Liverpool, West Ham, Atalanta, Roma and Leverkusen are UEFA Europa

The UEFA Europa League group stage is two games deep and some early favorites are already emerging with a handful of sides possessing 100% records over both rounds. Pre-tournament favorites Liverpool are unsurprisingly one of them with fellow Premier League representatives West Ham United also enjoying a good start on the continent along with Serie A pair Atalanta BC and AS Roma — last year’s beaten finalists. The Bundesliga’s Bayer Leverkusen have also started as they mean to go on under Xabi Alonso, having gone all the way to the semifinals last year. There have been some surprise performers too so we take a look at the main names so far.

West Ham United, Group A

The Hammers have a 100% record so far thanks to their pair of wins over both Backa Topola and SC Freiburg which puts them in the driving seat ahead of the Germans who are second. Olympiacos, with just a point after two games, is something of a surprise in the group but West Ham were…