Champions League expert picks, predictions, best bets: Real Madrid vs. Inter battle on Matchday 1

Getty Images Europe’s biggest club competition is back, and the Champions League league phase kicks off Tuesday with a slate that instantly reminds you why this tournament sits above everything else in the sport. Real Madrid host Inter Milan in a Bernabeu rematch of last season’s knockout drama, while Arsenal have an intriguing date against Napoli. This first matchweek stretches across three days, Tuesday through Thursday, with six matches apiece as all 36 clubs in the expanded league phase begin their eight-game round robin toward the knockout playoffs. It’s a format built for chaos and drama in equal measure, and…