The UEFA Champions League is the competition that sorts the contenders from the pretenders. League play is fine, but continental clashes allow us to gauge the strength of Europe's best.
As you've probably guessed, last week's action plays a formative role in this week's European Club Rankings, a list of the continent's top teams in order of estimated strength and form at this stage of the season. Prepare for some big changes, as the top five has been shaken up notably.
You can read the last set of rankings here.
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