Sabah faces toughest Champions League fixtures according to Opta

According to Opta Power Rankings, Sabah has been handed the most difficult fixture in the UEFA Champions League league phase, with an average opponent rating of 92.2.

Lens follows in second place with an opponent rating of 92.1, while Slavia Prague and Atletico Madrid both hold a rating of 92.0. Among English clubs, Manchester City faces the most challenging schedule with an average opponent rating of 91.7.

Opta Analyst assessed the eight league-phase opponents for all 36 clubs by averaging ratings from its power rankings, which evaluate more than 16,000 teams on a scale of 0 to 100. The higher the average rating, the more difficult the team's route through the league phase is considered to be.