24) FC Schalke 04 – German side FC Schalke made it to the knockout stages last season, but they don’t seem to be any stronger and will still be reeling from the shellacking that was handed out to them by Real Madrid.
23) Shakhtar Donetsk – Ukrainian team Shakhtar are regular participants in the knockout stages of the competition, but the volatile political situation in the region has left a number of the club’s players unsettled in Donetsk.