After a season in which clubs have – like the rest of the world – battled with a pandemic, and 12 of them attempted to form a breakaway league, European football has some major hurdles to overcome.

On 8 June, eyes will turn forward as the preliminary-round draw is made for the 2021-22 Champions League.

Three of the Champions League’s most illustrious names – Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus – are facing expulsion from the competition and even