Champions League bracket
Definition
A visual diagram or chart outlining the knockout-stage matchups and progression paths in the UEFA Champions League, Europe's premier club football tournament.
The tournament fixture structure for the Champions League playoffs, notorious for dramatic draws, powerhouse clashes, and fan-fueled prediction pools.
Examples
The Champions League bracket dropped like a mic, handing my dark horse team a golden path to glory—fingers crossed it doesn't jinx them.
Analysts spent hours debating the Champions League bracket, only for one shock upset to render their spreadsheets hilariously obsolete.
I filled out three versions of the Champions League bracket, but my overconfidence in the underdogs turned me into a meme factory.
This year's Champions League bracket is a soap opera waiting to happen, with rivals drawn together faster than you can say 'revenge match'.