England hero Paul Scholes reveals his surprise choice to win the Champions League | Football

Paul Scholes singled out one team that he thought could upset and win Champions League this season.

In the early stages of the new competition league format, this Premier League clubs that have shown their quality.

Both Aston Villa and Liverpool have won their first three games, while Manchester City are in third place with two wins and one draw.

However, there is already a huge fight for the first eight places, which will automatically ensure safe passage to the playoffs.

Reigning champions Real Madrid have everything to make up for after a shock 1-0 defeat to Lille in gameweek two, but it is arch-rivals Barcelona that Scholes believes can cause a stir after an impressive start to the season.

“I think Barcelona can be dangerous,” the former United midfielder told The Overlap. Sky Beth.

Under the new tutelage of Hansi Flick, the Catalan giants sit top of La Liga by a whopping nine points. beat Real Madrid 4-0 in El Classico last month.

And despite a surprise 2-1 defeat to Monaco in the first leg of the Champions League, a convincing 4-1 win over Bayern Munich last time out was a marker for other teams.

“They’ve been away from the scene for a while, but I watched them last week against Bayern Munich and thought, ‘Wow,’” added Scholes.

“I haven’t seen this in Barcelona teams for a long time. They are a very young team, but they look back to the team you associate Barça with.

Meanwhile, Jamie Carragher fears that despite a slow start, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are still favorites to add another Champions League to their remarkable trophy cabinet.

“You know what Real Madrid are going to do with this new format of the Champions League,” he began. “They will slip through this qualifying round by a thread and then end up winning it all. What a club.

Barcelona will look to continue their impressive performance on the continent on Wednesday when they travel to face Red Star Belgrade.

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