📈 Power Rankings: Impregnable Arsenal on the up | OneFootball

It’s time for an update to the Power Rankings table, as Arsenal climb and an in-form RB Leipzig enter the rankings.

📈 Power Rankings: Impregnable Arsenal on the up

10. RB Leipzig 🆕

RB Leipzig enter the Power Rankings for the first time this season. The German side have responded brilliantly to an opening-day battering at Bayern Munich, posting an eight-game unbeaten run in the Bundesliga. At the weekend, Leipzig beat Stuttgart 3-1 with new signings Yan Diomande and Romulo on target. Die Roten Bullen know how to unearth talent.

9. Atletico Madrid 🆕

Atletico Madrid return to the table after important wins at home and in Europe. The Spaniards eased past Sevilla in La Liga last weekend, before comfortably dispatching Union Saint-Gilloise in the Champions League. Diego Simeone’s side have not lost in the league since the opening weekend and have now won three on the spin.

8. Barcelona ⬇️ (last week: 7)

Barcelona fall a place after an enthralling, if disappointing, draw at Club Brugge. The Catalans kept within five points of Real Madrid in La Liga after a win over Elche at the weekend, but their defensive frailties were exposed in Europe. Hansi Flick’s high line had no answer for Brugge’s forwards, in a pulsating 3-3 draw.

7. AC Milan ⬆️ (last week: 9)

AC Milan bounced back from recent setbacks to claim a priceless win over AS Roma. Both sides have ambitions of challenging at the top this season, but it was the Rossoneri who made a statement to maintain their recent hoo-doo over the capital club.

Strahinja Pavlovic got the decisive goal, though it was Mike Maignan’s heroics that won it. A late penalty save secured a win that lifted Milan above Roma, and within a point of the summit.

6. Inter Milan (No change)

Inter Milan maintain their position ahead of their crosstown neighbours, having secured two hard-fought wins this week. The Nerazzurri left it late to win at Verona, as a stoppage-time own goal sealed them the points. Piotr Zieliński had earlier opened the scoring with one of the goals of the season.

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In Europe, minnows Kairat were overcome at San Siro in midweek to continue a 100% record in the Champions League to date. Last season’s runners-up have been flawless in Europe so far.

5. Galatasaray (No change)

Galatasaray have their sights set on the Champions League’s knockout rounds for the first time in over a decade. The Turkish champions have won three of their four games, after a Victor Osimhen hat-trick dismantled Ajax this week.

It’s 10 unbeaten for Galatasaray across all competitions.

4. PSG (no change)

PSG look a shadow of last season’s superteam right now with injuries impacting Luis Enrique’s side.

A home defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League was compounded by injuries to three key players: Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele, and full-back duo Achraf Hakimi, and Nuno Mendes.

3. Real Madrid ⬇️ (last week: 2)

Real Madrid fell to a first defeat of the Champions League season after a 1-0 loss at Liverpool this week.

Question marks over Xabi Alonso’s big-game record are premature, however, with the Spanish side still five points clear in La Liga and well placed in Europe.

2. Arsenal ⬆️ (last week: 3)

Arsenal’s impregnable side march on. Eight games without a goal conceded, matching a record last achieved in 1903.

In fact, just two teams in English top-flight history have managed that in all competitions, with the last occurring 105 years ago.

1. Bayern Munich (no change)

Statement sent.

Bayern Munich are 16 wins from 16 games this season, with their last two their most impressive to date.

After easing past Bayer Leverkusen (3-0) in league action, the German giants won 2-1 at Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, despite Luis Diaz’s red card before half-time.

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