Who takes the penalties? Who can’t you afford to ignore? And who are the bargain signings that could make all the difference?


Atalanta
Big-name banker: Alejandro Gómez (MF, €6.5m)
Bargain signing: Berat Djimsiti (DF, €3.7m)
Secret weapon: Ruslan Malinovskiy (MF, €6.5m)
Penalty taker: Duván Zapata (FW, €8.4m)
Set-piece duty: Josip Iličić (MF, €6.2m)
Goalscoring defender: Robin Gosens (DF, €4.3m)

Atlético Madrid
Big-name banker: Álvaro Morata (FW, €9.4m)
Bargain signing: Renan Lodi (DF, €4.2m)
Secret weapon: Thomas (MF, €5.5m)
Penalty taker: João Félix (MF, €7.9m)
Set-piece duty: Kieran Trippier (DF, €6.5m)
Goalscoring defender: Felipe (DF, €5m)

Barcelona
Big-name banker: Marc-André ter Stegen (GK, €6.0m)
Bargain signing: Frenkie De Jong (MF, €6.0m)
Secret weapon: Ansu Fati (FW, €6.2m)
Penalty taker: Lionel Messi (FW, €11.5m)
Set-piece duty: Lionel Messi (FW, €11.5m)
Goalscoring defender: Clément Lenglet (DF, €5.5m)

Bayern
Big-name banker: Big-name banker: Robert Lewandowski (FW, €10.8m)
Bargain signing: Alphonso Davies (MF, €4.9m)
Secret weapon: Thomas Müller (FW, €9.0m)
Penalty taker: Robert Lewandowski (FW, €10.8m)
Set-piece duty: Robert Lewandowski (FW, €10.8m), David Alaba (DF, €5.9m)
Goalscoring defender: Joshua Kimmich (DF, €6.5m)

Chelsea
Big-name banker: Willian (MF, €7.0m)
Bargain signing: Fikayo Tomori (DF, €4.5m)
Secret weapon: Mateo Kovačić (MF, €6.0m)
Penalty taker: Jorginho (MF, €5.7m)
Set-piece duty: Willian (MF, €7.0m)
Goalscoring defender: César Azpilicueta (DF, €5.5m)

Dortmund
Big-name banker: Jadon Sancho (MF, €9.0m)
Bargain signing: Erling Braut Haaland (FW, €4.7m)
Secret weapon: Emre Can (MF, €5.5m)
Penalty taker: Marco Reus (MF, €9.2m)
Set-piece duty: Julian Brandt (MF, €7.5m), Marco Reus (MF, €9.2m)
Goalscoring defender: Achraf Hakimi (DF, € 5.8m)

Juventus
Big-name banker: Cristiano Ronaldo (FW, €11.5m)
Bargain signing: Rodrigo Bentancur (MF, €5.2m)
Secret weapon: Paulo Dybala (FW, €9.0m)
Penalty taker: Cristiano Ronaldo (FW, €11.5m)
Set-piece duty: Cristiano Ronaldo (FW, €11.5m), Paulo Dybala (FW, €9.0m), Miralem Pjanić (MF, €6.5m)
Goalscoring defender: Leonardo Bonucci (DF, €5.5m)


Leipzig
Big-name banker: Timo Werner (FW, €8.4m)
Bargain signing: Konrad Laimer (DF, €4.2m)
Secret weapon: Marcel Sabitzer (MF, €6.7m)
Penalty taker: Emil Forsberg (MF, €6.5m)
Set-piece duty: Marcel Halstenberg (DF, €4.3m)
Goalscoring defender: Konrad Laimer (DF, €4.2m)

Liverpool
Big-name banker: Sadio Mané (MF, €10.5m)
Bargain signing: Georginio Wijnaldum (MF, €6.4m)
Secret weapon: Takumi Minamino (FW, €7.1m)
Penalty taker: Mohamed Salah (MF, €11.1m)
Set-piece duty: Trent Alexander-Arnold (DF, €6.8m)
Goalscoring defender: Virgil van Dijk (DF, €6.5m)

Lyon
Big-name banker: Moussa Dembélé (FW, €8.0m)
Bargain signing: Rafael (DF, €4.5m)
Secret weapon: Karl Toko Ekambi (FW, €7.5m)
Penalty taker: Moussa Dembélé (FW, €8.0m)
Set-piece duty: Houssem Aouar (MF, €7.0m)
Goalscoring defender: Marcelo (DF, €4.9m)


Manchester City
Big-name banker: Sergio Agüero (FW, €10.5m)
Bargain signing: İlkay Gündoğan (MF, €6.1m)
Secret weapon: Riyad Mahrez (MF, €8.5m)
Penalty taker: Sergio Agüero (FW, €10.5m)
Set-piece duty: Kevin De Bruyne (MF, €10.4m)
Goalscoring defender: Aymeric Laporte (DF, €6.0m)

Napoli
Big-name banker: Dries Mertens (FW, €8.5m)
Bargain signing: Fabián Ruiz (MF, €5.5m)
Secret weapon: Hirving Lozano (MF, €7.5m)
Penalty taker: Lorenzo Insigne (FW, €7.9m)
Set-piece duty: Arkadiusz Milik (MF, €8.2m)
Goalscoring defender: Giovanni Di Lorenzo (DF, €5.0m)

Paris
Big-name banker: Kylian Mbappé (FW, €10.5m)
Bargain signing: Idrissa Gueye (MF, €4.8m)
Secret weapon: Marquinhos (DF, €6.0m)
Penalty taker: Neymar (FW, €11.4m)
Set-piece duty: Neymar (FW, €11.4m), Ángel Di María (MF, €8.6m)
Goalscoring defender: Juan Bernat (DF, €5.7m)

Real Madrid
Big-name banker: Karim Benzema (FW, €9.6m)
Bargain signing: Fede Valverde (MF, €5.4m)
Secret weapon: Dani Carvajal (DF, €6.0m)
Penalty taker: Sergio Ramos (DF, €6.6m)
Set-piece duty: Toni Kroos (MF, €6.6m)
Goalscoring defender: Sergio Ramos (DF, €6.6m)

Tottenham
Big-name banker: Heung-Min Son (MF, €9.7m)
Bargain signing: Japhet Tanganga (DF, €4.5m)
Secret weapon: Steven Bergwijn (MF, €6.5m)
Penalty taker: Heung-Min Son (MF, €9.7m)
Set-piece duty: Giovani Lo Celso (MF, €6.9m)
Goalscoring defender: Serge Aurier (DF, €5.1m)

Valencia
Big-name banker: Rodrigo (FW, €7.5m)
Bargain signing: Ferran Torres (MF, €5.9m)
Secret weapon: José Gayá (DF, €4.3m)
Penalty taker: Dani Parejo (MF, €5.0m)
Set-piece duty: Dani Parejo (MF, €5.0m)
Goalscoring defender: Gabriel (DF, €4.5m)