Opta Reveals Early Season Ranking: Liverpool Leads, PSG in Fourth Place

As the football season kicks off across major leagues, Opta’s AI has revealed the first ranking of the top clubs, with PSG maintaining a strong position.

The football season is back, and early performances are starting to take shape. On Monday, Opta released its latest ranking of the best clubs based on the initial results of the season.

Liverpool, with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over Bournemouth, sits at the top of the rankings, followed closely by Arsenal and Manchester City, both of whom also claimed wins in their Premier League return. Manchester City has climbed to third place, edging out Paris Saint-Germain, who won their Ligue 1 opener against Nantes 1-0.

Meanwhile, Olympique de Marseille suffered a disappointing return, losing to Rennes while playing with a man advantage. The setback caused them to drop four spots, leaving them in 45th place in Opta’s rankings.

The Top 50 Clubs of the Moment According to Opta

Ranking	Club	Points
1	Liverpool	100
2	Arsenal	99.7
3	Manchester City	99.0
4	Paris Saint-Germain	98.5
5	FC Barcelona	97.3
6	Chelsea	96.3
7	Real Madrid	95.7
8	Newcastle	95.5
9	Bayern Munich	95.5
10	Aston Villa	95.4
11	Inter Milan	94.9
12	Crystal Palace	94.6
13	Brighton	93.5
14	Benfica	93.3
15	Nottingham Forest	92.4
16	Atlético de Madrid	92.2
17	AFC Bournemouth	92.2
18	Sporting CP	92.1
19	SSC Napoli	92.1
20	Bayer Leverkusen	92.1
21	Borussia Dortmund	91.9
22	Atalanta	91.9
23	Brentford	91.6
24	Tottenham	91.5
25	PSV Eindhoven	91.4
26	AS Roma	91.4
27	Everton	91.4
28	Manchester United	91.3
29	Club Brugge	91.1
30	Fulham	91.0
31	Juventus	90.7
32	AC Milan	90.6
33	Union Saint-Gilloise	90.5
34	Villarreal	90.3
35	LOSC	90.1
36	AS Monaco	89.8
37	Athletic Club de Bilbao	89.8
38	Olympique Lyonnais	89.7
39	Lazio Rome	89.6
40	Galatasaray	89.1
41	West Ham	89.0
42	Bologne	89.0
43	Wolverhampton Wanderers	88.9
44	Eintracht Frankfurt	88.8
45	Olympique de Marseille	88.7
46	Fiorentina	88.7
47	Feyenoord	88.3
48	Celtic Glasgow	87.8
49	VfB Stuttgart	87.8
50	RB Leipzig	87.7