Griezmann, Joao Felix, Hazard, and De Ligt .. the cracks of the new Champions – Prensa Libre

The quartet, until this season also of big clubs, have changed sides to intensify their chances of enlarging their record with the most reputable title in the world at club level.

Griezmann played for Atlético Madrid until last June. He came to play a final, in Milan, which ended up conquering Real Madrid in the penalty kick. Barcelona has made one of the biggest disbursements of the season to take on the Gallic player, 120 million, and be able to bury the drought that drags in this competition.

However, the expense made by Atlético Madrid has been higher than to replace Griezmann has paid Benfica 126 for Joao Felix. The Portuguese pearl, which premiered last year in the Champions League with the Lisbon club, undertakes its second experience in the tournament in search of higher levels.

It will be a new attempt by Diego Pablo Simeone's team, who came to play two finals in a row, was frustrated in the previous season when his venue was the scene of the final and that he assimilantly assimilates his status as a candidate.

The Belgian Eden Hazard is the reference of Real Madrid. The white set arrived as soon as the market opened, with the matter more than resolved long ago and for € 100 million. The best player of the last edition of the Europa League that won with Chelsea, undertakes the race for a title that his medal winners lack.

Real Madrid is the eternal aspirant to success. Holder of thirteen titles and champion in four of the last six editions he has invested more than 300 million in propping up a squad without great news and sustained in the group that conquered the Old Continent.

The Dutch central Matthijs de Ligt was another sensation of the summer. Protagonist of one of the most complex transactions on the market, intended by Barcelona and Juventus, he ended up in the Italian champion for € 85.5 million, an amount not insignificant in a defense.

The former Ajax player is part of the relationship of incorporation of Juventus, which has between eyebrow and eyebrow competition and has underpinned in a good way and organization an already powerful squad.

However, none of these teams has revitalized its workforce the most. It is the Galatasaray, rival of Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain and the Bruges Club in the group stage that has converted their squad from top to bottom.

The whole of Istanbul has made up to fourteen incorporations. Some are reputable reinforcements. Like the Dutch Ryan Babel, Emre Mor, Steven N’Zonzi, Florin Andone and, above all, the Colombian Radamel Falcao, who arrived at the Galatasaray at the last minute of the market and without signing costs.

The current champion, Liverpool, is another of those who has barely executed touch-ups in the successful squad that ended last year's success. The reds have incorporated Harvey Elliott, Fulham, Sepp van den Berg, the Dutch Zwolle and Spanish goalkeeper Adrián San Miguel.

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