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Although the club could not retain the title the following year, Shearer again ended the ( now 38-game ) season as Premier League top scorer, with 31 goals in 35 games, as Blackburn finished seventh in the league.

The previous season's first-place finish also saw the club enter the Champions League.

Shearer's only goal in six full Champions League games was a penalty in a 4 – 1 victory against Rosenborg in the final fixture and Blackburn finished third in their group, failing to progress to the next stage.