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Winning the European Cup wasn't half the challenge that winning the Champions League is. People forget but the European Cup frequently only got remotely interesting at the quarter final stage. I'd have to concede your second point though, six in nine is indeed remarkable.
Don't strictly agree.
You don't even have to win your country's league first to win the Champions League.
While I admit it took fewer matches to win the European Cup, you had to win your domestic league first. Under the old European Cup qualification rules, Manchester United wouldn't have been able to win it in 1999.