The first four Champions League groups conclude on Tuesday with Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus and Bayern hoping to advance to the knockout phase.

Real Madrid and AC Milan have 16 Champions League titles between them but both have work to do on Wednesday to advance in this season’s competition.

A double from Alex Pato saw AC Milan win the battle of the European giants on Wednesday as they beat Real Madrid 3-2 in their Champions League match.

A global recession has most football clubs tightening their purse strings, but Real Madrid don’t seem to care.

Real Madrid say they have finally wrapped up their mega pre-season spending spree with the transfer of Xabi Alonso from Liverpool.