Eurosport - Thu, 02 Oct 10:17:00 2008
Liverpool have stormed to the top of the fledgling Power Rankings but a hefty Spanish contingent are hot on the Reds' heels.
We take into account both domestic and Champions League performances, plus the relative difficulty of each team's league, to find out who is the best team in Europe.
A Merseyside derby win, swiftly followed by a comfortable Champions League victory over PSV Eindhoven, has seen Liverpool jump three places to claim top spot in our table of Europe's finest.
But it was not such a good week for Chelsea - at least on the European front - with the Blues slipping to seventh after their draw against minnows Cluj. Meanwhile Arsenal's fine display against Porto erased memories of their shock Premier League defeat to Hull City and sent them rising five places to eighth, level with Italian champions Internazionale.
This week's biggest climbers - to quote 'Prince of Pop' Paul Gambaccini - are the increasingly impressive Villarreal whose wins over Celtic and Sporting Gijon were enough to send them up from 15th to fifth, just behind fellow Spanish sides Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
A special mention for Anorthosis Famagusta now; the Cypriot side have broken into the top 10 for the first time after registering a maiden Champions League victory over Panathinaikos while maintaining their 100 per cent domestic record.
And finally, European champions Manchester United have made their inevitable return to the top 20, entering at 11 after wins over Bolton and AaB Aalborg.
1. (4) Liverpool - 26.67
2= (5) Atletico Madrid - 26.25
2= (6) Real Madrid - 26.25
4. (10) Barcelona - 23.75
5. (15) Villarreal - 22.50
6. (12) Anorthosis Famagusta - 22.00
7. (3) Chelsea - 21.67
8= (1) Internazionale - 20.00
8= (13) Arsenal - 20.00
10. (2) Juventus - 19.00
11. (-) Manchester United - 18.00
12. (18) Sporting - 17.63
13. (14) Lyon - 17.21
14. (8) Bayern Munich - 17.20
15. (9) CFR Cluj - 16.67
16. (7) Porto - 16.50
17. (16) Dynamo Kiev - 14.78
18. (-) Roma - 14.50
19. (19) Werder Bremen - 12.20
20. (20) Fiorentina - 12.00
HOW IT WORKS
Scores are based on points per game in domestic league and Champions League games.
Domestic points per game is multiplied by the league coefficient - either 4, 4.5 or 5 - with teams in stronger leagues getting more credit.
League coefficients:
5 - England, Italy, Spain (12 teams)
4.5 - Germany, France, Portugal, Russia, Netherlands (10 teams)
4 - Belarus, Cyprus, Denmark, Romania, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine (10 teams)
Champions League victories are counted as three points for a win. They are all multiplied by a coefficient of 5.
Example: Liverpool
14 points from 6 Premier League games = 2.33 points per game.
Multiplied by league coefficient of five - 2.33 x 5 = 11.67
Six points from two Champions League game = 3 points per game.
Multiplied by European coefficient of five - 15.00
Total score = 15.00 + 11.67 = 26.67
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What else liverpool fans can say. its all happiness as for me. This is replica of the club's history. Other clubs fans please look at your clubs' history. Nothing to write about and smile at. Liverpool wont fly alone, am behind u guys.
comment 23.its ,i think deduced on current form home and away in the champions league.and the prem,tho i'd have thought theyd be a lil higher up
Man Utd are one of the best teams in the world so why are they away down in 11th place?
liverpool is the most FABULOUS team in the whole world!LIVERPOOL U"LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!!KEEP ROCKING REDS GO N GET ALL THE CUPS!!
DIS IS DE CORRECT ONE
LIVERPOOL 30.34
CHELSEA 29.97
REAL MADRID 27.52
WERDER BREMEN 25.78
BARCELONA 24.97
i have made up a new song to sing on the stands of anfield
it goes like this
Rieriaaaaa woo-o
rieriaaaa woo-o
he came from espanyol
he plays for liverpool
rieria
i know this is like arsenals but do it u reds fans!
i cant wait to beat those man city knobs they have all the money but no class kuyt and alonso were right who would ever want to leave liverpool to man city , torres and gerrard are going no where so all u scum from the blue half of manchester get ready for a 3-0 lose ok bye x
LIVERPOOL-best team in the world
liverpool rock this could be our season at long last
MIGTHY REDS!!!
God lives in liverpoolfc and the lives of every fans. go get it guys, champions league, premier league, do the undoable.
liverpool! everytime u watch dis team plays, u c qualities in terms of techniques and tactics. if only they will beleive in themselves that they are truly a great side they may continue 2 underachieve particularly at home. for me liverpool is d most balanced side in dis season and rafa benitez may just equal or surpass sir alex treble. if and only if they are ready to confirm what we already suspect, a team with depth and necessary edge to overcome all opposition. try not 2 walk alone mighty liverpool.
Please corect your self EUROSPORT.
1) Real Madrid 27.00
2) Liverpool 26.67
3) Barcelona 25.00
4) Atletico Madrid 24.00
5) Villareal 23.00
so you're saying that teams go to arsenal and tackle harder than they would anywhere else? haha thats complete b0llox.the reason its been made an issue is the fact that arsenal players are all continental,and they dont like tough tackeling teams.
They dont tackle any harder than they would at liverpool or man u.
its just the fairy's of the GOOn cant hack it,they want to be given miles of space to dance like gazells,and to massage there ego's they need total respect.cos wenger has installed in them that they are better than anyone else.but he failed to tell them that they needed to play like men,as there in england,not france
if u want to know the meaning of soccer'why not watch a match involving arsenal fc.gunners soccer the real defination of soccer.up gunnerz
liverpool are the best team it clearly says so,as for united it plainly says they are[falls over laughing] 11th,and the sexy football of goonzville,only secures them an embarrasing 8th,maybe you guys cant read the heading on this thread
Manchester United are the best team in the world! Come on Red Devils!!!!!
arsenal the gunners are really exciting to watch.they play the best soccer tactics in the world and the nicest of football play but are always the target of robust and 'dirty' defenders. they are the best in world.
Watch out cos we have the beginings of the psychological strength we had in the days of dalglish souness rush etc etc,then we dominated on both fronts,sure its early days,but the feeling is there,we can actually do it again.if united could dominate for so long,why not us once more,we have a very balanced young squad eager to bring glory days back for the loyal supporters who make this club the best supported and loved around the world.Other supporters are maybe to proud to admit it,but secretly everyone is a liverpool supporter.
YNWA
This is the first time , I have ever agreed with these ratings. Liverppol are definitively top at the moment.
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