6 of the best: Contenders to Bayern Munich's European crown

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.