The document summarizes the latest soccer power rankings from CBS Sports, which sees Bayern Munich take the top spot. Manchester United continues to slip down the rankings due to poor performances. Juventus remains at number 2 despite needing a late goal to beat new signing Cristiano Ronaldo's debut. Barcelona rises to number 3 after Lionel Messi's two goals helped secure a win. Manchester City rises to number 4 after destroying Huddersfield without Kevin De Bruyne.

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Soccer Power Rankings: Manchester United keeps slipping,
Bayern Munich new No. 1 in top 25
Ranking the top 25 soccer clubs in the world as the Spanish and Italian season gets underway
by @rgonzalezcbs Aug 23, 2018 • 4 min readRoger Gonzalez 
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Takeaways From La Liga's Opening Weekend
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The second matchday of the Premier League is nearly over, while La Liga and
Serie A got underway this weekend, and as a result their are some big
changes in the CBS Sports World Club Power Rankings. You had some
dominance and upsets in England, some Mexican teams making noise and
much more. Here are our rankings for this week, which feature a new team at
the top after some underwhelming performances from some of the top teams
in the world.
World Club Soccer Power Rankings
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RK TEAM CHG ANALYSIS
1. Bayern
Munich
(GER)
+2 Advanced in the DFB Cup with a 1-0 win over
Drochtersen, and though the scoreline wasn't
impressive, the build-up and creativity in attack was. The
German club produced had 28 shots and 84 percent
possession. Goals will come.
2. Juventus
(ITA)
-- Needed a winner at the death to pick up three points on
Cristiano Ronaldo's debut. Going from Gianluigi Buffon to
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Wojciech Szczesny in goal is like vacationing in Disney
World and then going to your local county fair. Huge
drop off.
3. Barcelona
(ESP)
+1 Slow against Alaves to open La Liga but got things
together late with a win and two Lionel Messi goals.
Ousmane Dembele's improvement is a great sign.
4. Manchester
City (ENG)
+3 No Kevin De Bruyne, no problem. Destroyed
Huddersfield without an ounce of trouble.
5. Liverpool
(ENG)
-- The Reds play on Monday at Crystal Palace.
6. PSG (FRA) -- Kylian Mbappe continues to tear it up, and it feels like
the Ligue 1 race could be over by January. This team's
target has to be the Champions League.
7. Real
Madrid
(ESP)
-6 Secured a 2-0 win over Getafe to open La Liga play but
the big-time drop comes from the Super Cup loss to
Atletico. Gifted Atleti at least two goals and were far from
confident at the back. Thibaut Courtois time?
8. Tottenham
(ENG)
+3 Harry Kane got his August goal and Spurs are looking
sharp. Maybe they didn't need to bring anybody new in.
9. Atletico
Madrid
(ESP)
+1 Up one for that nice comeback against Real Madrid, but
there's a big test at Mestalla on Monday against a
hungry, cohesive Valencia.
10. Chelsea
(ENG)
+3 Maurizio Sarri is 2-0 in the Premier League with six goals
scored. And hey, Alvaro Morata scored!
11. Inter Milan
(ITA)
-3 Opening Serie A with a 1-0 loss Sassuolo was ugly.
Fifteen shots but just three on target, with Mauro Icardi
missing a gift.
12. Roma (ITA) -- Eden Dzeko to the rescue in the opener with a late
winner at Torino. And boy, Justin Kluivert is the real deal.
13. Manchester
United
(ENG)
-4 Could see this team outside the top 25 soon. Really just
poor. Lucky to have three points and struggled big time
at Brighton. Any glimmer of hope?
14. Napoli (ITA) +4 A lovely come-from-behind win at Lazio in Carlo
Ancelotti's first match. The attacking creativity was there,
but can this team actually win a Serie A title?
15. Borussia
Dortmund
(GER)
-- Idle this past week but play Furth in DFB Cup on
Monday.
16. Gremio
(BRA)
-- Knocked out of the Brazilian Cup on Wednesday but
came back with a confidence-boosting 1-0 win at
Corinthians with recent Brazil call-up Everton scoring.
17. Boca
Juniors
(ARG)
-- Lost 3-0 in a friendly against Barcelona, which was
expected. Big early-league clash at Estudiantes on
Monday.
18. Arsenal
(ENG)
-4 Another rough performance at Chelsea. Came back to
draw level but caved late, and we all knew it was
coming. Unai Emery could be on the hot seat before
long.
19. Monaco
(FRA)
-- A goalless draw against Lille surely left the red and
whites frustrated. They had the chances but couldn't put
enough on frame.
20. Valencia
(ESP)
-- Idle this past week. Big test at home on Monday against
Atletico Madrid to open its La Liga campaign.
21. Porto (POR) -- Blew a 2-0 lead to Belenenses but scored a 96th minute
winner from the penalty spot. Defense isn't really a
concern, it just wasn't its best day.

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Biggest movers: Napoli (up four spots), Real Madrid (down six spots).
Teams knocked out of the top 25 this week: Flamengo (BRA), Pumas (MEX).
Honorable mentions: Bournemouth (ENG), Watford (ENG), Real Sociedad
(ESP), Yeni Malatyaspor (TUR), Beijing Guoan (CHN), Shaingai East Asia
(CHN), Nimes (FRA), Atlanta United (USA).
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22. Schalke
(GER)
-- Won its DFB Cup match as expected, but not much room
to move up.
23. Cruz Azul
(MEX)
NR Leading Liga MX and now the only undefeated team
after five matches. The signing of Ivan Marcone from
Lanus has proven to be worth it.
24. São Paulo
(BRA)
-- Secured a nice 2-0 win over Chapecoense to remain in
first place in the Brazilian top flight. Have lost just two of
its past 19 league contests.
25. Monterrey
(MEX)
NR A fine 1-0 win over Liga MX leader Pumas lifted the team
into second place in the league and into our top 25.
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