Matchday one of the league phase has come to a close, and most of the big teams took care of business, but that doesn’t mean that a few surprises weren’t sprung in Champions League play. Napoli marked their return to the competition with their captain, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, being red-carded in the 21st minute, which also cut Kevin De Bruyne’s return to the Etihad Stadium short. Despite Vanja Milinkovic-Savic doing everything he could, Erling Haaland eventually broke through, achieving a historic milestone by reaching 50 UCL goals in only 49 matches.

Champions League Power Rankings

Rank	Team	Analysis
1	Paris Saint-Germain	Needing to make things harder for themselves with Bradley Barcola missing a penalty, injuries wouldn’t slow Luis Enrique’s team down as PSG look to repeat as UCL champions.
2	Real Madrid	Another red card, another Real Madrid win. Without Dani Carvajal and possibly Trent Alexander-Arnold, they still managed to dominate with a potential Kylian Mbappe brace on the horizon.
3	Arsenal	Mikel Arteta’s changes paid off with Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard combining for two goals for a strong opening over Athletic Bilbao.
4	Barcelona	Marcus Rashford scored his debut goal for the club in impressive fashion, marking a comeback for the team.
5	Liverpool	Their late-game heroics continue but concerns remain about sustainability under Arne Slot.
6	Bayern Munich	Harry Kane’s dual goals bring Bayern to victory against lesser opposition.
7	Manchester City	A dominant display from Haaland, needing a minor assist from Napoli’s misfortune.
8	Inter	Dominating Ajax yet again, Marcus Thuram shined amongst the chaos.
9	Chelsea	Challenging match against Bayern showed room for growth yet again.
10	Napoli	Finding it hard to perform after their early captain dismissal but staying intentions high.

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