However, Liverpool this season is not favored.

In Monday morning's edition of the Mirror, they organised a group of contributors to make their own predictions, with the names of four favourites named – Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan, with the Blues being the favourites the most.

Wu Sanshi finished reading all the content with relish.

Anthony Clavani: I think Chelsea will win the Champions League because of two words: Carlo Ancelotti. He's a European champion and has just gotten a tough squad with Essien and the return of Joe Cole, Chelsea will be even more formidable, while Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are one of the best strikers in Europe.

Oliver Holt: Chelsea win the title. They didn't lose any of their main players in the summer and Carlo Ancelotti showed good signs in the early days of his tenure, as they were so close before and then missed, so they were more hungry than anyone else.

James Nassi: I think Real Madrid will win the Champions League this year, they haven't won the Champions League since 2002, and they will come back this summer after buying Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Alonso, Benzema. New boss Manuel Pellegrini had a good run of results in Europe when he was in charge of Villarreal and I think they will top Group C and eventually lift the trophy at home.

David Anderson: This year belongs to Chelsea. No team in the Champions League has had as much bad luck as the Blues have had in the past, such as the controversial goal that crossed the goal line in 2005, John Terry's slip when he took a penalty in '08, and the poor performance of referee Oleg against Barcelona last year. But Chelsea have quality, experience and, crucially, Carlo Ancelotti, who has won the Champions League twice. Barcelona are very difficult to defend their title, which has almost become the rule of the Champions League, because there are so many contenders, it is difficult to maintain the advantage for two years in a row. Manchester United have had successes, but they will be missing something because of Cristiano Ronaldo's departure. Real Madrid won't win either, and in Europe, it's more important to keep a clean sheet at the back than to have big names up front. Liverpool won't have two good fortunes, with the team they won in '05 perhaps the worst Champions League title in recent years. And Arsenal don't seem to be strong enough.

Finally got to Liverpool, but only in passing. David Anderson even went so far as to say that Liverpool's two Champions League finals were just due to luck, and that they were the worst Champions League winners!

Dan Silver: I think Barcelona are still favourites and Pep Guardiola will try to prove that his first year was not a fool's best. Samuel Eto'o is gone, Ibrahimovic's quality is not on the same level as him, but Barca are very strong in other positions and more than enough to make up for any minor shortcomings. Of course, Chelsea will be very close to the final.

Darren Lewis: Inter Milan will win the Champions League. Jose Mourinho saw a gap in his squad last season and made targeted signings this summer, exchanging Ibrahimovic for Samuel Eto'o and £40 million is a great value, trading a player who has been weak on his feet at the tournament for a player who has scored twice in the Champions League final. In addition, Sneijder will bring order to the midfield, strong striker Milito can also score, and Lucio still has quality. It's a pity that Mourinho failed to sign Deco and Carvalho as he hoped, otherwise Inter would have been stronger.

Martin Lipton: Barcelona will be the first team to defend the Champions League, for the simple reason that the quality of the players, Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, Thierry Henry plus Ibrahimovic, plus Toure's protected backline, make them the favourites. Let's not forget that the final was held at the Bernabeu and what could be more glorious than winning on the doorstep of a sworn rival, which would give Barcelona even more motivation.

Brian McNally: Money is key in the best competition in Europe, so I'm leaning towards Real Madrid winning the title, especially since the final is on their home turf. I don't think there's any team with a squad that can compare to Real Madrid, and their biggest threat will be Barça and their questionable backline. Jose Mourinho's Inter are also a formidable opponent and I think the last four of the Premier League can easily progress from the group, but Chelsea are the only team that can really challenge them, but overall I think the trophy will remain in Spain.

Steve Stams: I think it's going to be a year for Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti has a lot of trust from the players and they probably take the Champions League more seriously than the league. Two years ago, the penalty was not delivered to Manchester United, and last season they were knocked out by Barcelona in that unfair way, they must have been holding their hearts full.

Simon Mulok: Chelsea. Two years ago they were just one penalty short, and last season they were more deserving than Barcelona to qualify, and now they have a squad in their prime and a manager who knows how to play in the Champions League.

Well, it's really so realistic, almost no one is optimistic about Liverpool, even the five-time Champions League winner is despised by people.

And on the list of top scorers, the leading forwards of each team are also listed.

Messi and Ronaldo are the most optimistic. Next up are Samuel Eto'o, Ibrahimovic, Kaka and Drogba, with Fernando Torres among them, although few fancies. Wu Sanshi's name is also among them, but the top scorer in the dignified League Cup is flattened.

But what? It has always been so......

However, Liverpool media "Daily Mail" has not forgotten Wu Sanshi.

"Stone, who just led Liverpool to a big win over Burnley, will continue to shine in the Champions League! Maybe he'll score a second hat-trick! ”

"At Liverpool, Stone is one of those players who 'give a little sunshine'. Once given the opportunity, Stone's play is often unstoppable. In that Burnley game, Stone had a total of seven shots on goal with six of them on target and six of the dangerous balls were crossed. After the game, head coach Rafael Benitez described the Chinese kid as "very, very good". The Spaniard said: 'We know he's a quality player. We've seen how good he was off the bench and now we have to get used to him being more brilliant in the starting position. ’”

"How far Liverpool can go this season depends on the performance of China's nuclear 7."

Judging from Benitez's training in the past two days, the starting lineup should be similar to Burnley's start, although Suarez did not complete the goal, he will still form a forward partner with Wu Sanshi, Torres still plays as a substitute.

However, Mascherano should be back in the starting line-up, possibly replacing Lucas or pushing Lucas down the left flank to replace Benayoun.

The first game against the weakest opponent could not have been better for Liverpool, with three points and a good start to the Champions League this season......