As the Champions League group stages kick off, Goal takes a look at how the participants have fared in their last five fixtures
Getty Images32Roma | 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats
Roma's start to the season has been far from straight forward. Despite an opening-day victory against Torino, the capital club have failed to pick up a victory in their other three Serie A fixtures, losing 2-1 against AC Milan in their previous away game. Roma also went down to Serie B side Benevento in a friendly game during the recent international break.
A trip to Real Madrid to start their Champions League campaign will be an enormous challenge, though their exploits against Barcelona in the competition last season may give them hope.
AdvertisementGetty Images31Monaco | 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats
Monaco find themselves just a point outside the bottom two in the Ligue 1 table after five games and without a win in their last four.
Radamel Falcao and Co. have been grouped with Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid, who visit on Tuesday, and face a tough task to turn their fortunes around in the next game.
Getty Images30Inter | 1 win, 2 draws, 2 defeats
Tipped as Juventus' main contenders in Serie A, Inter have struggled to live up to expectations thus far in Italy after a busy summer of transfers.
Defeats to Torino and Parma have left them in the lower reaches of the table, and with Barcelona, Tottenham and PSV to come in the Champions League, Luciano Spalletti needs to find a winning formula quickly.
Getty29Valencia | 1 win, 3 draws, 1 defeat
Valencia's only victory this season came in a friendly against second-division CD Alcoyano, highlighting the club's struggles so far this season.
Though they finished fourth last season, Valencia have managed three draws and a defeat in their opening four Liga outings, with a 1-1 draw at home to Atletico Madrid a rather unremarkable standout result.
Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Spain is the stuff of nightmares for the Liga outfit, with the Juventus forward finally opening his account for his new club at the weekend.