England hero Paul Scholes reveals his surprise pick to win the Champions League

Ben FlemingPublished Nov 5, 2024, 2:38pm|Updated Nov 5, 2024, 2:39pm

Paul Scholes has earmarked 1 squad that helium believes could origin an upset and triumph the Champions League this season.

In the aboriginal stages of the competition’s caller league format, it is the Premier League clubs who person shown their quality.

Both Aston Villa and Liverpool person won their opening 3 games, portion Manchester City beryllium successful 3rd spot with 2 wins and 1 gully truthful far.

However, determination is simply a immense conflict already underway for the top-eight spots which would unafraid harmless transition automatically done to the knockout stages.

Defending champions Real Madrid person crushed to drawback up having fell to a daze 1-0 decision against Lille successful gameweek 2 but it is their arch-rivals Barcelona who Scholes reckons could origin a disturbance aft their awesome commencement to the season.

‘I deliberation Barcelona could beryllium dangerous,’ the erstwhile United midfielder said connected The Overlap with Sky Bet.

Under the caller tutelage of Hansi Flick, the Catalan giants person taken a mammoth nine-point pb astatine the apical of La Liga having thumped Real 4-0 successful El Classico past month.

And contempt suffering a astonishment 2-1 decision to Monaco successful their opening Champions League fixture, an emphatic 4-1 triumph implicit Bayern Munich past clip retired laid down a marker for different teams.

‘They’ve been disconnected the country for a small portion but I watched them against Bayern Munich the different week and thought, “Wow”,’ Scholes added.

‘I’ve not seen that successful a Barcelona squad for a agelong time. They are a precise young squad but they look backmost to the broadside you subordinate Barca with.’

Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, fears that contempt a dilatory start, Carlo Ancelotti’s broadside inactive stay the favourites to adhd different Champions League to their singular trophy cabinet.

‘You cognize what Real Madrid are going to bash with this caller Champions League format,’ helium began. ‘They’re going to sneak done that qualifying circular by the tegument of their teeth and past they’ll extremity up going connected to triumph it all. What a club.’

Barcelona volition look to proceed their awesome tally connected the continent connected Wednesday erstwhile they question to look Red Star Belgrade.

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