Villa's Europe form meets City's perfect league start
City are seven from seven in the league. Villa are perfect in Europe and 12th at home. Saturday at Villa Park asks which form is real.
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| TEAM | P | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 13 |
Manchester City top on 21 pts after 8, 0 clear of Arsenal. Best attack Brighton & Hove Albion (23), best defence Arsenal (5).
| TEAM | P | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 10 | 19 |
Barcelona top on 27 pts after 10, 2 clear of Atlético Madrid. Best attack Barcelona (40), best defence Celta Vigo (7).
| TEAM | P | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Como | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 8 | 18 |
Lazio top on 25 pts after 9, 3 clear of Internazionale, though Internazionale have a game in hand. Best attack Internazionale (23), best defence Lazio (7).
City are seven from seven in the league. Villa are perfect in Europe and 12th at home. Saturday at Villa Park asks which form is real.
Nine points from three games is the marker of the league phase. Bayern are unbeaten and 14th. The table is already telling two different stories.
Arsenal took a point in Munich through Rice's late finish, but Saka's early injury is the bigger problem for Arteta.
United conceded early, never led and were passed through by Fabregas and Como. The 4-1 was not an accident.
One side has not conceded in Europe, the other has scored eight. Bayern host Arsenal with two points fewer and a very different shape.
Fifth in Italy against 13th in England, level on three points: Como host United with the better season and the shorter price.



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