Champions League - Power Rankings: Arsenal rise

Eurosport - Thu, 05 Nov 15:24:00 2009

Arsenal are this week's biggest winners in our rankings of Europe's finest, Arsene Wenger's side rising two places into the top three.

Robin van Persie - Arsenal - 0

We take into account domestic and Champions League performances, plus the relative difficulty of each team's league, to find out who is the best team in Europe.

Two victories made to look easy by the Gunners over the past seven days - against bitter rivals Tottenham and then AZ Alkmaar - have sent them to the dizzy heights of third place, just behind Manchester United and table toppers Chelsea.

United have not been in great form of late, but a gritty victory over Blackburn and a draw with CSKA Moscow thanks to a late equaliser was enough to see them hang on to second spot.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are in imperious form, spanking Bolton 4-0 and impressing despite being held by Atletico Madrid to retain their place at the summit of Europe's elite.

Liverpool's troubled times are reflected in their position - 20th and behind such European luminaries as Rubin Kazan and Olympiacos.

The dark times on Merseyside are reflected in Glasgow, with Rangers still unable to break into the top 20 after their clash with Dundee United was called off and Unirea held them to a draw.

Jose Mourinho's Internazionale are this week's biggest climbers, rising five places thanks to wins over Livorno and Dynamo Kiev.

(Last week's positions in brackets)

1 (1) Chelsea - 24.77

2 (2) Manchester United - 23.86

3 (5) Arsenal - 23.50

4 (3) Sevilla - 23.06

5 (7) Bordeaux - 22.73

6 (4) Lyon - 21.91

7 (9) Porto - 21.25

8 (6) Real Madrid - 20.97

9 (14) Internazionale - 20.23

10 (13) Juventus - 19.55

11 (12) Fiorentina - 19.43

12 (10) Barcelona - 19.03

13 (8) Olympiacos - 18.61

14 (11) Milan - 17.39

15 (18) Wolfsburg - 16.11

16 (15) Dynamo Kiev - 15.67

17 (-) Marseille - 15.60

18 (16) Rubin - 15.58

19 (19) Unirea Urziceni - 13.25

20 (20) Liverpool - 13.18

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24 (24) Rangers - 10.94

HOW IT WORKS

Scores are based on points per game in domestic league and Champions League games.

Domestic points per game are multiplied by the league coefficient - either 3.5, 4, 4.5 or 5 - with teams in stronger leagues getting more credit.

League coefficients:

5 - England, Italy, Spain

4.5 - Germany, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Russia

4 - Belgium, Greece, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, Scotland, Hungary, Romania

3.5 - Cyprus, Switzerland, Israel

Champions League victories are counted as three points for a win. They are all multiplied by a coefficient of 5. Matches in the group stage and beyond are counted.

Example: Arsenal

22 points from 10 Premier League games = 2.20 points per game

Multiplied by league coefficient of five - 2.20 x 5 = 11.00

10 points from 4 Champions League game = 2.50 points per game.

Multiplied by European coefficient of five - 2.50 x 5 = 12.50

Total score = 11 + 12.50 = 23.50

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  1. three off the GREATS,right at the TOP.xx

    From selfpitycity, on Wed 11 Nov 7:35PM
  2. we have waited long enogh for this,this is our time to­ take the premiership,gunners for live

    From anietie j, on Wed 11 Nov 2:18PM
  3. gunners shd be way ahjead of man u

    From kiran_kosgi, on Tue 10 Nov 4:53PM
  4. Because that game was last season and this season, Lyon­ is doing better than Barca it seems. Double the points­ after 4 rounds of CL. The rank shows current form, not­ the outcome of one game.

    Barca may be the best team­ around, but Chelsea is the one winning all their­ matches. Sad, but true....

    Forza Juve!

    From Spigy, on Tue 10 Nov 5:31AM
  5. Why is Lyon 6 places ahead of Barca when, not very long­ ago, Barca beat Lyon 5-2?

    From mikay and tom, on Tue 10 Nov 12:21AM
  6. Please remember even the critic's and so called­ expert's keep there popularity and high incom's­ if they praise man u, for some reason they are scared­ to talk the truth and praise the like's of arsenal,­ for there style, there flare, there success, even the­ man u will not accept that arsenal did the treble 1st,­ by winning the FA, the League championship and the­ fairscup in the early 70s, the list is endless and­ unlike man u, Mr Wenger doe's not practice dirty­ trick's and diving, long live arsenal and Mr­ Wenger.

    From Phillip S, on Mon 9 Nov 4:23PM
  7. hey the gunners have been cheated please u guy's­ shld try and look at things well i guest there is a­ mistake some were here cos the second place belongs to­ the gunners

    From NGIDE HILARY, on Mon 9 Nov 3:53PM
  8. Sorry Crime of the century..........i don't know my­ Scooter songs......Famous last words­ indeed.......

    anyway back to the Rankings.........they­ have always been a flawed system but it is explained­ how it is figured out........If you don't like it­ then make up your own and post it twatter.....

    From james b, on Mon 9 Nov 1:14PM
  9. kenny f aren't you clever. Bumboy, did you come up­ with that yourself, i'd say you sound like a ten­ year old but then you quote Supertramp, so you must be­ at least 50, otherwise you'd think Dreamer was by­ "Scooter"
    What does the F stand for? Fanny :)

    From james b, on Mon 9 Nov 1:10PM
  10. Manchester United will still be champions come the end­ of the­ season, they have by far the best strength in­ depth,­ Chelsea and Arsenal will drop more points and­ Liverpool­ are already out of the running. United 4 in­ a row­ with number 19. Yak! yak! yak!

    From Sid, on Mon 9 Nov 9:59AM
  11. Besides the average can easily be counted for the top 3­ league as they have the same coefficient as the CL.­ Just add all the points and divide by all the games and­ you get a mini score.

    Chelsea = 2,5
    Arsenal =­ 2,33
    Real = 2,28
    Barca = 2,21
    Inter = 2,18
    ManU =­ 2,18
    Juve = 2

    Even Sevilla is above Barca, but they­ are just about to play. Thats just the way it­ is...forza Juve!

    From Spigy, on Sun 8 Nov 11:31PM
  12. But still, the message is the same. It is plain math.­ Chelsea are the best in EU ATM because they are on­ form. Team qualities may differ, but in the end form­ decides all, that is how little teams upset big ones.

    From Spigy, on Sun 8 Nov 11:31PM
  13. james b: whats the b for (bumboy?) you are about as­ deluded as the rest of the cretins who take these so­ called "power ratings"seriously you would­ find better accuracy with a broken clock,at least it­ would be accurate sometimes!! lol! you are i suppose­ another of those deluded intellectually challenged­ individuals who believe e.p.l. is the best in the­ world?
    if so i dedicate a song to you. its by­ SUPERTRAMP the title begins with D and ends with R . a­ single word title.

    From kenny f, on Sat 7 Nov 2:59AM
  14. arsenal should be above man u

    From jodain, on Fri 6 Nov 9:59PM
  15. c'mon you gooners. u knw we can rise to da top

    From GRACE, on Fri 6 Nov 4:55PM
  16. Do none of yopu read how it is worked out? the reason 3­ english clubs are top is because they are top of the­ champs league groups with 3 wins and 1 draw so have 2.5­ point average. Barcelona only have 5 points so have­ 1.25 average.
    If you don't understand the system,­ then don't make a comment cos you look dumb as a­ bag of spanners made from chocolate.

    From james b, on Fri 6 Nov 1:55PM
  17. eurosport dudes, why dont you just ditch this­ power-rankings idea?
    just admit it; it wasnt a­ brilliant idea. in fact it was a terrible idea.
    i dont­ have to say much in order to support my argument.
    the­ fact that fc barcelona lie in the 12th place, a place­ down from... fiorentina is enough.
    i rest my case.

    From drb10, on Fri 6 Nov 1:43PM
  18. hahahaha... eurosport people, this is @#$%.. sorry..­ but it is.. just cuz ur a bunch of britons doesnt mean­ that british teams have to be first! both man utd and­ chelsea have lost 2 matches in premier league and have­ drawn a match each in champs league.. there is no way­ they are higher than madrid who has only one loss in­ spain and a loss and a draw in champls league... sorry­ im a madrid fan but honestly at least sevilla should be­ higher than them! this is not fair!

    From Tigran, on Fri 6 Nov 1:07PM
  19. And for all you hailing the factual statistical­ magnificence of all this i will refer you to a quote­ froma famous mathematician

    "in this world there­ are 3 types of lies
    1- lies
    2 - Damned lies
    and
    3 -­ Statistics"

    Wehn the teams run out onto the field­ stats mean sweet FA as Barca will prove

    From Niall, on Fri 6 Nov 12:51PM
  20. this is such @#$%!!

    how is it the 3 english teams fill­ the top 3. Mark my word they are not on fire per say at­ the moment but Barca will blow any of these amateur­ clubs out of the water when they meet them such is the­ immense difference in class

    From Niall, on Fri 6 Nov 12:34PM
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