Europe’s most unpredictable, star-studded club competition is back. Three months, dozens of league games and one World Cup later, the UEFA Champions League will return to television sets around the globe Tuesday, with a round of 16 that lacks a singular favorite.
The first round of last year’s knockout stage saw giants like Juventus and Real Madrid fall in upsets. This year’s still leaves plenty of questions to be answered after a particularly wild group stage that saw the likes of Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Juve go home empty-handed.
Is this the year domestic powers like Manchester City and Paris Saint-German finally break through? Could Napoli or Benfica make a shock run? Can any English team return to glory? Here’s a look at how the last 16 stacks up before things kick off Tuesday.
