Overview
- The updated list follows two matchdays in UEFA's revamped 18-team league phase that has already produced volatile results.
- Barcelona sits first after scoring 11 goals in two games, though the loss of midfielder Patri Guijarro to a broken foot could disrupt rhythm.
- Lyon opened by defeating title holders Arsenal and then routed St. Pölten, with Melchie Dumornay starring and 18-year-old Lily Yohannes breaking through.
- Chelsea rebounded from a draw with Twente by beating Paris FC as Alyssa Thompson scored her first Champions League goal to strengthen her case for starts.
- Arsenal has dropped from the early elite in these rankings, while Manchester United’s two wins behind goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and OH Leuven’s first league-phase victory stand out as surprises.