Looking at the standings in all the big leagues, it's easily noticeable that there is a big/famous team in the bottom 3 in every league.
Roma are 19th, Stuttgart are last placed with Schalke right in front of them, La Coruna are last in Spain, Liverpool are 18th in England, Lyon 17th in France.
Even some big teams are struggling. Bayern are 12th, whooping 13 pts behind the leaders.
Except Chelsea, there isn't a favorite at the top in none of the big leagues. Milan, Inter and Juve are behind Lazio, Mainz are leading in Germany, Valencia and Villarreal are ahead of the big duo in Spain and Rennes are the leaders in France.
Very early in the season indeed, but in the previous seasons the biggest clubs were always leading the standings in October.