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With the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc, the European club football season only commenced in the last week of September.
However, it was business as usual for reigning Champions League winners Bayern Munich who beat Europa League winners Sevilla 2-1 in the Super Cup final in Budapest to win their second title in the competition.
Five teams with perfect records in Europe in the 2020-21 season
In a hectic start to the 2020-21 Champions League and Europa League seasons, teams in both competitions played their first three matchdays in as many weeks to make up for lost time.
Nevertheless, after four matchdays in both the Champions League and Europa League, most continental bigwigs in both competitions have either qualified for the next stage of their respective competition or are on the cusp of doing so.
On that note, let us have a look at five teams who have won all their games in European club football this season.
#5 TSG Hoffenheim (Europa League)
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim have belied their indifferent Bundesliga form - they are 12th in the league table after eight games - to enter the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 with two games to spare.
After ending Bayern Munich's 32-game winning run in all competitions by flooring the defending champions 4-1 to go top of the Bundesliga table after two games, Hoffenheim have not won any of their next six league games.
However, it has been a different story for them in Europe where they have walloped Crvena Zvezda, Gent, and Slovan Liberec, scoring 13 goals in four games while conceding one, to move to the knockout round.
Forward Moanes Dabbur has scored four times in the Europa League this season to go with his two strikes in the Bundesliga.
#4 Arsenal (Europa League)
Like Hoffenheim, Arsenal are also 12th in their domestic league, winning only four of their nine games this season. However, in Europe, Arsenal have been a different side.
They won all four games in the 2020-21 Europa League to move into the Round of 32 with two games to spare. The Gunners completed a double over Molde and won against Rapid Wein and Dundalk to seal their berth in the next stage of the European competition.
Frenchman Nicolas Pepe has scored thrice while midfielder Joe Willock has struck twice, as Arsenal joined Hoffenheim as the only two teams in the Europa League this season to win all their matches.
#3 Barcelona (Champions League)
Barcelona have had a torrid start to life under new manager Ronald Koeman. After eight league games this season, the Blaugrana find themselves in a lowly 13th place in the 2020-21 La Liga table.
However, their indifferent season hasn't spilled over into Europe, where the Blaugrana have won all their four games this season to qualify for the Champions League Round of 16 with two games to spare.
Koeman's men started their 2020-21 European campaign with a 5-2 home win over Ferencvaros before winning 2-0 at Juventus, who were without a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. The Blaugrana then completed the double over Dynamo Kyiv to roar into the Round of 16, although they have not yet won their group.
As is usually the case, Lionel Messi has been among the goals in the Champions League this season, with the diminutive Argentine's first of three goals making him the first player in competition history to score in 16 consecutive seasons.
#2 Manchester City (Champions League)
Manchester City are yet another side whose performances in domestic and European competitions couldn't have been in starker contrast.
The Cityzens are languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League with 12 points from eight games, Manchester City are 13th in the league table. However, in the Champions League, Pep Guardiola's men have been a different side altogether.
After beating Porto 3-1 at home in their Champions League opener, Manchester City have won their next three games in the competition without conceding another goal to seal their spot in the Round of 16 with two matchdays to spare.
New signing Ferran Torres has hit the ground running at the Etihad. Though he was not scored in six Premier League games, the young Spaniard has netted thrice in four games in the Champions League to see his side through to the next stage of the competition.
#1 Bayern Munich (Champions League)
Most top teams in the continent have failed to get going in both their domestic and European campaigns this season, but reigning Bundesliga and Champions League winners Bayern Munich have been a glorious exception in this regard.
The Bavarian giants have scored 28 goals in just eight league games to sit atop the Bundesliga table while in the Champions League, they have been arguably even more impressive.
Bayern Munich have scored 14 times in four games this season to extend their winning run in the Champions League to 15 consecutive games, which is four better than the previous longest winning streak in the competition.
As is usually the case, Robert Lewandowski has been among the goals for Bayern Munich in 2020-21 too. Although he has netted 'only' thrice in the competition this season, he has already scored 11 times in only seven games in the Bundesliga.
Once again, Bayern Munich look like the team to beat in both the Bundesliga and in Europe. The Bavarian giants will need some stopping.
