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Manchester United's victory in Moscow has catapulted them to the top of this week's European Power Rankings.

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.

Manchester United are back on top, taking over from Premier League rivals Chelsea, whose 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa proved decisive.

Liverpool's disastrous fall from grace is reflected in the rankings - they drop out of the top 20 altogether on the back of four consecutive defeats, most recently at home to Lyon. Rafa Benitez's side have dropped 15 places in the last two sets of rankings.

It's all going a bit pear-shaped for Spain's big two Barcelona and Real Madrid, who both lost their Champions League games this week. Real drop four places to sixth, while defending European champions Barca are a lowly 10th behind the likes of Bordeaux, Olympiacos and Porto.

It was a better week for Italian clubs, three out of four of whom achieved victories. Fiorentina, Juventus and Milan are up to 11th, 13th and 14th respectively, while Internazionale are non-movers at 15.

Rubin Kazan lead a trio of new entries to the top 20 following their stunning win at Camp Nou, with Marseille and Unirea Urziceni also on the rise

Bottom of the pile in 32nd place are Atletico Madrid, who have mustered just seven points in 10 Liga and Champions League games.

(Last week's positios in brackets)

1 (4) Manchester United - 27.22

2 (1) Chelsea- 26.67

3 (2=) Sevilla - 25.71

4 (5) Lyon - 25.00

5 (7) Arsenal - 22.92

6 (2=) Real Madrid - 22.86

7 (8) Bordeaux - 21.17

8 (10) Olympiacos - 20.86

9 (11) Porto - 20.29

10 (7) Barcelona - 20.24

11 (12) Fiorentina - 19.38

12 (9) Dynamo Kiev - 17.87

13 (17) Juventus - 17.71

14 (19) Milan - 17.50

15 (15) Internazionale - 16.88

16 (-) Rubin Kazan - 15.67

17 (18) Wolfsburg - 14.67

18 (14) Bayern - 14.17

19 (-) Marseille - 13.50

20 (-) Unirea Urziceni - 13.47

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21 (13) Liverpool - 16.88

23 (22) Rangers- 11.07

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: Manchester United

22 points from 9 Premier League games = 2.44 points per game

Multiplied by league coefficient of five - 2.44 x 5 = 12.22

9 points from 3 Champions League game = 3 points per game.

Multiplied by European coefficient of five - 3 x 5 = 15

Total score = 15 + 12.22 = 27.22

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