Three weeks at the top for Milan
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Rui Costa scored his first goal in three years during Milan's 5-0 win over Ancona.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- AC Milan maintained their grip on first place for the third week in a row on the latest CNN/World Soccer Top 10 club rankings.
The European champions took over from Roma at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win over Siena on Wednesday, with goals coming from Brazilian striker Kaka and Jon Dahl Tomasson.
That followed a 5-0 win over last-placed Ancona on Saturday, when Kaka score twice, and Tomasson, Andriy Shevchenko and Manuel Rui Costa also found the scoresheet.
Real Madrid moved up one place to No. 2 after strengthening their title defense in Spain with a 2-1 win over Villarreal, thanks to goals from Santiago Solari and Ronaldo.
And Madrid also advanced to the semifinals of the King's Cup with an impressive 5-1 aggregate win over Valencia, completed on Wednesday with a 2-1 win at Valencia's Mestalla stadium. Raul's early strike ensured a comfortable evening for Madrid and Zinedine Zidane's injury time freekick capped their evening.
Italian champions Juventus slipped one place to No. 3 after failing to keep up with Milan's pace in Serie A, drawing 3-3 with Empoli on Sunday.
English rivals Arsenal and Manchester United remained locked together at No. 5 and No. 6, while Argentina and intercontinental champions Boca Juniors jumped two places to No. 6.
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.
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Rank (Last Week) Team (Country) Votes
• 1. (1) AC Milan (Italy) 125
• 2. (3) Real Madrid (Spain) 100
• 3. (2) Juventus (Italy) 97
• 4 (4) Arsenal (England) 86
• 5 (5) Manchester United (England) 67
• 6. (8) Boca Juniors (Argentina) 65
• 7. (9) Cruzeiro (Brazil) 51
• 8. (7) Porto (Portugal) 41
• 9. (6) Roma (Italy) 35
• 10. (10) Valencia (Spain) 34
Others receiving votes: Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen, Lyon, Monaco, PSV.
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