After 10 games of the league season, Arsenal are the top performing side across the top five European Leagues.
Arsenal’s 1-0 win on Sunday against Leeds at Elland Road took them to 27 points for the season with only the controversial defeat at Manchester United as a blot on their record.
In France, PSG sit on top of Ligue 1 with 26 points and are Arsenal’s closest rivals along with Napoli, and Real Madrid, also on 26 points and the top of Serie A and La Liga respectively.
| # | club | country | W | D | L | +/- | Pts |
| 1 | Arsenal FC | England | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | SSC Napoli | Italy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | Spain | 8 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | Atalanta BC | Italy | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Manchester City | England | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | England | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | 1.FC Union Berlin | Germany | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 9 | AC Milan | Italy | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | FC Lorient | France | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | FC Barcelona | Spain | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 12 | Atlético de Madrid | Spain | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 13 | Chelsea FC | England | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 14 | AS Roma | Italy | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 |
| 15 | SS Lazio | Italy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 16 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| 17 | RC Lens | France | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 18 | Udinese Calcio | Italy | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 19 | Olympique Marseille | France | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 20 | Real Betis Balompié | Spain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 21 | Bayern Munich | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 19 |
| 22 | Real Sociedad | Spain | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 23 | AS Monaco | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 24 | Inter Milan | Italy | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 25 | SC Freiburg | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
Data via Transfermarkt
Arsenal stand a good chance of keeping their winning run going with their next set of Premier League fixtures. Fatigue looks like it could be their biggest problem.
PSV Eindhoven are up next in the Europa League which offers a chance to rest some players.
Then, in the Premier League, a trip to St Mary’s to face Southampton, who sit in the relegation zone with just two wins and eight points so far this season.