Champions League power rankings: Barcelona, ​​Aston Villa and Juventus rise; Real Madrid stumbles

1 Manchester City +2 There's no better way to recover from Champions League disappointment than by taking 28 shots and watching four different players score. Welcome back Ilkay Gündogan, who scored his first City goal since leaving for Barcelona. 2 Liverpool +3 Under Arne Slot, Liverpool will show up, score more goals than their opponents and do whatever it takes to manage the game. It's a way to win a lot of games and is made even easier with Mohamed Salah in the team. 3 Juventus +3 After the goalkeeper was sent off, Juventus showed impressive courage and Dusan Vlahovic went into takeover mode to clinch a win. That's what good teams do and Juventus are showing every week that they are quite capable under Thiago Motta. 4 Barcelona +4 With a good game, Barcelona managed to surpass the Young Boys and put the disappointment of Monaco behind them. Bonus points for Robert Lewandowski's brace. 5 arsenal +4 Arsenal's defense is top notch, limiting PSG to an xG of 0.39, and even if the attack isn't firing on all cylinders it wouldn't matter because Mikel Arteta has strong players at his disposal. 6 real Madrid -4 No Kylian Mbappe (at the start of the game), some problems for Real Madrid. It's bad to lose away to Lille, but that won't sink Los Blancos either. They now see their 36-game unbeaten streak in UCL play come to an end. 7 Inter +3 Inter rotated and still managed to sweep Crvena zvezda off the pitch. Although the Serbian team is much stronger at home than away, scoring four goals against them is still impressive. 8 Bayer Leverkusen +3 There are three teams still playing in the UCL who have not conceded a goal and Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen is one of them. The German side is mastering its rise in European competition well. 9 Bayern Munich -8 Vincent Kompany's first defeat as Bayern Munich coach is unfortunate, but Unai Emery has her number. 10 Aston Villa +6 Jhon Duran is emerging as the best backup player in the game. When he came on as a substitute and changed the game, he was able to give Villa the win that Unai Emery's game plan deserved. 11 Atalanta +1 The Europa League winners are ready for the big stage as they hold a two-goal lead over Shakhtar at half-time and are keeping the pressure on to secure a clean sheet. A really excellent start. 12 Paris Saint Germain -8 There are concerns about Gianluigi Donnarumma's performance against Arsenal. PSG will make it to the knockout rounds, but if they fail to score against a top opponent, the series could end. 13 Benfica +1 The Kerem Akturkoglu show continues. Since joining Benfica, he has scored four goals and provided two assists in all competitions, making for a fairly balanced side. 14 Borussia Dortmund +1 After this seven-goal performance, Dortmund will make a request to face Kasper Schmeichel every week. Karim Adeyemi has been great and after being a surprise Champions League finalist, something could be brewing again at Dortmund. 15 Sporting Club Lisbon -2 It could have been worse considering the pressure Sporting's defense was under from PSV all game, but it could also have been a lot better considering how difficult some of Sporting's later games will be. You take the draw, but you're not happy with it. 16 Atletico Madrid -9 It's one thing when an old Diego Simeone defense goes out the window, another when Atleti are unable to attack after investing so much in Julian Alvarez and Conor Gallagher. 17 Brest +2 With six points in two games, Brest is the surprise team of the tournament and is enjoying its first Champions League. Campaign. 18 Lille +4 He scored a penalty in the first half and defeated Real Madrid in front of the home fans. What a result for Lille to get their first points in the league phase. 19 Monaco +1 Monaco lost 2-0 and then drew again. That's enough after already winning in the first UCL game. Everyone would take four points. 20 Sparta Prague +5 Another surprising team that shows strong performances: Sparta against Stuttgart is in a good position to move into the playoff round. 21 RB Leipzig -4 RB Leipzig improved a lot, sent off the Juventus goalkeeper and still found a way to lose. Not great. 22 PSV +1 It's good to bounce back against Sporting CP and Jerdy Schouten could end up scoring one of the goals of the tournament. 23 Celtic -3 The real Celtic team lies somewhere between the team that beat Slovan Bratislava and the team that failed against Dortmund, but Brendan Rodgers must ensure that the balanced side gets up and running quickly. 24 Milan -3 At this rate, where it is difficult to organize attacks against Bayer Leverkusen, reaching the round of 16 could be a success for Milan. 25 Girona -1 Two own goals and a missed penalty in a winnable game are not good enough. Girona have gone through a lot of changes this season, but at the moment they are their own worst enemies. 26 VfB Stuttgart +1 Attacking is good, but not when opportunities cannot be taken advantage of. Stuttgart still plays as a fun team, but that doesn't always lead to results in the UCL. 27 Feyenoord +9 Sometimes it's better to be lucky than to do good. Feyenoord must send flowers to Girona for bailing them out of their own mistakes, but three points will go a long way towards reaching the top 24 even if they don't perform well enough. 28 Dinamo Zagreb +6 What a way to recover from the defeat against Bayern Munich. It's not the best game as Zagreb would have liked to win, but getting a point is an important start. 29 Club Brugge — It wasn't pretty, but Bruges did their job and got three points. You gave yourself a chance. 30 Bologna -4 Another game to forget and Bologna have not scored a goal in two UCL games so far. Panci button? 31 Young boys -3 The Young Boys almost scored a goal, which I think counts for something? 32 Shakhtar Donestk -2 Missed a penalty that would have secured victory. Their first game, followed by the defeat against Atalanta, is not great. 33 Crvena zvezda -2 A game to forget in Italy in what could be a long UCL full of games to forget for the Serbian team. 34 SK Strum Graz -1 Austria hasn't had a great tournament so far, but it's all about the fun they have, right? Strum Graz is just here for the ride. 35 RB Salzburg -3 I knew Salzburg wouldn't be able to defend before entering the UCL, but the attacking problems will make it difficult for this team to stay away from the bottom of the table, which is a far cry from a team that used to be a nuisance making it to the round of 16 . 36 Slovak Bratislava -1 There's no shame in getting overhauled by Manchester City. This happens to most teams.