Hello again! We organize clubs of Europe's top 5 leagues into an order that reflects the up-to-the-minute hierarchy every Tuesday.
The rankings are a season-long measurement of clubs, tracking teams throughout 2018-19 and taking into account results from all competitions. Our rankings consider advanced stats, full-season play and recent performance with some gut feeling mixed in.
Sides that have lost the fewest games naturally rank higher—though the strength of opposition met in a loss is considered—and both UEFA Champions/Europa League form and presence are used as tiebreakers for those with similar records. Teams that gather big wins against strong opponents get a boost.
Here is the top ten of the week
Tottenham Hotspur, who ranked 9th last week, have been dumped out following North London Derby defeat.
10. Real Madrid
Real Madrid returned to top 10 of our Rankings with two convincing wins in a row.
Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez stroke to secure top spot in Champions Group G in 2-0 away win at Roma as both side progressed.
On Saturday, Lucas Vazquez found the net again as Thibaut Courtois starred in 2-0 win over Valencia.
9. Atletico Madrid
Atletico overtook Dortmund in Champions League Group A following Monaco win.
Antoine Griezmann had a 2-goal involvement to secure a place in Champions League last 16 going 2 points clear in Group A.
In La Liga, Diego Costa forced late own goal to grab one point in 1-1 draw at Girona.
8. PSG
PSG's 14-game winning streak in Ligue 1 surprisingly came to an end after midweek triumph against Liverpool.
Neymar Jr and Juan Bernat found the net before James Milner penalty to edge Liverpool with a 2-1 win on Wednesday.
In their favourite Ligue 1 battleground however, Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe scored but can't extend their winning run to 15 games as the Parisiens were held to a 2-2 draw with Bordeaux.
7. Dortmund
BVB remained atop Bundesliga but slipped to second in Champions League group.
Dortmund lost ground on Atletico Madrid in Champions League Group A after a goalless draw with Club Brugge.
Returning to Bundesliga, Marco Reus and super-sub Paco Alcacer shined again in 2-0 victory over Freiburg
6. Arsenal
Arsenal headed into Premier League top 4 following resounding North London Derby victory.
The Gunners kept their good form as Aaron Ramsey & Co. finished off a 3-0 win over Vorskla to clinch top spot in Europa League.
On Saturday, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice and set up Lucas Torreira's debut goal to secure a 4-2 North London Derby win over Tottenham Hotspur.
5. Liverpool
Liverpool are now on brink of Champions League exit after PSG defeat.
Neymar-inspired PSG handed Reds a 2-1 defeat as they must beat Napoli to snatch the slight hope of progression.
In Premier League, Klopp's men could have been held to a goalless draw with Everton but Divock Origi's 96-minute winner finally settled the 232nd Merseyside derby.
4. Chelsea
Chelsea sealed two wins last week without conceding a single goal.
Oliver Giroud scored twice as Hudson-Odoi & Co helped the Blues to a 5th straight Europa League win.
In Premier League, the Blues cruised to a 2-0 victory over Fulham with Pedro and Ruben Loftus-Cheek on the scoring sheet.
3. Barcelona
Resurgent Barcelona cut the gap down with Juventus and Man City in our Rankings thanks to two wins last week.
Lionel Messi scored and provided an assist to Gerrard Pique as Barcelona edged PSV 2-1 in Champions League.
In the weekend, the same scorer and assist-man inspired a 2-0 win for Valverde's side over Villarreal, their first victory in three league games.
2. Manchester City
Man City slip to second in our Rankings following Champions League draw with Lyon.
Maxwell Cornet double nearly handed Citizens their second European defeat of the season, before late Sergio Aguero equaliser forced a 2-2 draw.
In Premier League, however, Guardiola's side stayed triumphant with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
1. Juventus
Juventus set their best ever start in Serie A and booked a place in Champions League last 16 with a win.
Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a perfect assist to Mario Mandzukic who fired Bianconeri into Champions League knockout stage with a winner against Valencia.
The Portuguese star scored his 10th Serie A goal with a penalty at Fiorentina as Juventus recorded 40 points after 14 Serie A games to the start of the season.
Here are the Power Rankings of the Week (Dec 4)
Points for each team are based on All Football Power Rankings System. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section!
See you next week!