The international break provides a momentary pause across Europe's top five leagues following a captivating few weeks to begin the 2026/27 season.
A strong start can be pivotal to a club's ambitions, while those with title aspirations may not be thinking about an undefeated season just yet, but it could start to linger at the back of their minds if they approach the halfway stage and the losses column remains at zero.
A total of 16 teams across Europe's top five leagues - the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1 - are yet to taste defeat in the league this season, and we've given you the lowdown on each division.
Premier League
- Brentford
- Everton
- Leeds United
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
The Premier League's competitiveness was showcased by Brighton's 3-0 dismantling of reigning champions Arsenal which abruptly ended the Gunners' unbeaten start to the campaign.
England's top-flight has the most unbeaten teams remaining with five, and while Manchester City and Liverpool are your usual customers, they're accompanied by three teams who are looking to punch above their weight this term.
Brentford have sandwiched three successive draws with two impressive 3-0 victories at home to Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea as they build on the strong foundations of an encouraging debut campaign for Keith Andrews.
Despite supporter disillusion concerning the club's inadequate transfer window, Everton appear to have formed a siege mentality under David Moyes and the Toffees also have two wins and three draws to show for their efforts so far.
On the contrary, Leeds United completed some excellent business in the summer and Daniel Farke's side have capitalised on the positivity inside Elland Road, winning against Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United whils recording three draws.
Enzo Maresca has made a perfect start to life at Man City with a perfect five wins from five to lead the Premier League standings, and while Andoni Iraola's reign at Liverpool has begun with a scent of frustration at three draws, the Reds do still remain unbeaten.
La Liga
- Barcelona
Only one team remain unbeaten in La Liga and to the surprise of nobody, it's the title favourites, Barcelona.
The Blaugrana successfully defended their crown last season and Hansi Flick's side have already asserted their authority in the current campaign by opening a five-point gap over Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid after just seven matches.
If winning all seven of their matches wasn't impressive enough, Barca have scored an astonishing 31 goals - averaging 4.42 per game.
Bundesliga
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bayern Munich
- SC Freiburg
Three teams in the Bundesliga have not been beaten so far and the trio currently occupy first, second and third in the standings.
Borussia Dortmund have made the perfect start to the campaign with four successive victories, which included a dramatic comeback away at TSG Hoffenheim where they trailed by two goals on the hour mark.
They're trailed by perennial champions Bayern Munich, who were held to a goalless draw by newly promoted Schalke, but returned to their prolific goalscoring form in their most recent outing, battering Union Berlin 7-0.
Perched in third is Freiburg, who have finished fifth and seventh in the last two seasons and appear set for another strong campaign. Julian Schuster's side have been marvellous at the Europa-Park Stadion, beating Werder Bremen 4-1 and Borussia Monchengladbach 5-0.
Serie A
- Milan
- AS Roma
- Inter
- Lazio
It's a Milan-Rome quartet that feature on the unbeaten list in Serie A.
Roma, Inter and Lazio have all chalked up 13 points from their opening five matches with four wins and a draw, while Milan are two points further back in fifth with three wins under new boss Ruben Amorim.
Roma made a strong start to the previous campaign and were top of the table at the end of November before their form tailed off, but Gian Piero Gasperini's men still finished third and they go in search of their first league title since 2001 this season.
Inter have continued where they left off under Cristian Chivu, while Gennaro Gattuso has made an excellent start to life as Lazio boss, despite his side performing to the backdrop of an empty Stadio Olimpico as supporters continue their boycott in protest against owner Claudio Lotito.
Interestingly, Lazio played Milan which ended in a 2-2 draw, while Inter's meeting with Roma in the capital also ended in a 2-2 stalemate.
Ligue 1
- AS Monaco
- Lyon
- Paris FC
One Parisian team remains unbeaten in Ligue 1 and no, it's not Paris Saint-Germain.
Step forth their neighbours Paris FC, who are managed by former Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior and are currently third in France's top-flight with three wins and two draws.
They are perched behind the two other teams yet to suffer defeat this season, AS Monaco and Lyon.
Monaco have won four of their opening five with Filipe Luis at the helm, including a notable a 2-1 success at the Parc des Princes where they came from behind to conquer PSG.
Lyon have won three from five, while Les Gones were held to a goalless draw by Paris FC.
