4. Juventus
While most of Europe’s premier sides spent their summers securing marquee signings, the Italian champions were busy identifying weaknesses and plugging the gaps in last year’s side – specifically bringing in the forward talent of Carlos Tevez from Manchester City and Fernando Llorente from Athletic Bilbao.

Arturo Vidal (R) of Juventus FC celebrates his goal with team-mate Paul Pogba (L) during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale Milano and Juventus FC at San Siro Stadium
Last season, Antonio Conte’s side struggled to find regular goals in Europe, a problem that looks less of an issue this year. What Juventus definitely do possess is a midfield to rival any other and a defence that conceded only 24 goals in all of Serie A last season.
Aturo Vidal could also be, possibly the best all-round midfielder in the world right now and despite his age, Andrea Pirlo continues to pick apart teams with his vision and passing from deep.