measured and polite protestation against UEFA's projected overhaul of the Champions League format erstwhile Real Madrid came to municipality successful the radical stage.

Napoli vs. Ajax

A elephantine banner successful tribute to the precocious Diego Maradona was passed astir the stadium that present bears his sanction arsenic Napoli fans prepared for a Champion League radical crippled against Ajax. The connection astatine the bottommost reads "I emotion Diego 10" successful notation to the garment fig sported by the Argentina fable during his clip astatine the club.

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Eintracht Frankfurt

Having gained a estimation for their vehement enactment connected distant trips, Frankfurt fans banded unneurotic to make a literal partition of scarves earlier their Champions League radical crippled astatine the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

AC Milan vs. Chelsea

A elemental comic-book benignant rallying outcry appeared successful the Curva Sud astatine San Siro up of Milan's Champions League radical signifier clash against Chelsea. Unfortunately it couldn't forestall the Rossoneri from falling to a 2-0 defeat.

Liverpool vs. Ajax

Reds fans mined a nostalgic seam with a immense banner flown successful the Kop that featured patchwork images of the club's expansive European heritage, including the aggregate trophies they've won and the iconic players and managers who helped cod them.

FC Twente vs. FK Cukaricki

Twente fans went all-out with a superb tifo of a beer-brandishing astronaut up of their Conference League qualifier 2nd limb against Cukaricki, on with the caption: "Coming down, to spot European shot backmost successful our town." It surely did the instrumentality arsenic the Dutch outfit roared to a 4-1 triumph and booked themselves a spot successful the contention proper.

Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sporting CP

Tottenham geared up for their Champions League location crippled against Sporting with an tremendous illuminated representation of the nine crest that was co-organised and partially funded by British rapper and Spurs instrumentality AJ Tracey, on with donations from chap supporters.

Real Madrid vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Real Madrid supporters unfurled a prescient banner successful the distant extremity astatine Shakhtar to congratulate Karim Benzema connected winning the 2022 Ballon d'Or. The French striker was duly awarded the prestigious honour the adjacent week.

Borussia Dortmund vs. Manchester City

What would a roundup of European instrumentality displays beryllium without an quality by the celebrated Yellow Wall, who were successful good dependable erstwhile again erstwhile Dortmund secured their spot successful the knockout signifier of the Champions League aft the gully with Manchester City.