The Champions League is finally underway, but is it possible to buy the title, based on stats from the past five tournaments?
Leicester, Arsenal, Tottenham and Man City go for glory in Europe's elite contest, but what role will money play this term?
THEY say 'money talks' - particularly in football - and it would be remiss of us to suggest that cold, hard cash didn't play a role in the modern game.
Player pay-days have rocketed up to wages in the ball-park of £300,000 per week - slightly more than the £4-a-week back in the early days of the beautiful game.
And then there's transfer fees, with Paul Pogba most recently breaking the world record when Manchester United splashed out a whopping £109million to bring him back from Juventus - with £20m of that going straight in the pocket of agent Mino Raiola.
But while money can buy you top-class players, can they buy you titles?
We've all seen what vast sums of cash can do in the Premier League, with Manchester City getting their hands on two league titles since their 2008 takeover.
However, is it the same case in the Champions League? SunSport has run the numbers, thanks to , to find out if money can bring Europe's elite trophy to your cabinet...
So, what have we learnt from the numbers?
Firstly, and most importantly, it probably is impossible to buy your way to the Champions League crown.
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After all, English clubs have dominated the spending market through the past five years - compared to Spain, Italy, France and Germany - but have only won the tournament once in that run... Chelsea in 2012.
In the Blues' trophy-winning campaign, English clubs spent on average £68.5m and had a 51 per cent win percentage throughout the campaign.
Elsewhere, it is clear that Prem sides have never enjoyed the best win percentage in the competition, with Spanish clubs holding that honour in all bar one – 2012-13 - where the Bundesliga dominated.
Speaking of Germany, 2014-15 was a telling year, financially...
They racked up a win rate 12 per cent higher than their English opponents that season, despite spending an AVERAGE of £71.5m less.
That speaks volumes for what it takes to win the Champions League.
So leave your cash at the door and only dare enter if you have the players, the heart and the mental toughness to go the distance, because money won't get you anywhere near the most sought-after crown in club football.
This year, England are represented by 2015-16 Premier League champions Leicester, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester City.
Interestingly, the numbers show Serie A sides have outspent Prem clubs this season - thanks to Napoli and Juventus' high-rolling.