Viola took over the team and led them with a 2-1 win in the decider into the finals against Alba Roma, where Juventus secured the second championship in the club's history after 1905 with a 7-1 at home and 5-0 away. Never before had a team scored four goals in the first half against FC Barcelona. On August 14, 2020, in the Champions League quarter-finals against FC Barcelona, ​​Thomas Müller surpassed Philipp Lahm's German appearance record with 113. The game ended 8-2 for Bayern, with Müller himself scoring two goals and setting up another. UEFA later scored the game 3-0 for Peamount. UEFA then introduced the UEFA Cup, which, in contrast to the Trade Fair Cities Cup, was open to all clubs and for which the clubs could qualify based on their performance in the respective national league. 26 teams qualified directly, plus six clubs (four via the champions route and two via the placement route) from the qualifying rounds.

Due to the dual use of the stadium – AC Reggiana also plays its games there – there has been increasing criticism of Sassuolo's club management, as not only is the awarding of the stadium name to a sponsor unpopular, but also differences between the two fan camps as a result of the double occupancy developed. After this has expired, DAZN costs 11.99 euros per month or a one-off price of 119.99 euros for an annual subscription. For players whose contracts expire on June 30, 2020 or for whom a change of club is planned, the eligibility to play had to be clarified individually between all parties. He is one of four players, alongside Florin Răducioiu, Stevan Jovetić and Justin Kluivert, to have played in Europe's five biggest leagues (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France). For the first time in the UEFA five-year rankings, only teams from the top five leagues (Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France) made it to the round of 16. Paris Saint-Germain reached the final of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in club history, with a team from Ligue 1 reaching the final for the first time since 2004.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second legs of FC Valencia against Atalanta Bergamo and Paris Saint-Germain against Borussia Dortmund took place behind closed doors. This made such an impression on the Swedes that they signed Pedersen in 2015 as a replacement for Anja Mittag, who moved to Paris Saint-Germain. The game was scheduled for February 21, 2015. From 2015 to 2017 he played eleven international matches for the U21 national team. And Soyaux quickly lost touch with the other teams at risk of relegation because the last all-women's club only got one point in the eleven games. The fourth and final qualifying round is called "play-offs" for better marketing opportunities. Twelve teams took part in the Champions Path of the 3rd qualifying round. Eight teams took part in the placement path of the 3rd qualifying round. 20 took part in the Champions Path of the 2nd qualifying round Teams took part. Four teams took part in the placement path of the 2nd qualifying round. 32 teams from 16 national associations took part in the group phase. For the first time, there were no clubs from Spain, Italy or England in the semi-finals.

The 119 matches were officiated by referees from 22 UEFA member associations. From this round onwards, all games will be marketed centrally by UEFA in order to generate greater media attention and thus increasing advertising revenue. The first legs were originally scheduled to take place on April 28th and 29th, the second legs on May 5th and 6th, 2020. Like the quarter-finals, the semi-finals were now also played in one game; the games took place on August 18th and 19th, 2020. The first legs were originally scheduled to take place on April 7th and 8th, the second legs on April 14th and 15th, 2020. The quarter-finals were now played from August 12th to 15th, 2020. The first legs took place on February 18th and 19th and 25th and 26th, 2020, the second legs were scheduled for March 10th, 11th and 17th and 18th, 2020. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals was originally scheduled to take place in Nyon on March 20, 2020, but was initially postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.