We've got more teams and more games in the UEFA Champions League than ever before. The six-game, one league table group stage starts Tuesday and doesn't end until Jan. 29.
We've got plenty of ground to cover and then plenty of soccer to watch, so rather than waste your time with a long preamble, let's get down to it.
There are 36 teams in the Champions League's revamped group stage. I have ranked the teams from 36 through 1 based on how likely I think they are to win the Champions League. How do Aston Villa compare to Juventus? Brest to Girona? Barcelona to Liverpool?
Here's how the teams rate before the games begin.
