Women's Champions League Power Rankings: Barcelona lead the pack as Bayern Munich surge to second

Oct 1, 2026 at 5:19 pm ET • 1 min read

Matchday two of the Women's Champions League has come to a close, and there are some shifts as Bayern Munich continues to show why they're among the contenders for winning the entire competition. Going away from home and taking care of Benfica is not an easy task, and Bayern were able to control the match from start to finish thanks to a goal and an assist by Klara Buhl.

Of course, everyone is chasing Barcelona, who put up another crooked number. They have 11 goals through two matches to lead the way by quite a margin. Paris Saint-Germain looked to announce their own return to the contenders as Lyon and Chelsea played to a stalemate, but the alarm bells are ringing for Arsenal. Their narrow victory against Koge may look better in hindsight, but a strange penalty draw and manager Renée Slegers skipping her press conference because of it aren't things that you want to see at this stage of the competition. There's plenty of time to get things right, but let's take a look at how power rankings shake out after two matchdays of action.