1Bayern Munich+3Luis Diz’s brace, a red card and Vincent Kompany’s defensive hold served to propel the German giants into the number one spot. 2Arsenal+2As all the other contenders are losing, Mikel Arette’s Gunners have continued to win, while keeping clean sheets. It’s not beautiful, but it works. If Arsenal continue to avoid mistakes, the first UCL title in club history could follow.3Inter+2Finally allowing their first goal in UCL play, Cristian Chivu will be fine with that as Inter’s undefeated start continues.4Liverpool+3Have the Reds awoken from their slumber? Liverpool+3Have they woken from their slumber yet? City+4Someone finally joined Erling Haaland in scoring goal, and unlocking Phil Foden is the key to winning this competition.6Paris Saint-Germain-5Suffering a loss to Bayern Munich isn’t a cause for concern but injuries to Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Nuno Mendes could threaten to derail things for the reigning champs.7Real Madrid-5When your goalkeeper has a claim to be the man of the match in a loss, it leaves questions to be answered. Xabi Alonso has had a great start to life at Madrid but improvement is needed quickly to keep pace.8Newcastle United+4Backed by their defense and one of the best midfields in the world, the Magpies don’t miss Alexander Isak and could make some noise as the top 10 teams get more English by the day.9Galatasaray+1Far and away the best UCL side outside of the top five leagues, Victor Osimhen is on a mission to fire Galatasaray past every team in their path, and it’s working.10Barcelona-4As is, this defense can’t win the Champions League. Barcelona’s attack can hang with the best teams in the world, but allowing three goals to Club Brugge should ring alarm bells.11Chelsea-3Rotation was expected away to face Qarabag, but the Blues’ issues at striker persist. The Blues’ dropped points may come back to haunt them.12Atletico Madrid+2Atleti have returned. The team has a strong attack led by Julian Alvarez, but there are still defensive issues. CityMickey Van Deven can do what? Sporting Club Portugal+2A point in Turin is an excellent performance. Even without Ruben Amorim and Viktor Gyokeres, no one will want to play Sporting.16Napoli-3Without Kevin De Bruyne, this team is crying out for a creator, and not being able to put a goal past Frankfurt at home is quite concerning.17Qarabag+4Bonus points in UCL play are critical to advancing. To qualify for this category, a draw at home against Chelsea would be sufficient. 18Monaco+6Folarin balogun scored and Monaco won all three points. 19Atalanta – We love a late-winner. It was a rough start to the season for Atalanta but they just may be getting things together.20Juventus-2A draw is better than a loss. It’s hard to know what to make of Juve but to their credit, they do stay in matches.21Marseille-6The losses are piling up, and we’re past the point where you can say, at least Marseille have good performances. They need results fast.22Club Brugge–Scoring three goals on Barcelona is great, allowing three isn’t as great but Brugge will be happy with the draw.23PSV–Ricardo Pepi has tied Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Aguero for the most result-changing goals after the 90th minute (added time and extra time) in UCL history with his third to secure a draw against Olympiacos.24Eintracht Frankfurt+1Keeping their first clean sheet of the league phase, Frankfurt would’ve liked to win, but after allowing 10 goals in their last two matches, this is growth.25Athletic Club-5Another away match and another loss for the Spanish side. This has become a nightmare season for Bilbao.26Bayer Leverkusen+5Defeating Benfica in the battle of teams without a win in the league phase, there’s still hope for Leverkusen.27Union Saint-Gilloise-1At least the Belgian side scored, but the defense is still allowing too many goals.28Villarreal-1Allowing a team to secure their first win in UCL history is a moment to forget for the Yellow Submarine.29Benfica-1It’s time to have a conversation about Jose Mourinho in top-level management. Benfica is in a bind and may not be able to get out. We’re in a weird situation where six points could lead to a spot in the knockout stages, so there’s hope.31Slavia Prague-2Not that they had much of a chance to defeat Arsenal, but not having a real chance to score is disappointing.32Olympiacos+2So close to an important win, only to end in a draw to PSV. The Greek side need points sooner rather than later.33Bodo/Glimt-1Picking up a red and dropping more points, Bodo/Glimt were underdogs who may have been able to rise to the occasion, but that doesn’t seem to be coming.34Copenhagen-4You’ll have the memories of possibly being in a Puskas highlight reel.35Kairat–In what has been a campaign where Kairat are happy to be there, they now have the distinction of being the first team to put a goal past Inter.36Ajax-3Thanks for coming, change is needed at Ajax, and they’re now at rock bottom of the league phase table.
2025-11-06 21:45:53
Champions League Power Rankings: Bayern Munich are clear No. 1 ahead of Arsenal
