Power Rankings: The best teams in Europe - Week 26
We're now in the business end of the European football season, with the destinations of plenty of league titles being decided.
And while that's fun, the fact that most are being decided by local derbies has made it even funner.
— Arsenal thumped Chelsea 5-0 in a London derby in the Premier League.
— Inter secured the Scudetto by beating Derby della Madonnina rivals AC Milan.
— Real Madrid beat El Clasico rivals Barcelona 3-2 thanks to Jude Bellingham.
After all that, here's the ten best football teams in Europe right now — ranked by:
AS Monaco haven't lost a game of football since February 18, despite playing Paris Saint-Germain, Rennes, LOSC Lille and Ligue 1 suprise package Brest since then.
That impressive run of form has seen them all-but secure second place in France.
Nice one.
Knocked Liverpool out of the Europa League? Check.
Through to the Coppa Italia final? Check.
All things considered, it's been a pretty damn good few weeks for Atalanta. The Bergamo club could very well end the season with a cup double — something that would've been completely obscene to even dream of before Gian Piero Gasperini took over.
Sporting CP's accumulation of 80 points in 30 Liga Portugal games is pretty extraordinary, and it is thanks in large part to the equally extraordinary form of Viktor Gyokeres in the final third.
The former Coventry City man has been deadly in front of goal during his maiden season in Lisbon, racking up 24 goals and 10 assists so far this season.
Sporting being seemingly unbeatable right now makes a lot of sense now, doesn't it?
Arsenal have just followed up the worst week of the 2023/24 campaign with their best.
The Gunners bounced back from their UEFA Champions League exit remarkably well,
