1. Chelsea (no change)
Remember when Diego Costa was on the brink of leaving and Chelsea's winning run was ending? All of that seems to be in the past. Costa scored on his return in a win vs. Hull, and Antonio Conte's side lead the Premier League by eight points.
2. Sevilla (+1)
After the emotion of their comeback win over Real Madrid, Sevilla avoided a letdown by winning 4-3 in an exciting game at Osasuna. Spain's form team have won five straight league games, scoring 17 goals in the process.
3. Juventus (+1)
Two early goals against Lazio saw leaders Juve get back to winning ways in Serie A and The Old Lady followed that up with a Coppa Italia quarterfinal win over Milan, the highlight of which was a superb free kick from Miralem Pjanic.
4. Real Madrid (-2)
After his troubles during the defeat to Sevilla, Sergio Ramos scored twice as the Liga leaders beat Malaga. But Madrid exited the Copa del Rey vs. Celta Vigo in midweek and Zinedine Zidane must contend with a growing injury list.
5. Bayern Munich (no change)
6. Benfica (no change)
It's as you were in Portugal after leaders Benfica and second-placed Porto both recorded weekend wins. Benfica were frustrated by bottom-of-the-table Tondela for almost an hour, before netting four times in the final 30 minutes.
7. Barcelona (no change)
Barca appear to be finding form. After Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar scored in a 4-0 Liga win at Eibar, which means Barca remain third, Luis Enrique's men thrashed Real Sociedad 5-2 to seal a Copa del Rey semifinal spot.
8. Roma (no change)
The title race in Serie A remains tight, with the gap between the top two just one point after Roma recorded their third straight 1-0 win. Edin Dzeko was the match winner vs. Cagliari with his 14th league goal of the campaign.
9. Monaco (new)
Are Leonardo Jardim's side the most exciting in Europe? Ligue 1 leaders Monaco have scored 64 goals in 21 league games, which is more than any other club in the big five leagues. Next, though is a true test: Paris Saint-Germain away.
10. RB Leipzig (-1)
Any thoughts of a post-winter break malaise for Leipzig were swiftly put to bed in Saturday's emphatic 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt. But there are more tough tests to come: unbeaten Hoffenheim, followed by a trip to Dortmund.
Dropping out: Tottenham.
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