Power Rankings: Barcelona claim No. 1, Liverpool climb as Real Madrid slide

ESPN FC's Paul Mariner gives his plaudits to PSV for their efforts, but says Lionel Messi's class shone through once again in Barcelona's UCL opener. Barcelona's Ernesto Valverde insists they are focused on winning the Champions League whilst Philippe Coutinho admits he is anxious to play against PSV. Alexis Nunes and Shaka Hislop weigh Real Madrid's chances of catching Barcelona in the La Liga title-race, after Los Blancos' 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao. It's all change as Barcelona rise to the top, while their great rivals Real Madrid pay the price for dropped points in La Liga. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); Dropping out: Watford, PSV Eindhoven, Hertha Berlin. Agree? Disagree? Let us know and watch Shaka defend his picks on ESPN FC TV!