The European Cup was transformed into the Champions League in 1992, shifting its format to include several top clubs from Europe’s leading leagues, rather than just national champions. The inaugural tournament saw clubs like Sion of Switzerland and Slovan Bratislava participating, with mixed results in the knockout stages. Sion advanced to the second round before losing to Porto, while Lech Poznan and Slovan Bratislava also faced early exits, demonstrating the competitive nature of the new league format.
Sion qualified for the 1992/93 Champions League as champions of Switzerland and went on to make the second round. After a 7-2 aggregate win over Ukrainian side Tavriya Simferopol, Sion went out 6-2 to Porto over two legs in the last 16.
Lech Poznan beat Latvian side Skonto over two legs in the first round of the inaugural Champions League but were well beaten in the last 16 of the continental competition, going down 4-0 on aggregate to IFK Goteborg.
Slovan Bratislava qualified for the inaugural Champions League as winners of the old Czechoslovakian championship in 1991/92. They had a 4-1 aggregate win over Ferencvaros but lost to AC Milan in the last 16.
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