article_snippet: Arsenal, with 18 points from eight games, and Chelsea, who have 14 from seven, have been the next best in Champions League this calendar year, but Liverpool's quest for Champions League football has outstripped all their rivals.
article_snippet: Arsenal have also begun 2015 well in Champions League, with 18 points from eight games since New Year's Day .
article_snippet: In fact, qualification for Europe's biggest competition links all of the top form teams, with few of 2015's best performers actually challenging for the title in the top leagues around the continent.
article_snippet: In Spain, Valencia's excellent run of just one defeat and one draw in nine games this year has lifted their to within a point of Atletico Madrid in third place, though their are still eight points short of Real Madrid at the top of the table.
article_snippet: The run has seen their earn a 2-2 draw against PSG and beat Marseille 3-2 having trailed 2-0 in both games.
article_snippet: Only in Italy have the team top of the league on New Year's Day started 2015 with the best form.
highlights_snippet: Arsenal (18 from eight),  Chelsea (14 from seven) are next best in England .
  
highlights_snippet: Form sides in England, Spain and Germany chasing Champions League .