UEFA Champions League 2013-14: A Player to Watch from Every Team
The UEFA Champions League threw up some outstanding matches in 2012-13, and in the end Bayern Munich were left standing alone, lifting their fifth European crown at Wembley.
This season, the 59th edition of Europe’s premier club competition sees the road head to Lisbon and the Estadio da Luz, and the 32 teams who will kick off the competition proper on September 17 are packed full of quality.
With that being said, here’s a look at one player to keep an eye on from each team—some familiar names and regular Champions League stars, others less well known ahead of the 2013-14 UEFA Champions League.
Group and Player Previews:
Man United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayer Leverkusen, Real Sociedad
Real Madrid, Juventus, Galatasaray, FC Copenhagen
PSG, Benfica, Olympiacos, Anderlecht
Bayern Munich, Man City, CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen
Chelsea, Schalke, Basel, Steaua Buchaerst
Dortmund, Arsenal, Napoli, Marseille
Atletico Madrid, FC Porto, Zenit St Peters, Austria Vienna
Barcelona, AC Milan, Ajax, Celtic