KICK-OFF
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A
BAYERN MUNICH
The in-form champions are going all out to keep their European title!
HOW THEY QUALIFIED 1st, Bundesliga
STADIUM Allianz Arena
CAPACITY 75,000
MANAGER Hans-Dieter Flick
UCL BEST FINISH Six-time winners
THREE FUN FACTS
Won the 2019-20 Champions League after winning all 11 games, scoring an unbelievable 43 goals!
Bayern smashed Barcelona 8-2 in an unforgettable quarter-final clash last season!
In the 2020 final, Kingsley Coman scored Bayern’s 500th UCL goal since the competition was created!
KEY MAN
ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI
He’s been on flames in the UCL and is 2020’s hottest striker!
ONE TO WATCH
ALPHONSO DAVIES
Rapid left-back who storms down the wing to cause mayhem!
SECRET WEAPON
JOSHUA ZIRKZEE
This kid is a threat from the bench, scoring four times last season!
ATLETICO MADRID
HOW THEY QUALIFIED 3rd, La Liga
STADIUM Wando Metropolitano
CAPACITY 68,456
MANAGER Diego Simeone
UCL BEST FINISH Runners-up
KEY MAN Jan Oblak
STRENGTH Well organised and work hard!
WEAKNESS Can struggle to score goals!
PREDICTED GROUP FINISH 2ND
RB SALZBURG
HOW THEY QUALIFIED 1st, Austrian Bundesliga
STADIUM Red Bull Arena
CAPACITY 31,895
MANAGER Jesse Marsch
UCL BEST FINISH Group stage
KEY MAN Patson Daka
STRENGTH They score lots of goals!
WEAKNESS Lack big-game experience!
PREDICTED GROUP FINISH 3RD
LOKOMOTIV MOSCOW
HOW THEY QUALIFIED 2nd, Russian Premier League
STADIUM RZD Arena
CAPACITY 27,320
MANAGER Marko Nikolic
UCL BEST FINISH Round of
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