WCR Top 25 - April 16, 2024

All of the rankings are below.  If you don’t like the list, please feel free to check out our methodology page, which includes links to all of the source data we are using. 

1.  Manchester City (Eng) (100 pts) (4 first place votes) (LW 1) - D 3-3 at Real Madrid (Champions League); W 5-1 vs Luton Town.  NW:  Wed. 17/4 vs (2) Real Madrid (Champions League); Sat. 20/4 vs Chelsea (FA Cup).

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (96 pts) (LW 2) - LW: D 3-3 vs Manchester City (Champions League); W 1-0 at Mallorca.  NW: Wed. 17/4 at (1) Manchester City (Champions League); Sun. 21/4 vs (7) Barcelona.

3. Inter Milan (Ita) (91 pts) (LW 3) - LW: D 2-2 vs Cagliari.  NW: Mon. 22/3 at (12) AC Milan.

4. Arsenal (Eng) (82 points) (LW 5) - LW:  D 2-2 vs Bayern München (Champions League); L 0-2 vs Aston Villa.  NW:  Wed. 17/4 vs (8) Bayern München (Champions League); Sat. 20/4 at Wolverhampton.

5. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (82 pts) (LW 6) - LW: W 2-0 vs West Ham United (Europa League); W 5-0 vs Werder Bremen.  NW: Thu. 18/4 at West Ham United (Europa League); Sun. 21/4 at (10) Borussia Dortmund.

6. Liverpool (Eng) (82 pts) (LW 4) - LW: L 0-3 vs Atalanta (Europa League); L 0-1 vs Crystal Palace.  NW: Thu. 18/4 vs (15) Atalanta (Europa League); Sun. 21/4 at Fulham.

7. Barcelona (Esp) (80 pts) (LW 9) - LW: W 3-2 at Paris St.-Germain (Champions League); L 1-0 at Cadíz.  NW: Tue. 16/4 vs (9) Paris St.-Germain (Champions League); Sun. 21/4 at (2) Real Madrid.

8. Bayern München (Ger) (72 pts) (LW 8) - LW: D 2-2 at Arsenal (Champions League); W 2-0 vs Köln.  NW:  Wed. 17/4 vs (4) Arsenal (Champions League); Sat. 20/4 at Union Berlin.

9. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (69 pts) (LW 7) LW:  L 2-3 vs Barcelona (Champions League).  NW:  Tue. 16/4 at (7) Barcelona (Champions League); Sun. 21/4 vs Lyon.

10. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (65 pts) (LW 10) - LW: L 1-2 at Atlético Madrid (Champions League); W 2-1 at Borussia Mönchengladbach.  NW: Tue. 16/4 vs (11) Atlético Madrid (Champions League); Sun. 21/4 vs (5) Bayer Leverkusen.

11. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (60 pts) (LW 12) - LW:  W 2-1 vs Borussia Dortmund (Champions League); W 3-1 vs Girona.  NW:  Tue. 16/4 at (10) Borussia Dortmund (Champions League);Sun. 21/4 at Deportivo Alavés.

12. AC Milan (Ita) (55 pts) (LW 11) - LW: L 0-1 vs Roma (Europa League); D 3-3 at Sassuolo.  NW: Thu. 18/4 at (18) Roma (Europa League); Mon. 22/4 vs (3) Inter Milan.

13. RB Leipzig (Ger) (52 pts) (LW 13) - LW:  W 3-0 vs Wolfsburg.  NW: Sat. 20/4 at Heidenheim.

14. Aston Villa (Eng) (40 pts) (LW 17) - LW: W 2-1 vs Lille (Conference League); W 2-0 at Arsenal.  NW:  Thu. 18/4 at Lille (Conference League); Sun. 21/4 vs Bournemouth.

15. Atalanta (Ita) (39 pts) (LW 18) - LW: W 3-0 at Liverpool (Europa League); D 2-2 vs Hellas Verona.  NW: Thu. 18/4 vs (6) Liverpool (Europa League); Sun. 21/4 at Monza.

16. Juventus (Ita) (34 pts) (LW 15) - LW: D 0-0 at Torino. NW: Fri. 19/4 at Cagliari.

17. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (27 pts) (LW 14) - LW:  L 0-4 at Newcastle United.  NW:  No scheduled matches.

18. Roma (Ita) (27 pts) (LW 23) - LW: W 1-0 at AC Milan (Europa League).  NW:  Thu. 18/4 vs (12) AC Milan (Europa League); Mon. 22/4 vs Bologna.

19. Sporting CP (Por) (26 pts) (LW 16) - LW: W 4-0 at Gil Vicente.  NW:  Tue. 16/4 at Famalicão; Sun. 21/3 vs Vitória de Guimarães.

20. Benfica (Por) (21 pts) (LW 21) - LW: W 2-1 vs Marseille (Europa League); W 3-0 vs Moreirense.  NW:  Thu. 18/4 at Marseille (Europa League); Mon. 22/4 at Farense.

21. Newcastle United (Eng) (18 pts) (LW 20) - LW: W 4-0 vs Tottenham Hotspur.  NW: No scheduled matches.

22. Manchester United (Eng) (17 pts) (LW 19) - LW: D 2-2 at Bournemouth.  NW: Sun., 21/4 vs Coventry (FA Cup).

23. Napoli (Ita) (15 pts) (LW 22) - LW: D 2-2 vs Frosinone.  NW:  Sat. 20/4 at Empoli.

24. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (13 pts) (LW 24) - LW: W 6-0 vs Vitesse.  NW: No scheduled matches. 

25. VfB Stuttgart (Ger) (8 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 3-0 vs Eintracht Frankfurt.  NW: Sun. 21/4 at Werder Bremen.

Also receiving points:  Chelsea (Eng) (8), Porto (Por) (6), Real Sociedad (Esp) (4), Feyenoord (Ned) (4), Athletic Club (Esp) (4), Girona (Esp) (2), Bologna (Ita) (1).