Porto stay ahead on CNN club poll
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Champions League semifinalists Porto remained at number one for a second week on the latest CNN/World Soccer Top 10, while UEFA Cup semifinalists Valencia shot up to second place.
The defending Portuguese champions edged closer to another title with a goalless draw at Nacional on Wednesday, which followed a 1-0 win over Maritimo at the weekend.
Valencia rose from seventh to second after they took over at the top of the Spanish standings from Real Madrid with a 1-0 win over Real Zaragoza.
In the UEFA Cup, a 2-1 home win over Bordeaux on Wednesday completed a 4-2 aggregate victory and set-up a semifinal with Spanish rivals Villarreal.
English side Chelsea dropped one place to third after they lost ground on Arsenal in the English Premier League title race by losing 3-2 at Aston Villa.
Arsenal climbed up three places to fifth as they put their Champions League defeat by Chelsea behind them with a 4-2 win over Liverpool and a goalless draw at Newcastle -- extending their unbeaten league run to 32 games.
French side Monaco climbed one place to stay ahead of the Gunners in fourth place.
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
Rank (Last Week) Team (Country) Votes
• 1. (1) Porto (Portugal) 107
• 2. (7) Valencia (Spain) 87
• 3. (2) Chelsea (England) 78
• 4. (5) Monaco (France) 76
• 5. (8) Arsenal (England) 65
• 6. (3) Deportivo Coruna (Spain) 64
• 7. (6) AC Milan (Italy) 52
• 8. (9) Werder Bremen (Germany) 44
• 9. (4) Cruzeiro (Brazil) 32
• 10. (10) Real Madrid (Spain) 23
Others receiving votes: Marseille, Boca Juniors, Lyon, Manchester United, Barcelona, Villarreal.
One to Watch: Spanish side Villarreal, who are in the semifinals of the UEFA Cup on their first ever appearance in European competition after beating last year's finalists Celtic 2-0 for a 3-1 aggregate win -- and all after getting into the tournament via the beleaguered Intertoto Cup.
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