After an international winter break full of jaw-dropping goals, underdog runs, shockers and comebacks that ended in Argentina winning their third World Cup, we are ready to fall back into what we watch the most – European club soccer.
Before the start of the World Cup in November, we were witnessing a sped-up campaign full of unlikely league leaders and unprecedented goalscoring starts to the season.
Napoli and Arsenal sat at the top of their leagues, Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski were scoring for fun and more.
Yet, after having shifted our focus to the World Cup for over a month, the progress of the 2022-23 league campaigns might have turned into a somewhat of a blur.
For that, I help you regain your memory and assist your way into the restart of Europe’s top 5 leagues with the standings, top scorers, top assisters and return date of each league all in one place.
European top 5 league’s standings 2022-23
Premier League (returns Monday, Dec. 26)
Matches played: 15
*14 matches played
- Arsenal - 37 points*
- Manchester City - 32 points*
- Newcastle - 30 points
- Tottenham - 29 points
- Manchester United - 26 points*
- Liverpool - 22 points*
- Brighton - 21 points*
- Chelsea - 21 points*
- Fulham - 19 points
- Brentford - 19 points
- Crystal Palace - 19 points*
- Aston Villa - 18 points
- Leicester City - 17 points
- Bournemouth - 16 points
- Leeds United - 15 points*
- West Ham - 14 points
- Everton - 14 points
- Nottingham Forest - 13 points
- Southampton - 12 points
- Wolverhampton - 10 points
Top scorers
- Erling Haaland (Man. City) - 18 goals
- Harry Kane (Tottenham) - 12 goals
- Ivan Toney (Brentford) - 10 goals
Top assisters
- Kevin De Bruyne (Man. City) - 9 assists
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) - 6 assists
- Alex Iwobi (Everton) - 5 assists
Bernardo Silva (Man. City) - 5 assists
Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham) - 5 assists
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) - 5 assists
LaLiga (returns Thursday, Dec. 29)
Matches played: 14
- Barcelona - 37 points
- Real Madrid - 35 points
- Real Sociedad - 26 points
- Athletic Club - 24 points
- Atlético Madrid - 24 points
- Real Betis - 24 points
- Osasuna - 23 points
- Rayo Vallecas - 22 points
- Villareal - 21 points
- Valencia - 19 points
- Mallorca - 19 points
- Valladolid - 17 points
- Girona - 16 points
- Almería - 16 points
- Getafe - 14 points
- Espanyol - 12 points
- Celta Vigo - 12 points
- Sevilla - 11 points
- Cádiz - 11 points
- Elche - 4 points
Top scorers
- Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) - 13 goals
- Borja Iglesias (Betis) - 8 goals
Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) - 8 goals - Iago Aspas (Celta) - 7 goals
Joselu (Espanyol) - 7 goals
Top assisters
- Mikel Merino (Sociedad) - 6 assists
- Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) - 5 assists
- Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) - 4 assists
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) - 4 assists
Rodrygo (Real Madrid) - 4 assists
Serie A (returns Wednesday, Jan. 4)
Matches played: 15
- Napoli - 41 points
- Milan - 33 points
- Juventus - 31 points
- Lazio - 30 points
- Inter - 30 points
- Atalanta - 27 points
- Roma - 27 points
- Udinese - 24 points
- Torino - 21 points
- Fiorentina - 19 points
- Bologna - 19 points
- Salernitana - 17 points
- Empoli - 17 points
- Monza - 16 points
- Sassuolo - 16 points
- Lecce - 15 points
- Spezia - 13 points
- Cremonese - 7 points
- Sampdoria - 6 points
- Verona - 5 points
Top scorers
- Victor Osimhen (Napolo) - 9 goals
- Marko Arnautović (Bologna) - 8 goals
- Ademola Lookman (Atalanta) - 7 goals
Lautaro Martínez (Inter) - 7 goals
M’Bala Nzola (Spezia) - 7 goals
Top assisters
- Sergej Milinković-Savić (Lazio) - 7 assists
- Gerard Deulofeu (Udinese) - 6 assists
- Filip Kostić (Juventus) - 5 assists
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) - 5 assists
Mário Rui (Napoli) - 5 assists
Nicolò Barella (Inter) - 5 assists
Piotr Zieliński (Napoli) - 5 assists
Roberto Pereyra (Udinese) - 5 assists
Bundesliga (returns Friday, Jan. 20)
Matches played: 15
- FC Bayern - 34 points
- SC Freiburg - 30 points
- RB Leipzig - 28 points
- Eintracht Frankfurt - 27 points
- Union Berlin - 27 points
- Borussia Dortmund - 25 points
- Wolfsburg - 23 points
- Mönchengladbach - 22 points
- Werder Bremen - 21 points
- Mainz - 19 points
- Hoffenheim - 18 points
- Leverkusen - 18 points
- Köln - 17 points
- Augsburg - 15 points
- Hertha Berlin - 14 points
- VfB Stuttgart - 14 points
- VfL Bochum - 13 points
- Schalke - 9 points
Top scorers
- Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig) - 12 goals
- Marcus Thuram (Mönchengladbach) - 10 goals
Niclas Füllkrug (Werder) - 10 goals - Jamal Musiala (Bayern) - 9 goals
Vincenzo Grifo (Freiburg) - 9 goals
Top assisters
- Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 9 assists
- Alassane Pléa (Mönchengladbach) - 7 assists
Dominik Szoboszlai (Leipzig) - 7 assists - Jamal Musiala (Bayern) - 6 assists
Mitchell Weiser (Werder) - 6 assists
Liga Portuguesa (returns Friday, Dec. 26)
Matches played: 13
- Benfica - 37 points
- Porto - 29 points
- Braga - 28 points
- Sporting - 25 points
- Casa Pia - 23 points
- Vitória SC - 23 points
- Portimonense - 19 points
- Chaves - 19 points
- Arouca - 19 points
- Rio Ave - 18 points
- Boavista - 17 points
- Estoril Praia - 16 points
- Vizela - 15 points
- Santa Clara - 13 points
- Famalicão - 11 points
- Gil Vicente - 9 points
- Marítimo - 6 points
- Pacos Ferreira - 2 points
Top scorers
- Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) - 9 goals
- Fran Navarro (Gil Vicente) - 8 goals
- Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting) - 7 goals
Top assisters
- Mehdi Taremi (Porto) - 5 assists
- Ivo Rodrigues (Famalicão) - 4 assists
Pedro Porro (Sporting) - 4 assists
Pepê (Porto) - 4 assists
Ricardo Horta (Braga) - 4 assists
Stephen Eustáquio (Porto) - 4 assists
Tiago Gouveia (Estoril Praia) - 4 assists
Ligue 1 (returns Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Matches played: 15
- PSG - 41 points
- Lens - 36 points
- Rennes - 31 points
- Marseille - 30 points
- Lorient - 28 points
- Monaco - 27 points
- LOSC - 26 points
- Lyon - 21 points
- Nice - 20 points
- Clermont Foot - 19 points
- Reims - 17 points
- Toulouse - 16 points
- Troyes - 14 points
- Montpellier - 14 points
- Nantes - 13 points
- Brest - 13 points
- Auxerre - 13 points
- Ajaccio - 12 points
- Strasbourg - 11 points
- Angers - 8 points
Top scorers
- Kylian Mbappé (PSG) - 12 goals
- Neymar (PSG) - 11 goals
- Terem Moffi (Lorient) - 10 goals
Top assisters
- Lionel Messi (PSG) - 10 assists
- Neymar (PSG) - 9 assists
- Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva (Monaco) - 5 assists
Florian Sotoca (Lens) - 5 assists
Jonathan Clauss (Marseille) - 5 assists
Rémy Cabella (LOSC) - 5 assists