The comparison talk about how far ahead the top-tier clubs in Europe are will have Mamelodi Sundowns providing the answers in their next Club World Cup fixture.

Mamelodi Sundowns have hogged the headlines in recent weeks - and years - following their eighth-consecutive PSL title.

Having initially been left out of the FIFA Club World Cup squad and with his future at the team hanging in the balance, a European lifeline appears to have emerged for a Mamelodi Sundowns winger.