Craig Burley and Mark Donaldson give you five overreactions from the weekend in European football.
The European Cup holders return to first place, ahead of three defending league champions. Meanwhile, Germany’s surprise leaders are a new entry.
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Dropping out: Manchester City, Inter, Granada
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The Exploding Heads are back to broker a deal for Jadon Sancho and revive Christian Pulisic’s grim start.
Craig Burley feels the UCL favourites all have one thing in common; their lack of defensive structure.
There’s a new number one thanks to Bayern Munich’s Champions League demolition of Tottenham, while two wins from Barcelona sees them re-enter the fray as one of four La Liga sides in the top 10. Here’s Shaka’s latest power rankings:
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Dropping out: RB Leipzig, Lokomotiv Moscow
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Antonio Conte’s Inter remain perfect in Serie A with a 2-0 win over Marco Giampaolo’s lackluster Milan. To watch Serie A subscribe to ESPN+.
Danilo D’Ambrosio’s header proved decisive as Inter Milan made it five wins from five. To watch Serie A subscribe to ESPN+.
With both Marcelo Brozovic and Romelu Lukaku scoring against AC Milan, Gab Marcotti outlines how the pair’s squabble after Slavia Prague might have come about.
The Serie A leaders claim top spot in Shaka’s latest countdown, while the European champions are on the up and there are five new entries!
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Dropping out: PSG, Barcelona, Dortmund, Sevilla, Tottenham
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Shaka Hislop presents his weekly Power Rankings and you’ll be quite surprised with a few glaring omissions.
All change! Previous members of this exclusive club have fallen after poor results, which means we have a new leader and five new entries.
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Dropping out: Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Manchester City, Leicester, Athletic Bilbao
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ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno speaks of Virgil Van Dijk’s importance to Liverpool, after the Dutch star-man was awarded UEFA player of the year.
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol thinks Sadio Mane’s temper tantrum is “the reason Liverpool are so good.”
There is no change at the top of Shaka’s top 10, but a pair of Italian giants are on the rise after impressive starts to the Serie A campaign.
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Dropping out: Barcelona, Real Madrid
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While Steve Nicol always felt Liverpool would defeat Arsenal, he feels one of the Gunners’ biggest downfalls was David Luiz.
Steve Nicol feels Liverpool’s bench could still do with another young, hungry attacker to help out the world class front three.
The European champions are No. 1 and have started the season in fine style. Meanwhile, are Atletico set for a return to the top in Spain?
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After Liverpool’s first UCL title since 2005, the FC crew discuss their silverware prospects going forward with a number of players in their prime.
Shaka Hislop explains how Alisson’s presence in goal and saves in key moments have been an invaluable asset for Liverpool this season.
In a reversal of the Premier League standings, European champions Liverpool came out on top against Manchester City.
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ESPN FC’s Craig Burley explains why Liverpool shouldn’t be considered failures after they came up short in the title race.
Craig Burley says Manchester City justified his past declaration that they’re the best team in club football after they edged Liverpool to the title.
Relive the best moments of a title race for the ages, as Man City edged Liverpool to the Premier League title, winning by a single point.
The Champions League finalists still set the standard, while newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester City have moved up.
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Dropping out: None
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Steve Nicol says he feels guilty for doubting Liverpool could pull off a comeback against Barcelona and reach the Champions League final.
Steve Nicol and Shaka Hislop examine where things went wrong for Ajax, pointing out the instances in which their inexperience cost them against Tottenham.
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop weighs up who will stay and who will go at Barcelona following their UEFA Champions League exit against Liverpool.
Sensational comebacks are reflected at the top of Shaka’s latest Top 10, which is led by the participants in an all-English Champions League final.
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Dropping out: Atletico Madrid
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The ESPN FC panel don’t have a bad word to say about Liverpool’s performance but are in awe of the way Lionel Messi almost single-handedly beat them back.
Gab Marcotti was more impressed with Ajax’s maturity and ability to manage a 1-0 result away from home than with their attacking prowess.
The newly-crowned Spanish champions are still No. 1, but there is movement below as two English clubs drop and Ajax climb again.
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Dropping out: Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund
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