Soccer: Champions League Group G

 Monaco head up Group G...

Monaco

Last season’s fairytale story, Monaco blasted their way to the semi-finals in 2016-17.

The French champions may not be able to produce similar, largely thanks to the the loss of key players, notably Benjamin Mendy, Bernardo Silva and Tiemoue Bakayoko. At least Kylian Mbappe remains, for now.

Porto

The Portuguese side were dumped out in the round of 16 last term by Juventus, and - like Benfica - have again lost key men, notably Andre Silva.

A new manager, Sergio Conceicao, has arrived, having done remarkable work with Nantes last term and will hope his methods translate to the Dragao.

Besiktas

Senol Gunes led Besiktas to glory in the league last term and they’ve been emphatic with their summer signings.

Pepe, Gary Medel and Alvaro Negredo have all joined but are do the Black Eagles have the necessary quality to get into the last 16.

RB Leipzig

The German upstarts enjoyed a magnificent maiden season in the Bundesliga, and have held on to their key players during the summer.

Now, can the likes of Timo Werner and Naby Keita do the business against the European elite; certainly, they’ll go without fear.