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Barça win gives Brazil its 35th European champion by rafaelmaranhao

Thirty-five winners, Twenty-three players on the winning side in the final match. No other non-European country has ever had so many European champions. In fact, just eight European countries have a longer list of Champions League & Champions Cup winning players than Brazil. FC Barcelona right back Daniel Alves became the 35^th Brazilian to include the title in his CV and left back Sylvinho is the 23^rd to take part in the winning team after the 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Rome.

Sylvinho had already won the Champions League with Barcelona as an unused substitute in the 2006 final against Arsenal in Paris. Daniel Alves has played his first season at Barça and is already part of an unprecedent treble (Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey). He was not in action in the  final against Manchester United after picking up a second yellow card in the semifinal against Chelsea.

“I hope this was the last time I had to watch it as a supporter. You suffer much more than as a player on the pitch,” said Daniel after the match, with a big smile on his face and the Champions League trophy in his hands.

The first Brazilian to be European champion was right winger Canário (Darcy Silveira dos Santos) with Real Madrid in 1960. He was also the first Brazilian player to take part in the final, setting up Real Madrid two first goals in the 7-3 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt. World Cup legend Didi was also a member of Real Madrid that season but he did not play any match in the Champions Cup and therefore is not included in the list of 35 winners below. Onlyplayers who took part in at least one match in the winning campaign are listed.

European winners (athletes who took part in the final marked with*):

Roberto Carlos: 3 (1998*, 2000* and 2002*, Real Madrid)

Sávio: 3 (1998 (unused sub in the final), 2000* and 2002, Real Madrid)

Deco: 2 (2004*, FC Porto, and 2006*, FC Barcelona; Portuguese international)

Dida: 2 (2003* and 2007*, AC Milan)

Jair da Costa: 2 (1964* and 1965*, Internazionale)

Serginho: 2 (2003 (unused sub in the final) and 2007*, AC Milan)

Sylvinho: 2 (2006 (unused sub in the final) and 2009*, FC Barcelona)

Anderson: 1 (2008*, Manchester United)

Belletti: 1 (2006*, FC Barcelona)

Bruno Moraes: 1 (2004, FC Porto)

Cafu: 1 (2007 (unused sub in the final), AC Milan)

Canário: 1 (1960*, Real Madrid)

Carlos Alberto: 1 (2004*, FC Porto)

Celso: 1 (1987*, FC Porto)

Daniel Alves: 1 (2009 (suspended for the final), FC Barcelona)

Derlei: 1 (2004*, FC Porto)

Dino Sani: 1 (1963*, AC Milan)

Edmílson: 1 (2006*, FC Barcelona)

Elói: 1 (1987, FC Porto)

Flávio Conceição: 1 (2002*, Real Madrid)

Giovane Elber: 1 (2001*, Bayern Munchen)

José Altafini (Mazola): 1 (1963*, AC Milan; also Italian international)

Juary: 1 (1987*, FC Porto)

Júlio César (Júlio César da Silva): 1 (1997, Borussia Dortmund)

Júlio César (Júlio César Santos Correa): 1 (2000, Real Madrid)

Kaká: 1 (2007*, AC Milan)

Paulo Ricardo: 1 (1987, FC Porto)

Paulo Sérgio: 1 (2001*, Bayern Munchen)

Ricardo Oliveira: 1 (2007, AC Milan)

Rivaldo: 1 (2003 (unused sub in the final), AC Milan)

Ronaldinho: 1 (2006*, FC Barcelona)

Roque Júnior: 1 (2003*, AC Milan)

Thiago Motta: 1 (2006 (unused sub in the final), FC Barcelona)

Walter Casagrande: 1 (1987 (unused sub in the final), FC Porto)

Zé Roberto: 1 (1998, Real Madrid)