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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Spanish champions Real Madrid have taken the number one spot from AC Milan in this week's CNN/World Soccer Top 10 club poll.

Their 3-1 win at Malaga was enough to give them the edge over the European champions, who were held 1-1 at Perugia last weekend.

For good measure, Real beat Argentine champions River Plate 3-1 in a friendly on Tuesday. (Full story)

Juventus and English champions Manchester United stay third and fourth.

The weekly CNN/World Soccer Top 10 is compiled by staff from CNN's World Sport show along with the team at World Soccer magazine.

CNN/World Soccer Top 10

Last week's position in parentheses.

• 1 (2). Real Madrid (Spain), 117 points

• 2 (1). AC Milan (Italy), 109

• 3 (3). Juventus (Italy), 98

• 4 (4). Man Utd (England), 72

• 5 (7). Deportivo (Spain), 62

• 6 (8). Cruzeiro (Brazil), 48

• 7 (5). Inter Milan (Italy), 47

• 8 (6). Boca Juniors (Argentina), 37

• 9 (9). Bayern Munich (Germany), 22

• 10 (-). Chelsea (England), 15

Dropped: Santos (Brazil)

Others receiving points: Lazio (Italy), Bayer Leverkusen (Germany), Arsenal (England), Porto (Portugal), Roma (Italy), Valencia (Spain), Parma (Italy), Stuttgart (Germany), Monaco (France), Santos (Brazil).

One to Watch: Italian side Roma, who consolidated their impressive start to the Serie A season with a 2-2 draw at champions Juventus and then launched their UEFA Cup campaign with a 4-0 win over Macedonia's Vardar.

Watch World Sport daily on CNN International at 0930 GMT, 1230 GMT, 1430 GMT, and 2130 GMT daily (also 0030 GMT at weekends and daily in Asia.)


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