📈 Power Rankings: Four new teams, Milan masterclasses and Hey Jude! | OneFootball

It may be the international break but that won’t stop us from updating our Power Rankings …

10. Bayern Munich (🆕)

A horrible DFL-Supercup showing has been consigned to history quickly in Munich, with the Bundesliga giants winning three from three in the league so far.

Victories over Werder Bremen and Augsburg were comfortable enough but it was Saturday’s win against bogeyteam Borussia Mönchengladbach (at bogey-ground Borussia-Park) that really gave the feeling and the impression that Bayern are on for a fine campaign.

9. Girona (🆕)

Girona lost key players over the summer in Oriol Romeu and Santiago Bueno but you wouldn’t know it.

Tougher fixtures are around the corner — they’ve played just one of last season’s top half sides on their way to 10 points in their opening four games — but Míchel has continued his fine work from last season to put the side into second place.

8. West Ham (👎 Last week: 6)

With 10 points from a potential 12, West Ham have matched their best ever start to a Premier League season (1999/2000) and deservedly so.

David Moyes has remodelled his midfield well after the Declan Rice sale but, after impressive wins against Chelsea and Brighton, the Hammers were lucky not to concede a late penalty at Luton last Friday.

7. Milan (👍 Last week: 10)

Three wins from three, it seems Milan aren’t missing Sandro Tonali too much.

The latest of those wins was their most impressive of the season to date, with the club surviving over half an hour with 10 men in the capital to beat Roma. Stefano Pioli’s newest Milan iteration looks very impressive indeed.

6. Liverpool (🆕)

It was widely assumed that Liverpool would take a while to get going this season, especially with the remodelling taking place in midfield, but that hasn’t really been the case since the opening day draw at Chelsea (and quick concession against Bournemouth a week later).

That Darwin Núñez cameo at Newcastle seems to have sparked life into the Uruguayan and, despite one big miss, he impressed again as Aston Villa were comfortably beaten at the weekend. Things are looking bright for the Reds.

5. Monaco (No change)

Top of Ligue 1 with a mammoth 13 goals in four games, we might have a title challenger on our hands.

Takumi Minamino’s fine form continued at the weekend and there was a 17-minute debut for Folarin Balogun … just imagine how many Monaco might score when he’s in the team and firing.

4. Bayer Leverkusen (👎 Last week: 3)

A superb start to the season goes on as Leverkusen remain top of the Bundesliga with three wins from three.

Victor Boniface looks like one of the signings of the summer up front, while everything around him — Jeremie Frimpong on the right, Jonas Hofmann and Florian Wirtz as tandem number 10s, Granit Xhaka and Exequiel Palacios at the base of the midfield — just seems to have clicked seamlessly. Chapeau, Xabi Alonso.

3. Inter (🆕)

Lautaro Martínez is on fire at one end of the pitch and Inter are yet to concede this season at the other. You can’t ask for more than that, right? A 4-0 win over Fiorentina at the weekend continued Inter’s perfect record and was followed by a new contract for boss Simone Inzaghi.

With both Milan sides on three wins from three, the upcoming derby couldn’t be more perfectly set.

2. Man City (No change)

It does not quite feel like Manchester City have clicked into gear but they have 12 points from a possible 12 nonetheless, a worrying thought for their Premier League rivals.

With Kevin De Bruyne (and, recently, Pep Guardiola) sidelined the start of the season could have been tricky and it’s an area where City often stumble. Yet they’ve maintained a perfect record without hitting top form. It feels ominous.

1. Real Madrid (No change)

After three away games, it was a first home game of the season against Getafe last weekend and a first home game ever for Jude Bellingham as a Real Madrid player.

Without Vinícius Júnior, the Englishman really needed to step up and he did with a late goal that saw the Bernabéu explode in celebration. They have a new hero.