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#3 AC Milan – Serie A
Having not won the Serie A title since 2010-11, AC Milan seem to be on their way to ending the drought this season. Under Stefano Pioli, Milan have played an impressive brand of football, taking the fight to the best teams in the division.
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After 29 rounds of Serie A fixtures, the Rosonerri find themselves at the summit with 63 points from 29 games.
Napoli sit in second place, three points adrift of the league leaders. Defending champions and Milan’s arch-rivals Inter Milan sit in third with 59 points, but have a game in hand.
Milan’s excellence in Italy this season has been fueled by their indomitable fighting spirit. In the last month-and-a-half, they have beaten title rivals Napoli and Inter 1-0 and 1-2 respectively.
Former Arsenal star Olivier Giroud has been their knight in shining armor this season, scoring all three of Milan’s goals against Inter and Napoli.
#2 Real Madrid – La Liga
Courtesy of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid’s lackluster starts this season, 34-time La Liga winners Real Madrid have emerged as unchallenged title contenders in the Spanish top-flight.
Second-placed Sevilla gave them a scare in the middle but have not been as consistent lately. The Andalusians have dropped six points in their last five games, allowing Los Blancos to open up a 10-point lead at the summit.
Barcelona are currently in third place, 15 points behind the Whites with a game in hand. Reigning champions Atletico Madrid are fourth, level on points with Barcelona, but have played one game more than the Blaugrana.
Karim Benzema has been Real Madrid and La Liga’s leading scorer this season, netting 22 times in 25 games.
Left-winger Vinicius Junior has also been instrumental to Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid, pitching in with 13 goals and eight assists in 25 matches.
#1 Liverpool – Premier League
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are one of the most balanced teams in the world right now. They create goalscoring chances at will, can pass the ball around with ease, and know how to keep it tight at the back as well. All three traits have been on display in the Premier League this season, with the Reds bagging 66 points from 28 games.
Unlike the four other teams on this list, Liverpool are not sitting at the top of the league table. As things stand, they are in second place, sitting four points adrift of league leaders Manchester City with a game in hand.
If the Reds win their game in hand against Arsenal on Wednesday, City will only have a one-point advantage at the summit with nine matches to play.
Considering the fact that the defending champions have dropped five points in their last four games, the chances of Manchester City winning all their remaining games look slim.
Liverpool, too, could drop points in the next 10 matches. However, unless they endure a defeat to City on matchday 31, they could emerge as the front-runners in the hotly-contested Premier League title race.
