The Champions League makes a welcome return on Tuesday evening and the first matchday of the group stage features a number of mouth-watering contests.
One comes at the Westfalenstadion where Bundesliga title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund take on the reigning champions of Spain Barcelona.
Both teams are stuffed with world class talents and we have combined them into an XI that would be pretty difficult to beat.
GOALKEEPER
Ter Stegen (Barcelona)
There isn't a great deal to choose between Barcelona's Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Dortmund's Roman Burki on the evidence of early season form.
DEFENDERS
Hakimi (Dortmund)
One player especially motivated to beat Barcelona on Tuesday night is Moroccan right-back Hakimi, who is on loan from their Clasico rivals Real Madrid.
Pique (Barcelona)
With over 100 appearances under his belt in the Champions League, there are few more experienced defenders out there in European football.
Hummels (Dortmund)
Another defender with vast experience of the Champions League, Hummels will hope to lead Dortmund to the business end of the competition during his second spell with the club.
Alba (Barcelona)
Still one of the world's most highly-regarded left-backs at the age of 30, Alba apparently continues to get better and better as the years roll by.
MIDFIELDERS
De Jong (Barcelona)
In such an attack-minded side, the midfield ballast would be provided by Barcelona's passer Frenkie de Jong as opposed to Dortmund's all-action Witsel.
Sancho (Dortmund)
A Dortmund player who genuinely wouldn't look out of place in the greatest of Barcelona sides on current form.
Reus (Dortmund)
Reus is someone who always seems to deliver something special on the big Champions League nights, he would be the one to unpick the Barcelona defence and send the wide men scampering away into space in this line-up.
FORWARDS
Messi (Barcelona)
Barcelona received an enormous boost on Monday when it was confirmed that their talisman Messi would be fit and available for the trip to Germany following his calf injury.
Alcacer (Dortmund)
Alcacer is in deadly form and gets the centre forward spot ahead of Luis Suarez.
Griezmann (Barcelona)
The French forward wins a place because of the bright start he's made to life at Barcelona and also the fact he can play on the left-side of a forward three.
DORTMUND VS BARCELONA COMBINED XI
