Across Europe’s early-season map, four clubs have made a perfect start and each comes from a different footballing capital: Manchester City, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Porto.
While most leading sides have already dropped points somewhere between domestic pressure and continental travel, the quartet remain unbeaten with victories in every match played so far. Their runs stretch from England and Spain to Germany and Portugal, offering an early sign of which teams have found rhythm quickest at the start of the campaign.
The continent’s perfect four
- Manchester City
- Barcelona
- Borussia Dortmund
- Porto
Barcelona have reached seven matches without defeat, carrying their winning sequence through the opening weeks of the season. In a period when squads are still settling and calendars are beginning to tighten, the Catalan side are among the few major European clubs yet to leave a point behind.
City, Dortmund and Porto share that distinction. Their clean records place them in a small group across Europe’s principal leagues, with every outing ending in three points and no early stumble to manage.
It is only the beginning, of course, and autumn will bring longer journeys, heavier schedules and more difficult evenings. For now, though, the four cities can look across the continent and see the same rare marker beside their clubs’ names: played, won, perfect.
