The Most Important Player for Every Champions League Side
The 2014-15 UEFA Champions League campaign kicks off in earnest on Tuesday, September 16, when the group-phase matches are played out in cities such as Turin, Madrid, Liverpool and Dortmund.
With that in mind, we're taking a look at each of the 32 group-stage teams in turn and identifying their most important player—not always necessarily the best, but the key performer who can make the team function at and above their potential. In other words, the one who can really help each side achieve their objectives in the competition.
Group opposition, team style of play and realistic aims for the Champions League have all been taken into account to select the player in question for each club.