Champions League power rankings: Who moves up and down after third week of action?

Manchester City, Barcelona and PSG continued their winning starts, while Inter Milan won a battle of fringe contenders – how do this week’s Champions League results affect our rankings?

Thursday 24 October 2019 07:00 EDT

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We are now halfway through the UEFA Champions League group stages, and the true contenders are beginning to reveal themselves.

Manchester City are off to the perfect start with three consecutive convincing wins, the latest powered by a Raheem Sterling hat-trick, while Paris Saint-Germain are beginning to suggest this might just be their year, yet to concede and with maximum points from their fixtures after blowing away Club Brugge in game week three.

Liverpool FC have survived the rigours of RB Salzburg and latterly Genk, beating the Belgians 4-1 as they seek to defend their crown. Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a much-needed comfortable victory on a cathartic night against Red Star Belgrade.

Elsewhere, a pair of fringe contenders did battle at the San Siro, with Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan 2-0 victors over Borussia Dortmund, and Barcelona edged out a gutsy Slavia Prague.

Here are our updated Champions League power rankings:

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Champions League power rankings: Who moves up and down after third week of action?

Manchester City, Barcelona and PSG continued their winning starts, while Inter Milan won a battle of fringe contenders – how do this week’s Champions League results affect our rankings?

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