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BAYERN MUNICH Country: Germany Stadium: Allianz Arena Manager: Hansi Flick Last Season in CL: Winner ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI Striker Lewandowski loves the Champions League! The 32-year-old scored in every game en route to last year’s final, picking up 15 goals and six assists, as well as the trophy he’d been after for so long. Hero! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! LEROY SANE Winger Just when you thought they couldn’t get any better… Bayern signed Sane from Man. City for £55 million this summer! 500 Bayern are the third side in Champions League history to hit the 500-goal mark! DID YOU KNOW? Bayern became the first side to win every match in a Champions League campaign in 2019-20! VERDICT! MATCH reckons the reigning champions will have no problem finishing…

LIVERPOOL Country: England Stadium: Anfield Manager: Jurgen Klopp Last Season in CL: Round of 16 MOHAMED SALAH Forward The tricky Egypt hero is Liverpool’s second highest CL goalscorer behind Steven Gerrard! He became the fifth African player to score in a European final when The Reds lifted the trophy in 2018-19! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! THIAGO Midfielder Having already lifted the trophy with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Thiago will be looking to make it a hat-trick! 1 Last season’s defeat to Atletico saw them knocked out in the last 16 for the first time since 2006! DID YOU KNOW? Liverpool have won six European Cups – that’s twice as many as any other English team! VERDICT! There are some good footballing teams in this group, but…

B. DORTMUND Country: Germany Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Manager: Lucien Favre Last Season in CL: Round Of 16 JADON SANCHO Winger Everyone thought Sancho would be a Premier League player this summer, but he’s got another season balling for Dortmund! He got four goals and assists combined in seven Champo League matches last season! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! ERLING HAALAND Striker The 20-year-old has got off to a flying start this season! He scored four goals in his first three league games of 2020-21! 1 Dortmund have lifted the CL once in the club’s history! They won 3-1 v Juventus in 1997! DID YOU KNOW? Ex-Birmingham CM Jude Bellingham could make his CL debut in this year’s tournament! VERDICT! Dortmund have got some awesome attacking options,…

REAL MADRID Country: Spain Stadium: Bernabeu Manager: Zinedine Zidane Last Season in CL: Round of 16 KARIM BENZEMA Striker You’d expect big-money signing Eden Hazard to be Real Madrid’s main man, but his lack of form puts more pressure on striker Benzema! The veteran striker was the club’s top scorer in all comps last season! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! VINICIUS JUNIOR Winger Vinicius Junior is the kind of player that every fan wants in their team! He loves skinning defenders and creating chances! 23 They’re on a record run of 23 seasons advancing from the group stage! DID YOU KNOW? Benzema has scored five goals in his last six-matches in the CL knockout stages! VERDICT! Although they didn’t do as well as they would’ve liked in…

CHELSEA Country: England Stadium: Stamford Bridge Manager: Frank Lampard Last Season in CL: Round of 16 TIMO WERNER Striker Chelsea’s £45 million signing has made a slow start to life in England, but might feel more at home in this competition! He netted four goals in the Champions League for RB Leipzig in 2019-20, and got two assists! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! KAI HAVERTZ Midfielder The 21-year-old already has Champions League experience with Leverkusen, but hasn’t scored or assisted in the CL yet! 7 They conceded seven goals in a two-legged European tie for the first time ever v Bayern last season! DID YOU KNOW? Tammy Abraham is the second-youngest player to score a CL knockout goal for The Blues! VERDICT! There’s massive pressure on Frank…

BARCELONA Country: Spain Stadium: Nou Camp Manager: Ronald Koeman Last Season in CL: Quarter-finals LIONEL MESSI Forward With best mate Luis Suarez leaving the club, Leo could find himself taking up a more central role this season as a false nine. He’s determined to have a good campaign after last summer’s drama! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! ANSU FATI Winger One player who’s been compared to Messi loads is 17-year-old wonderkid Fati. He’s got bags of wicked tekkers! 1946 Last season’s humiliation v Bayern was the first time Barca had conceded eight goals in a game since 1946! DID YOU KNOW? Gerard Pique has played 116 CLmatches – four for Man. United and 112 for Barcelona! VERDICT! Barca’s chances in this year’s competition have been massively boosted…

Saturday, 3pm The first El Clasico of the season is already here – and we can’t wait! Last season’s games were pretty dull, with Barcelona failing to score a single goal in two matches against Thibaut Courtois. We can’t imagine them firing another blank at the Nou Camp this season – the likes of Fati and Messi have been on flames so far this campaign! Saturday, 5.30pm If you don’t fancy watching Man. United v Chelsea, there’s another huge European rivalry taking place at the same time – the Revierderby! Dortmund and Schalke are two local rivals who really don’t get on, with sendings off and crunch challenges really common. It’s also another excuse to see the likes of Sancho and Haaland play! Saturday, 5.30pm The standout Premier League match…

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HARRY KANE Tottenham Kane is already Spurs’ all-time top goalscorer in European competition, so he’s a fave for the award! JAMIE VARDY Leicester Last season’s Prem Golden Boot winner is always a threat, and is on flames right now! GERARD MORENO Villarreal The Spain striker was the third-highest scorer in La Liga last season, and is a real deadly finisher! EDIN DZEKO Roma He was almost playing CL footy this season, but his move to Juventus fell through last minute! PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG Arsenal Auba is one strike away from reaching 20 goals in the Europa League, and has sick EL experience! ODSONNE EDOUARD Celtic The Bhoys have loads of firepower now with Edouard and Albian Ajeti busting nets for fun! ALFREDO MORELOS Rangers Only Romelu Lukaku and Bruno Fernandes scored…

MAN. CITY Country: England Stadium: Etihad Stadium Manager: Pep Guardiola Last Season in CL: Quarter-finals KEVIN DE BRUYNE Midfielder KDB fended off tough competition from Thomas Muller and Thiago to win the Champions League Midfielder Of The Season award for 2019-20! He was Europe’s top assist provider last season and will be City’s main man! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! RUBENDIAS Defender It’ll be interesting to see whether their big-money CB can form a solid partnership alongside Aymeric Laporte in defence! 34 Sergio Aguero is City’s all-time top goalscorer in the CL with 34 net-busters! DID YOU KNOW? Fernandinho has made more appearances in the CL for Man. City than any other player! VERDICT! We reckon The Citizens will be delighted with this year’s draw! They’ve avoided…

JAMES FACTPACK! Club: Chelsea Country: England Age: 20 Position: Full-back Boots: Nike Mercurial Did You Know? He equalised in the crazy 4-4 draw with Ajax last year! SUAREZ FACTPACK! Club: Atletico Madrid Country: Uruguay Age: 33 Position: Striker Boots: Puma Future Did You Know? He left Barca as their second highest CL scorer! RAMSEY FACTPACK! Club: Juventus Country:Wales Age: 29 Position: Midfielder Boots: adidas Nemeziz Did You Know? Ramsey’s firstever Arsenal goal came in the CL! VIDAL FACTPACK! Club: Inter Country: Chile Age: 33 Position: Midfielder Boots: Nike Mercurial Did You Know? He was in the Juve team that made the 2015 CL final! SANE FACTPACK! Club: Bayern Munich Country: Germany Age: 24 Position:Winger Boots: Nike Mercurial Did You Know? He’s scored in the CL for both Schalke and Man.…

MAN. UNITED Country: England Stadium: Old Trafford Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Last Season in CL: N/A BRUNO FERNANDES Midfielder Fernandes has been a real revelation at Old Trafford since arriving from Sporting for £47 million in January! He’s got the ability to create chances against the toughest defences, and they’ll need that! LAST 10 SEASONS! STRONGEST LINE-UP ONE TO WATCH! MASON GREENWOOD Forward The 19-year-old burst onto the scene last season, and scored five net-busters in the Europa League in 2019-20. Sick! 7 United’s record CL win came in 2007 as they beat Roma 7-1 in the second leg of their quarter-final! DID YOU KNOW? United haven’t won this competition since they beat PL rivals Chelsea on penalties in 2008! VERDICT! We’re buzzing that The Red Devils are back in…

Raheem Sterling got a hat-trick at the London Stadium last season! MATCH SAYS 1-4 YOU SAY These teams were involved in a controversial match in 2018-19! MATCH SAYS 2-3 YOU SAY We think The Cottagers could nick their first home win of the season! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY We were torn between picking a winner, so we’ve sat on the fenc MATCH SAYS 2-2 YOU SAY The Foxes are on a three-game unbeaten run v Arsenal in the PL! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY Four of their last six head-to-heads have ended as 3-1! Not this time… MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY Liverpool didn’t concede a goal in either of their games last season! MATCH SAYS 3-0 YOU SAY Danny Ings has bagged four goals in five games against…