Champions League play is returning as teams will do their best to unseat defending champions Real Madrid this season. In the switch to the league phase format, gone are individual groups and teams playing standard home and away fixtures but the unbalanced fixture set will provide some non-traditional powers with a chance to make it deeper in the competition than in seasons past.

Manchester City or Real Madrid? TNT Sports experts Joe Cole and Peter Crouch predict who will win the 2024/25 edition of the UEFA Champions League.

Join Taha Hashim for live updates from a big night of action at the Bernabéu and Old Trafford, albeit in different competitions