UEFA Champions League bold predictions: Juventus reach the semis, Riyad Mahrez stars as Man City win it all

The Champions League returns on Tuesday with favorites Manchester City among the storylines to keep an eye out for

The Champions League is back on Paramount+ and now it's time for the drama to really kick off. Here are three storylines that I'll be keeping an eye on during the coming weeks:

It is the great cliche of the Champions League knockout draw that ties cast in one light in December can look remarkably different a few months later. That is not quite true of Juventus' clash with Villarreal, which seemed likely to be a tight battle in late 2021 and is equally fiddly to predict a few months later. What has changed is how the winner of that round of 16 match would be viewed by those around them.