2) Bayern Munich
An outstanding squad of players, Bayern Munich will be under big pressure in this competition after sweeping Europe aside with their superb treble win in 2012/13. Pep Guardiola’s achievements in this tournament with Barcelona also mean the spotlight is on him as he looks to repeat the feat with this excellent team. Defeat to Manchester City this week will have come as a disappointment, but Bayern will surely be semi-finalists again as they simply look so strong in every department in comparison to most of their rivals, though they need to do better than they did as they were thrashed by Real Madrid in the last four last term.