Thursday 12 September 2013 16:28, UK
Not the force they once were and had to qualify through the play-offs to reach the groups but they still ooze European pedigree.
Striker and former Manchester City man Mario Balotelli remains a familiar face and is a mixture of both the balmy and the brilliant.
Found out by Barcelona in the last 16 of the 2012/13 competition and they will know they are not in the same class as the Spanish giants.