1. Chelsea
With 11 goals scored in three consecutive wins, Jose Mourinho's men
have started the campaign in ominous form. The impressive Diego Costa
has scored four times, while Cesc Fabregas has slotted effortlessly back
into the Premier League.
2. Barcelona
They've had two straight wins to open the season but not, perhaps, in
the way you'd expect. While Lionel Messi has been influential, it's
been a pair of teenagers -- Munir El Haddadi and Sandro Ramirez -- who
have led the way with key goals against Elche and Villarreal
respectively.
3. Atletico Madrid
The reigning Spanish champions saw their title-winning squad
decimated by the team on top of this week's top 10 but have made shrewd
signings over the summer, including Mario Mandzukic and Antoine
Griezmann, and look set to challenge again.
4. Bayer Leverkusen
An opening-day win at Dortmund served notice that the Bundesliga race
may involve more than one -- or two -- teams this season. Leverkusen
followed up that triumph with a 4-2 win versus Hertha and have also won
through to the group stages of the Champions League.
5. Bayern Munich
Pep Guardiola's side are unbeaten to start the season but the early
weeks have not been without problems for Bayern. Injuries to Javi
Martinez and Bastian Schweinsteiger have forced transfer activity, with
Medhi Benatia and Xabi Alonso quickly being drafted in.
6. Liverpool
Luis Suarez may have departed but last season's Premier League
runners-up showed versus Tottenham that they will be a threat again. How
Mario Balotelli works out remains to be seen, but what is certain is
that Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling are getting better and
better.
7. Real Madrid
Having led 2-0, the European champions capitulated to defeat at Real
Sociedad, and there are signs that the sales of Alonso and Angel Di
Maria may have left Carlo Ancelotti's side a little top-heavy. They'll
score plenty, but how many will they concede?
8. Manchester City
I know what you're saying: "How can they be below Liverpool after
they beat them?" Well, that was last week! Mame Biram Diouf's solo goal
earned Stoke a shock win last weekend and, while it may have just been a
blip for City, blips cost places in my countdown!
9. Porto
They lost key men over the summer, including Fernando and Eliaquim
Mangala to Man City but, with three wins in three games, featuring six
goals scored and none conceded, Porto have made an impressive start to
their bid to regain the Portuguese title.
10. PSV Eindhoven
A down season in 2013-14 saw PSV finish fourth in the Eredivisie but
Phillip Cocu's men have made a fine start to the new campaign. 14 goals
have been scored in four league wins, while a place in the Europa League
group stage has also been secured.
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