Real Madrid, Arsenal, PSG & Co. - The current top five league table based on points-per-game

Debate often rages as to who are the best teams in Europe right now, and even half way through the campaign it truly is hard to tell. With the various nuances in the Champions League league phase structure, that didn't clear too much up. It must of course be remembered that the standards are different in each league, each season. So to try and help determine which top-five league sides are looking the best right now, here at Transfermarkt, we have compiled a top-five league table. We will be revealing the top 20 teams from across the Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 each week. To make it fair on the German and French top-flights which have less teams and therefore less games, the table has been based on points-per-game (ppg).

The top-five league table

Currently leading the way with a remarkable 2.58ppg and +68 goal difference after just 26 games are Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. Behind them in second with an impressive 2.50ppg are LaLiga's Barcelona. They are followed by their El Clásico rivals Real Madrid in third, who have 2.36ppg. In fourth are Serie A leaders Inter Milan with 2.34ppg. Ligue 1's first-placed team Paris Saint-Germain are fifth with 2.28ppg, whilst Premier League leaders Arsenal are now sixth with a 2.26ppg record.

Bundesliga's Borussia Dortmund (2.23ppg & +29 goal difference), Lens (2.15ppg & +18 goal difference), AC Milan (2.07ppg & +23 goal difference), and Atlético Madrid (2.04ppg & +22 goal difference), complete the top 10. Manchester City are the only other Premier League team in the top 20 - the Sky Blues rank 11th. Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale, three LaLiga teams make the top 10.