WCR Top 25 - December 26, 2023

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) (125 pts) (5 first place votes) (LW 1) - W 3-0 vs Urawa Red Diamonds (CWC SF); W 4-0 vs Fluminense (CWC F).  TW:  Wed. 27/12 at Everton; Sat. 30/12 vs Sheffield United.

2.  Real Madrid (Esp) (119.5 pts) (LW 2) - LW: W 1-0 at Deportivo Alavés.  TW: No matches.

3.  Bayern Munich (Ger) (114.5 pts) (LW 3) - LW: W 2-1 at Wolfsburg.  TW:  No matches.

4. Arsenal (Eng) (106 points) (LW 5) - LW:  D 1-1 at Liverpool.  TW:  Thu. 28/12 vs West Ham United; Sun. 31/12 at Fulham

5. Inter Milan (Ita) (105 pts) (LW 4) - LW: L 1-2 vs Bologna (Coppa Italia); W 2-0 vs Lecce.  TW: Fri., 29/12 at Genoa.

6. Liverpool (Eng) (104 pts) (LW 6) - LW: D 1-1 vs Arsenal.  TW:  Tue. 26/12 at Burnley; Mon. 1/1 vs (22) Newcastle United

7. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (90 pts) (LW 7) - LW: D 3-3 vs Getafe; W 1-0 vs Sevilla.  TW: No matches.

8. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (86 pts) (LW 8) LW: L 1-3 vs Metz.  TW:  No matches.

9. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (85 pts) (LW 9) - LW: W 4-0 vs Bochum.  TW: No matches.

10.  RB Leipzig (Ger) (78 pts) (LW 10) - LW: D 1-1 at Werder Bremen.  TW:  No matches.

11. Barcelona (Esp) (76 points) (LW 11) - LW: W 3-2 vs Almería.  TW: No matches.

12. Juventus (Ita) (63 pts) (LW 14) - LW: W 2-1 at Frosinone. TW: Sat. 30/12 vs Roma.

13. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (57 pts) (LW 12) - LW: D 1-1 vs Mainz.  NW: No matches.

14. Aston Villa (Eng) (54 pts) (LW 13) - LW: D 1-1 vs Sheffield United.  TW:  Tue., 26/12 at (23) Manchester United; Sat. 30/12 vs Burnley

15. Real Sociedad (Esp)  (51 pts) (LW 16) - LW: D 0-0 at Cadíz.  TW: No matches.

16. Napoli (Ita) (43 pts) (LW 15) - LW: L 0-4 vs Frosinone (Coppa Italia); L 0-2 at Roma.  TW: Fri. 29/12 vs Monza.

17. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (42 pts) (LW 19) - LW: W 2-1 vs Everton.  TW:  Thu., 28/12 at Brighton; Sun. 31/12 vs Bournemouth

18. Porto (Por) (42 pts) (LW 17) - LW: W 2-1 vs Leixoes (League Cup). TW: Fri. 29/12 vs Chaves.

19. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (39 pts) (LW 20) - LW: No marches.  TW: No matches.

20. AC Milan (Ita) (37 pts) (LW 18) - LW: D 2-2 at Salernitana.  TW: Sat. 30/12 vs Sassuolo.

21. Benfica (Por) (27 pts) (LW 22) - LW: 4-1 vs AVS Futebol (League Cup).  TW: Fri. 29/12 vs Famalicão.

22. Newcastle United (Eng) (23 pts) (LW 21) - LW: L 1-1 (2-4 pk) at Chelsea (Lg. Cup); L 0-1 at Luton Town.  TW: Tue., 26/12 vs Nottingham Forest; Mon., 1/1 at (6) Liverpool.

23. Manchester United (Eng) (15 pts) (LW 23) - LW: L 0-2 at West Ham United.  TW: Tue. 26/12 vs (14) Aston Villa; Sat. 30/12 at Nottingham Forest.

24. Sporting CP (Por) (12 pts) (LW 25) - LW: W 2-1 at Tondela (League Cup).  TW:  Sat. 30/12 at Portimonense.

25. Girona (Esp) (11 pts) (LW NR) - LW: D 1-1 at Real Betis.  TW:  No matches.

Also receiving points:   Brighton (Eng) (10), West Ham United (Eng) (7), Feyenoord (Ned) (2), Palmeiras (Bra) (1).