Table shows rich elite on top

Europe's top teams appear to have finally come to grips with new-look Champions the League.

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The standings look very different heading into the fourth round of games compared to one year ago, when the new 36-team format debuted and the results were less predictable.

The top end of the table before Tuesday's games is a list of unbeaten, high-earning teams led by Paris SaintGermain and Bayern Munich, who meet Tuesday in the standout game at Parc des Princes.

A second blockbuster fifth-place Real Madrid at 10th-place Liverpool also opens the door slightly for teams outside the big five leagues to catch up.

The first team from outside the wealthy elite is Sporting Lisbon, which is tied for 11th place before going to Juventus. Qarabag in 13th is the highest-ranked genuine outsider in the competition and hosts Chelsea.

Some storied teams struggled in their first go at the expanded eight-game format that provides a broader range of opponents.

After three rounds last year, Aston Villa was atop the league standings after returning to the competition for the first time 41 years, and unheralded French club Brest was fifth. Neither qualified for this edition.