The USA international has defied the skeptics and become a crucial piece of Juventus' quest for UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup glory.

The transfer window is over but clubs can still sign free agents — so who are the standout players still available?

Pep Guardiola's team will be at home in the first leg on February 11 before going to Spain for the return on February 19.

16:42 (IST) Jan 31 Champions League draw Live: Thiago Alcantara to help with the draw Former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Liverpool player Thiago Alcantara is on stage to help with the draw.

Celtic will play Bayern Munich after the Scottish champions reached the knockout stages for the first time in 12 years. Read ...

(AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Spain’s former player Thiago Alcantara shows a ticket of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League knockout phase play-off draw, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, ...

Bayern Munich and Barcelona legend Thiago Alcantara during the UEFA Champions League draw on January 31. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini. Source: Getty Images The new format saw many of the big boys fail to ...

Former Reds midfielder Thiago was the special guest for the draw in Nyon after an exciting final matchday in the elite European competition and handed the Reds a potential advantage ahead of their ...

Relive Mail Sport's live blog of the Champions League draw as Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City and Aston Villa learn their next opponents.

Monaco chief executive Thiago Scuro, whose team faces PSG in the league next week, after a previous league game in December and the French Super Cup in January, suggested another local rivalry ...