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 are the Top 10 of the week >>
Arsenal, who were ranked 9th last week, have been dumped out after West Ham defeat.
10. Real Madrid
Los Blancos returned to top 10 of our Rankings after two wins last week.
Vinicius-inspired Real Madrid thrashed Leganes 3-0 in the first leg of Copa del Rey last 16 as Ramos reached 100-goal mark.
In La Liga, Super-sub Ceballos scored the late winner against former side Real Betis to seal a 2-1 win.
9. Paris Saint-Germain
PSG were surprisingly eliminated from French League Cup.
Guingamp scored 2 penalties to erase Neymar opener and dump reigning champions out of the French League Cup.
In Ligue 1, Mbappe, Cavani & Co secured a 3-0 win at Amiens for Neymar-less PSG.
8. Dortmund
Dortmund sealed another friendly win over Feyenoord as Philipp & Guerreiro found the net.
7. Man United
Solskjaer successfully passed his first real test as Man Utd manager.
Rashford scored the only goal from Pogba's brilliant assist to beat Tottenham 1-0 but it was De Gea who starred in Wembley to steal the show.
After passing Spurs test, Solskjaer became the first manager to win all of the first six games at Man Utd.
6. Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs were defeated by Man Utd at home with Kane suffering injury blow.
Pochettino praised the performance of Tottenham in the second half but they were numerously denied by super De Gea.
Spurs suffered another blow as injured Kane could be sidelined for up to one month.
5. Chelsea
Blues cut the gap on Tottenham down to 1 point after a 2-1 win over Newcastle.
Pedro and Willian both scored for Chelsea as Blues claimed a 2-1 Premier League victory over Newcastle United.
4. Liverpool
Liverpool returned to winning ways after a narrow win at Brighton.
Salah penalty was the only goal in Liverpool's 1-0 win over Brighton as Liverpool bounced back from two straight defeats.
Mane completed his 100th appearance for Reds as Van Dijk registered 24 clean sheets in his 50 caps.
3. Juventus
Juventus headed into Coppa Italia last 8 after winter break.
Bernardeschi and 19-year-old Italian starlet Kean both on target to secure a comfortable 2-0 win over Bologna.
Bianconeri have reached the Coppa Italia quarters in all the last 12 seasons, the longest streak in the competition.
2. Manchester City
Man City all but booked the final spot in EFL Cup and kept pressure on Liverpool in Premier League.
Jesus hit four goals as Man City overwhelmed Burton 9-0 in ruthless rout in the first leg of EFL semis.
In Premier League, Jesus brace helped Guardiola's side seal a 3-0 win over 'big six killer' Wolves.
1. Barcelona
Barca kept winning with a 3-0 win over Eibar and remained 5 points clear at top in La Liga.
Suarez scored twice and delivered an assist to Messi to sum up a 3-0 win over Eibar.
The goal saw Messi reached 400th La Liga goal landmark as Barcelona captain.
Here are the Power Rankings of the Week (Jan 15)
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!