WCR Top 25 - April 23, 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) - L 1-1 AET (3-4 pen) vs Real Madrid (Champions League); W 1-0 vs Chelsea (FA Cup).  NW:  Thu. 25/4 at Brighton; Sun. 28/4 at Nottingham Forest.

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (95 pts) (LW 2) - LW: W 1-1 AET (4-3 pen) at Manchester City (Champions League); W 3-2 vs Barcelona.  NW: Fri. 26/4 at Real Sociedad.

3. Inter Milan (Ita) (91 pts) (LW 3) - LW: W 2-1 at AC Milan.  NW: Sat. 27/4 vs Torino.

4. Liverpool (Eng) (82 pts) (LW 6) - LW: W 1-0 vs Atalanta (Europa League); W 3-1 at Fulham.  NW: Wed. 24/4 at Everton; Sat. 27/4 at West Ham United.

5. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (81 pts) (LW 9) LW:  W 4-1 at Barcelona (Champions League); W 4-1 vs Lyon.  NW:  Wed. 24/4 at Lorient; Sat. 27/4 vs Le Havre.

6. Bayern München (Ger) (81 pts) (LW 8) - LW: W 1-0 vs Arsenal (Champions League); W 5-1 at Union Berlin.  NW:  Sat. 27/4 vs Eintracht Frankfurt.

7. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (79 pts) (LW 5) - LW: D 1-1 at West Ham United (Europa League); D 1-1 at (10) Borussia Dortmund.  NW: Sat. 27/4 vs VfB Stuttgart.

8. Arsenal (Eng) (78 points) (LW 4) - LW:  L 0-1 vs Bayern München (Champions League); W 2-0 at Wolverhampton.  NW:  Tue. 23/4 vs Chelsea; Sun. 28/4 at (19) Tottenham Hotspur.

9. Barcelona (Esp) (67 pts) (LW 7) - LW: L 1-4 vs Paris St.-Germain (Champions League); L 2-3 at Real Madrid.  NW: Mon. 29/4 vs Valencia.

10. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (66 pts) (LW 10) - LW: W 4-2 vs Atlético Madrid (Champions League); D 1-1 vs (5) Bayer Leverkusen.  NW: Sat. 27/4 at (11) RB Leipzig.

11. RB Leipzig (Ger) (59 pts) (LW 13) - LW:  W 2-1 at Heidenheim.  NW: Sat. 27/4 vs (10) Borussia Dortmund.

12. AC Milan (Ita) (53 pts) (LW 12) - LW: L 1-2 at Roma (Europa League); L 1-2 vs Inter Milan.  NW: Sat. 27/4 at (16) Juventus.

13. Aston Villa (Eng) (43 pts) (LW 14) - LW: L 1-2 AET (7-6 pen.) at Lille (Conference League); W 3-1 vs Bournemouth.  NW:  Sat. 27/4 vs Chelsea.

14. Atalanta (Ita) (43 pts) (LW 15) - LW: L 0-1 vs Liverpool (Europa League); W 2-1 at Monza.  NW: Wed. 24/4 vs Fiorentina (Coppa Italia); Sun. 28/4 vs Empoli.

15. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (37 pts) (LW 11) - LW:  L 2-4 at Borussia Dortmund (Champions League); L 0-2 at Deportivo Alavés.  NW:  Sat. 27/4 vs Athletic Club.

16. Juventus (Ita) (36 pts) (LW 16) - LW: D 2-2 at Cagliari. NW: Tue. 23/4 at Lazio (Coppa Italia); Sat. 27/4 vs (11) AC Milan.

17. Sporting CP (Por) (34 pts) (LW 19) - LW: W 1-0 at Famalicão; W 3-0 vs Vitória de Guimarães.  NW:  Sun. 28/3 at (24) Porto.

18. Roma (Ita) (32 pts) (LW 18) - LW: W 2-1 vs (12) AC Milan (Europa League); L 1-3 vs Bologna.  NW:  Thu. 25/4 at Udinese; Sun. 28/4 at Napoli.

19. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (27 pts) (LW 17) - LW:  No matches played.  NW:  Sun. 28/4 vs (8) Arsenal.

20. Newcastle United (Eng) (19 pts) (LW 21) - LW: No matches played.  NW: Wed. 24/4 at Crystal Palace; Sat. 27/4 vs Sheffield United.

21. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (18 pts) (LW 24) - LW: No matches played.  NW: Wed. 24/4 at Heerenveen.

22. Benfica (Por) (15 pts) (LW 20) - LW: L 0-1 AET (2-4 pen) at Marseille (Europa League); W 3-1 at Farense.  NW:  Sat. 27/4 vs Braga.

23. Manchester United (Eng) (15 pts) (LW 22) - LW: W 3-3 AET (4-2 pen) vs Coventry (FA Cup).  NW: Wed. 24/4 vs Sheffield United; Sat. 27/4 vs Burnley.

24. Porto (Por) (10 pts) (LW NR) -  LW: W 3-1 vs Vitória de Guimarães; W 2-1 at Casa Pia.  NW: Sun. 28/4 vs (17) Sporting CP.

25. Bologna (Ita) (9 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 3-1 at Roma.  NW:  Sun. 28/4 vs Udinese.

Also receiving points:  Napoli (Ita) (8), Chelsea (Eng) (7), Feyenoord (Ned) (5), VfB Stuttgart (Ger) (4), Girona (Esp) (3), Real Sociedad (Esp) (2), Athletic Club (Esp) (1).