Champions League draw in full Group E: Barcelona

The reigning Champions will go into this year’s competition as the favourites to become the first team to ever successfully defend their crown in the Champions League era, and four titles to their name in the last nine years make them undoubtedly the most dominant European force of the last decade. With new signings Arda Turan and Alex Vidal unable to play until a transfer ban is lifted in January, and the high-profile loss of Pedro to Chelsea, their squad is arguably weaker than last season’s, but anyone hoping to beat them to the crown this time round will still have to find a way to stop the brilliant Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez trio.

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