Champions League soccer is back on Wednesday as the league phase kicks off. Teams around Europe will look for a chance to knock Paris Saint-Germain off their perch, but after a wild transfer window and with managerial shifts, plenty has changed with clubs around the world since last season came to a close. For some, like Atletico Madrid, things have even changed since the Club World Cup ended during the summer, leading to what has been a stop-and-go preseason which has impacted the start of the campaign.

Looking to the league phase kicking off, who are some of the teams who may be better or worse than when they ended their campaigns.

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