The matches will span from the 28th April until the final on the 3rd May at 7PM BST.
The teams featuring in this prestigious event following their qualification for the finals in February are Inter Movistar, Barça, Kairat Almaty and Sporting who are more prominent within this competition as they share 11 out of the 19 titles that have been up for grabs since the tournament's establishment in 2002.
Additionally, Benfica, Dobovec, KPRF and Ugra Yugorsk will play in this season's edition of the Futsal UCL.
The Champions League for this unique sport is significantly less renowned to the world while its football counterpart, founded in 1955, is one of the biggest and most memorable occurrences to fans each year.
European Futsal competition has just set off comparatively but has brought brilliant success to clubs and their fans as futsal becomes more appreciated by the UEFA organisation.
Spain have been the formidable country, producing impeccable teams and individuals as El Pozo have missed out to Barça and Movistar throughout the years who have participated in 12 out of the 19 finales.
Barcelona celebrating their 3rd Futsal UCL cup win last year. FC Barcelona.com
But, the unprecedented sporting success of Kazakstan has emerged through futsal as now European giant Kairat Almaty, based in the largest city of the country, have won 2 titles in which the most notable victory was against Barcelona in 2015.
It is a more realistic setting for this years finals in Zadar where the health situation remains stable and approved to host compared to the dismal event last year in the contemporary climate.
Speaking on the UEFA Documentary: A year Under Covid-19, Senior Futsal Competitions Manager Laurent Morel said, "We became experts on ventilation and adapted protocols made for football also to futsal."
He also shared an anecdote about the nature and unbelievable prospects that occur in futsal, "Those amateur clubs that have been thrown into travels into Europe to compete, found resources to overcome challenges. A Northern Irish club from Belfast, with Northern Ireland 48th in the rankings and Ukraine (opponents nation) 10th so the result was 28-1 and the guy who scored the goal was so emotional."
Futsal is an unbelievable community sport and we get the privilege in the UK to witness these teams fighting to the death at the grandest stage of them all in this short 5-day period for the coveted triumph.
Tournament Preview:
The tournament finals will be played between the 28th April and the final on Monday the 3rd of May at 7PM BST.
All coverage in the UK will be on BT Sport. Every Futsal UCL game will be showcased including the live final from 7-9pm in the UK on the BT Sport 2 channel.
It will take place in the Croatian City of Zadar and my prediction is yet another final between Spanish sides Inter Movistar and Barça this season however on this meeting I think Barcelona will ultimately prevail as the best in Europe.
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