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Atletico Madrid hit the top with lightning, Red Army Waterloo! Latest combat power list: Who is the ups and downs?

11:49pm, 3 October 2025Football

(Madrid, 3rd) This week, the European football power list ushered in an earthquake-magnitude reshuffle - the bed sheet army Atletico Madrid achieved a "Rocket-style" surge with two exciting five-goal wins, and entered the top five from the edge of the list; while Liverpool, which ranked fourth last week, beat two consecutive hits in 72 hours, fell to 9th in the free fall, setting the biggest drop of the season.

Blitzkrieg! Atletico Madrid 5+5 shocked Europe

"We not only win, but also win beautifully!" Simeone shouted out an offensive declaration at the post-match press conference. In the Madrid derby on the weekend, Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 5-2 in a season-long victory, and four different players scored one after another. On the night of the Champions League, they beat Frankfurt 5-1, and five different killers each won one goal, among which Griezmann unlocked the club's 200-goal milestone. In just 4 days, 10 goals and 9 people scored, completely subverting the label of "1-0".

The Reds collapsed, and Anfield sounded the alarm

Who would have thought that Liverpool, who was regarded as a favorite to win the championship last week, was hit by old player Eddie Nketia at stoppage time at Crystal Palace, and then completed the "Black Sea Miracle" by Galatasari in Anfield. Two consecutive losses + home falls, Klopp's team instantly fell out of the top eight. What's worse is that they will encounter Chelsea and Manchester United in a row next time. If the bleeding cannot be stopped in time, the ranking may continue to fall.

Other focus displacement

- Manchester City return: Haaland swept Burnley with double hit +5-1, second only to Arsenal in the Premier League xGD value, Guardiola's team quietly climbed back to 8th.

- Milan counterattack: Juventus beat Napoli 2-1 in the first matchup, the Ross and Blacks rose from 10th to 7th, and the Apennines' three-time three continued to have a 12-point deadlock.

- The Gunners made steady progress: Since losing to Liverpool away at the end of August, Arsenal has won 5 wins and 1 draw in 6 games, defeating Newcastle in stoppage time and 2-0 in the Champions League, rising to 6th.

- Real Madrid defended the top four: After a crushing derby defeat, Mbappe immediately used a Champions League hat-trick to stop the bleeding, swept Keilat 5-0, and still ranked fourth.

- Barcelona and Bayern are in the ice and fire: Barcelona was reversed 2-1 by Paris at home, and the defensive loopholes were magnified again, but they defended third place with the least goals conceded in the league (5 goals); Bayern won two consecutive wins in two consecutive goals in the two-point range, continuing to dominate the list.

Highlights of this week

Atletico Madrid will go away to challenge the submarines. Villarreal lost only 1 in La Liga this season and just tied Juventus 2-2. Can it stop the torrent of bed sheets? Liverpool will take the lead in taking Chelsea before the Double Red Chamber, and Klopp has no way out. The noise of the combat power list has just heated up.

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