English clubs are asserting unprecedented dominance in Europe. For the second time this Champions League season, five Premier League teams — Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle, and Tottenham — won in the same round of fixtures.
Arsenal, Liverpool, City, and Newcastle now sit within the top eight of the standings, while Chelsea, held 2-2 by Qarabag, remain well-placed. Before this season, no country had ever produced five wins in a single round — England have now done it twice.
Spanish journalist Guillem Balague summed it up bluntly: “England are the Super League of Europe.”
The reasons are clear — financial muscle, elite coaching, and deep squads. Premier League clubs spent over £3 billion this summer alone, more than the Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, and Serie A combined. That spending power translates to performance: English teams have won 17 of 24 games, scoring 56 goals and conceding just 17.
Arsenal’s flawless record — four wins, 11 goals, and zero conceded — puts them alongside Bayern Munich and Inter Milan at the top. According to Opta, the Gunners have a 99.8% chance of reaching the knockouts and a 23% chance of winning the title.
With Bayern and PSG the only real rivals, analysts predict a sustained era of English supremacy. Yet, as former Liverpool midfielder Stephen Warnock cautioned, “It only matters in the knockouts — that’s when the big-hitters turn up.”
For now, though, Europe’s elite competition looks unmistakably English.
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