The road to Madrid has begun with the league phase having reached its midway point - but which teams are currently looking in the best shape to go on and lift the European Cup?
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has praised Julian Alvarez after the Argentine forward ended his six-month goal drought to rescue a battling Champions League draw at Stuttgart on Tuesday. The Spanish visitors recovered from a first-half deficit before holding firm with ten men to claim a vital point in Germany.