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.
10. Real Madrid
Los Blancos returned to top 10 of our Rankings after Club World Cup triumph.
Gareth Bale scored a sensational hat-trick in 3-1 Club World Cup semi-final win against Kashima.
Luka Modric and Co shined in the final to seal three consecutive Cup titles and deliver Santiago Solari first trophy at Madrid.
9. PSG
PSG shrugged off Neymar absence with another routine win over in Ligue 1.
Kylian Mbappe played a decisive role with the winning goal as PSG edged Nantes with a 1-0 win.
The Ligue 1 side registered 15 wins and 2 draws in the opening 17 league games and sit 13 points clear at the top with 2 games in hand.
8. Arsenal
Arsenal returned to winning ways in Premier League but were eliminated from EFL Cup.
Dele Alli and Son Heung-min scored at Emirates Stadium as Arsenal were knocked out by a better Spurs in EFL quarter-finals.
Emery's side bounced back three days later as returning Mesut Ozil inspired a 3-1 win over Burnley.
7. Chelsea
Blues suffered a second loss in Premier League after Leicester defeat.
'Big 6 killer' Jamie Vardy scored the winning goal as Chelsea got stunned by Leicester in a 1-0 defeat at home, after which Sarri admitted it would be impossible to catch Liverpool as Chelsea's gap from leaders increased to 11 points.
In EFL Cup, however, Chelsea reach last 4 and booked semi-final clash with Spurs after Bournemouth win.
6. Dortmund
BVB suffered their first loss of the season as their lead was narrowed by Bayern Munich.
Paco Alcacer kept scoring but it wasn't enough to grab a win at Dusseldorf as Dortmund's unbeaten run came to an end.
Favre's side gave their response in the weekend as Mario Gotze delivered two assists to seal a 2-1 victory over Monchengladbach.
5. Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs enjoyed a fascinating week as they thrashed Everton after reaching EFL Cup last 4.
Dele Alli and Son Heung-min fired Tottenham into EFL Cup semi-finals avenging league defeat to Arsenal.
In Premier League, Pochettino's side cut the cup with Man City down to 2 points after a 6-2 thriller over Everton as Son shined again.
4. Manchester City
Below-pair Citizens suffered shock loss to Crystal Palace and sit 4 points off Liverpool.
Andros Townsend scored a screamer as Crystal Palace dealt Man City's Premier League title defense a body blow with a 3-2 win.
Guardiola's side sealed only one win in recent three Premier League games. Title defending at risk?
3. Juventus
Serie A Christmas champions Juventus smashed more records after a home win over Roma.
Mario Mandzukic made the difference with his 8th Serie A goal of the season as Juventus edged Roma with a narrow 1-0 win.
That means Juventus have made 22 clean sheets in 2018, more than any other team in the top-5 European leagues in the period with record-breaking 16 wins in opening 17 league games.
2. Barcelona
The Catalans ended 2018 as clear leaders after Celta win.
Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembele inspired Barca to a 2-0 win over Celta and restored their three-point lead at the summit of La Liga.
After that, Valvede's side scored at least one goal in 34 consecutive games.
1. Liverpool
Ruthless Liverpool remained unbeaten in Premier League after Wolves win.
Virgil Van Dijk bagged home his first Premier League goal for Liverpool after Mohamed Salah opener as Reds stunned Wolves with a 2-0 victory.
After Man City’s another slip-up, Klopp’s side now sit 4 points clear atop of table.
Here are the Power Rankings of the Week (Dec 25)
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!