With the best teams reaching the midpoint of the group stage, the Champions League will return on Tuesday. Below is the latest strength ranking.
The Champions League group stage will resume on Tuesday, with Europe's best club teams looking to take their place in the knockout stages.
With Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund looking to be among the first teams to reach the round of 16, the tournament's eight groups have begun to take shape.
As the group stage progressed, several storylines emerged. While Bayern and Borussia Dortmund hold high the flag for Germany, Spanish teams Real Madrid and Barcelona are struggling. As a result, neither of them appeared in our latest top 10.
Meanwhile, Liverpool and Chelsea qualified this time, while Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, who are also in Group A, have been eliminated after failing to reach their full potential in preparation for the third game of the group stage.
Here's the latest Champions League strength ranking.
As the only Spanish club to make the list, Atletico have consistently shown they can play at the highest level, and this season is no exception.
The Italian club remains an outsider to winning UCL but never excludes them because of their ability to get out of the cold.
Premier League champions have made UCL a priority, but manager Guardiola's side have yet to prove that, at least at this very early stage, they can compete for the trophy.
London clubs are crowded, especially after the arrival of striker Romelu Lukaku, but a repeat Champions League title would be a daunting task.
Despite having an attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Kellian Mbappe and Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain's squad is also full of talent.
The Dutch, for their part, which in recent years have been known for nurturing talent rather than winning at the highest level, have shown that they will not be pushed down very early.
After losing Cristiano Ronaldo and getting off to a poor start in Serie A, the Italian club has improved over the past few weeks and is most evident in the UCL.
The German club, led by striker Erling Harland, looks competitive both at University College London (UCL) and in the Bundesliga.
So far, the England club has looked strong in the Champions League and has rarely disappointed in European competitions – even if they have not performed well.
With striker Robert Lewandowski at his best, the Bavarian club got off to a good start to the season and looked like a strong contender when they won the trophy in 2020.