The Champions League is back under a brand new format - and the reigning champions are in action again some 108 days after madridismo celebrated La , alongside Mbappé, who has hit three in the team's last two games.

Stuttgart
The German outfit finished second in the Bundesliga last season. They come into the clash off the back of a 3-1 win over Mönchengladbach on Saturday, their first victory of the season following a draw with Mainz at home (3-3) and defeat to Freiburg (3-1). The Santiago Bernabéu clash will be their sixth of the season in total, counting the German Super Cup penalty defeat (2-2) and the first round Cup win over Preussen Munster (0-5). Ermedin Demirovic, a new signing from Augsburg, is their leading marksman with four goals to his name.