Buzz Break: 2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League

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The box: 2021-22 Topps UEFA Champions League soccer cards
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of images.

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 192
Base set completion: 
163 of 200 (82 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Cristano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar Jr., Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham, Giovanni Reyna, Youssoufa Moukoko, Christian Pulisic, Edouard Mendy, Gareth Bale, Raheem Sterling, Robert Lewandowski, Joao Felix, Luis Suarez and others

Rookie Cards (36) – See all in the gallery.

Insert/SP cards: 29 (all in gallery below with some base)
1975-76 Footballers (5) – Luis Suarez, Sadio Mane, Matthijs de Ligt, Kai Havertz, Pierre Kalulu
Best Of The Best (1) – Hans Hateboer
Flags Of Foundation (3) – Kylian Mbappe, Ansu Fati, Nuno Mendes
Future Stars (4) – Jules Kounde, Curtis Jones, Pedri, Amad
Road to St. Petersburg (6) – Lionel Messi, Timo Werner, Youssoufa Moukoko, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Vini Jr., Thomas Muller
Starball Foil (8) – Charles de Ketelaere, Luka Modric, Sergio Ramos, Josip Stanisic, Liam Delap, Koke, Sergio Busquets, Edinson Cavani
Yellow Foilboard (1) – Lautaro Martinez (/250)
Icy Blue Foilboard (1) – Alejandro Balde (/99)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This wasn't quite as stacked of a box as my first for this one for the parallels -- and no rarer photo variation this time -- but it was otherwise stacked with the same assortment of inserts and also full of stars and Rookie Cards, which is about all one can ask for from a flagship-style set. ... There are autos to be found here with the easiest starting at one in 190 packs and all of the inserts are deeply paralleled with stuff like printing plates in there, too. Buzz isn't a huge soccer fan -- probably not even qualified to be called a newb -- but the mix here worked out pretty well once again with all of the inserts and how the parallels popped out from the others. (One concern was identifying the color parallels on foilboard ... still a pain.) This flagship break was a lot more fun than MLB flagship this year as it's got plenty of stuff to find and not just one insert (or less) per pack. One oddity to watch for? Some teams' base cards are missing the Topps logo ... in fact, it's consistently missing on a few. I doubt it's an error that was corrected ... or maybe it's some quirk with the teams? It's one detail of many that makes this one interesting and the card backs are pretty solid, too. All in all, I liked it again, and that's not that easy for boxes than can often run hitless.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B+

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