The 2015-2016 Champions League is upon us, with the play-off round ready to begin next week. With that in mind, here are this year’s top 15 teams in Europe’s premier club competition.
HONORABLE MENTION: Borussia Monchengladbach, FC Porto, Valencia
15. Lyon
2nd place, Ligue 1
Adding Manchester United’s Rafael at right back and Guingamp’s Claudio Beauvue are both shrewd moves, but Lyon’s biggest transfer success this season was retaining their bevy of valued assets.