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Top 20 revealed
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Debate often rages as to who are the best teams in Europe right now, and early on in the campaign it truly is hard to tell. With the various nuances in the new Champions League league phase structure, even that doesn't clear too much up. Whilst it must of course be remembered that the standards are different in each league, each season, to try and help determine which top-five league sides are looking the best right now, here at Transfermarkt we have compiled a top-five league table. We will be revealing the top 20 teams from across the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 each week. To make it fair on the German and French top-flights which have less teams and therefore less games, the table has been based on points-per-game (ppg).
The top-five league table
Currently leading the way with a remarkable 3.00ppg after their 100% win record from their opening seven fixtures are Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. Behind them in second with an impressive 2.67ppg are LaLiga's Real Madrid. They are followed by their El Clásico rivals Barcelona, who have 2.44ppg. The Premier League leaders Arsenal take fourth with 2.38ppg and are followed by the first-placed team in Serie A, AC Milan, who boast a 2.29ppg record as things stand. They beat RB Leipzig on goal difference, with the East German outfit taking sixth with the same ppg. Ligue 1's surprise leaders Marseille are seventh with 2.25 ppg.
Inter Milan (2.14ppg & 10 goal difference), Napoli (2.14ppg & 5 goal difference), and Stuttgart (2.14ppg & 5 goal difference) complete the top 10. Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain currently reside in 12th with 2.13ppg, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City take 13th with 2.00ppg, whilst Premier League champions Liverpool sneak in at 19th with 1.88ppg. Bournemouth are also currently in the top 20.
