The Champions League: All 36 teams ranked and reviewed

“It is just 90 days since Paris Saint-Germain claimed their first Champions League with a 5-0 thrashing of Inter… and now the draw for the 2025-26 edition is upon us. Plenty has changed in the interim. Managers have come and gone, hundreds of millions have been spent (and that’s just at Liverpool) and Chelsea have somehow become world champions despite not even being part of Europe’s elite competition last season. So, with the Champions League line-up for this year’s tournament now complete ahead of today’s draw in Nyon, how do we assess each of them? This is our definitive — but also entirely subjective, and extremely debatable — ranking. ….”
NY Times/The Athletic