 GENEVA (AP) — Back in the Champions League after a 25-year gap, Ferencváros aims to revive its even longer European history while facing Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
There was a time when the Hungarian champion beat Juventus in a European final and its star forward won the Ballon d’Or as the continent’s best player.
When the club last reached a European final — eliminating Liverpool on the way in the 1974-75 Cup Winners' Cup — it lost to Dynamo Kyiv, where current Ferencváros coach Serhiy Rebrov is remembered as one its greats.
So it is fitting that on Tuesday Ferencváros returns to the Champions League for the first time since 1995, and after four qualifying rounds since mid-August, in a group with Juventus and Dynamo.
The adventure starts away to Barcelona for the team from Budapest ranked No.
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