We've reached the midway point of this season's Champions League proper and the farcically oversized table is thankfully starting to take shape, with Liverpool leading the way after making a perfect start to their campaign.
Sporting CP, Monaco, Brest and Inter are just two points behind, while ninth-placed Atalanta are also unbeaten after four rounds of action. Elsewhere, sixth-placed Barcelona are flying under Hansi Flick but we've already seen some cracks in the armour of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and particularly Paris Saint-Germain.
So, who's perfectly placed to mount a serious trophy challenge and who has plenty of work still to do just to make the knockout stage? GOAL ranks all 36 teams below while rating their chances of winning the tournament, based on their results, fixtures, momentum, pedigree and quality.
Previous update: October 3, 2024.