WCR Top 25 - January 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) (125 pts) (5 first place votes) (LW 1) - W 3-2 at Newcastle United.  TW:  No matches.

2.  Real Madrid (Esp) (119.5 pts) (LW 2) - LW: W 5-3 vs Atlético Madrid (Spanish Super Cup Semifinal); W 4-1 vs Barcelona (Spanish Super Cup Final.  TW: Thu. 18/1 at (9) Atlético Madrid (Copa del Rey); Sun. 21/1 vs Almería.

3.  Bayern Munich (Ger) (114.5 pts) (LW 3) - LW: W 3-0 vs Heidenheim.  TW:  Sun. 21/1 vs Werder Bremen.

4. Liverpool (Eng) (108 pts) (LW 4) - LW: W 2-1 vs Fulham (EFL Cup).  TW: Sun. 21/1 at Bournemouth.

5. Inter Milan (Ita) (108 pts) (LW 5) - LW: W 5-1 at Monza.  TW: Fri., 19/1 vs Lazio (Italian Supercoppa Semifinals); Mon., 22/1 Italian Supercoppa Final.

6. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (94.5 pts) (LW 7) LW: W 2-0 at Lens.  TW:  Sat., 20/1 at Orleans (Coupe de France).

7. Arsenal (Eng) (94 points) (LW 6) - LW:  No matches.  TW:  Sat. 20/1 vs Crystal Palace.

8. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (88 pts) (LW 8) - LW: W 1-0 at Augsburg.  TW: Sat. 20/1 at (11) RB Leipzig.

9. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (84.5 pts) (LW 9) - LW: L 3-5 AET vs Real Madrid (Spanish Super Cup).  TW: Thu. 18/1 vs (2) Real Madrid (Copa del Rey); Mon. 22/1 at Granada.

10. Barcelona (Esp) (82 points) (LW 10) - LW: W 2-0 vs Osasuna (Spanish Super Cup Semifinals); L 1-4 vs Real Madrid (Spanish Super Cup Final.  TW: Thu. 18/1 vs Unionistas de Salamanca (Copa del Rey); Sun. 21/1 at Real Betis.

11. Juventus (Ita) (72 pts) (LW 12) - LW: W 4-0 vs Frosinone (Coppa Italia). TW: Tue., 16/1 vs Sassuolo; Mon., 22/1 at Lecce.

12. RB Leipzig (Ger) (61 pts) (LW 11) - LW: L 0-1 vs Eintracht Frankfurt.  TW: Sat. 20/1 vs (8) Bayer Leverkusen.

13. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (60 pts) (LW 13) - LW: W 3-0 at Darmstadt.  NW: Sat. 20/1 at Köln.

14. AC Milan (Ita) (48 pts) (LW 14) - LW: L 1-2 vs Atalanta (Coppa Italia); W 3-1 vs Roma.  TW: Sat. 20/1 at Udinese.

15. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (44 pts) (LW 17) - LW: D 2-2 at Manchester United.  TW:  No matches.

16..Porto (Por) (44 pts) (LW 19) - LW: W 4-0 at Estoril (Taça de Portugal); W 2-0 vs Braga. TW: Sat. 20/1 vs Moreirense.

17. Aston Villa (Eng) (44 pts) (LW 16) - LW: D 0-0 at Everton.  TW:  No matches

18. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (42.5 pts) (LW 18) - LW: W 3-1 vs Excelsior.  TW: Wed. 17/1 vs Twente (KNVB Beker); Sun., 21/1 at Utrecht.

19. Real Sociedad (Esp)  (40.5 pts) (LW 15) - LW: L 1-2 at Athletic Bilbao.  TW: Wed. 17/1 at Osasuna (Copa del Rey); Sat., 20/1 at Celta Vigo.

20. Benfica (Por) (38 pts) (LW 20) - LW: W 3-2 vs Braga (Taça de Portugal); W 4-1 vs Rio Ave.  TW: Fri. 19/1 vs Boavista

21. Brighton (Eng) (26.5 pts) (LW 21) - LW: No matches.  TW: Mon., 22/1 vs Wolverhampton.

22. Sporting CP (Por) (18 pts) (LW 23) - LW: W 4-0 vs Tondela (Taça de Portugal); W 3-0 at Chaves.  TW:  Thu. 18/1 at Vizela.

23. Napoli (Ita) (15 pts) (LW 22) - LW: W 2-1 vs Salernitana.  TW: Thu., 18/1 vs Fiorentina (Italian Supercoppa); Mon., 22/1 Italian Supercoppa Final.

24. Manchester United (Eng) (12.5 pts) (LW 24) - LW: D 2-2 vs Tottenham Hotspur.  TW: No matches.

25. West Ham United (Eng) (11 pts) (LW NR) - LW: No matches.  TW: Tue. 16/1 at Bristol City (FA Cup Replay); Sun. 21/1 at Sheffield United.

Also receiving points:  Girona (Esp) (10) , Athletic Bilbao (Esp) (8.5), Atalanta (Ita) (5.5);  Newcastle United (Eng) (3), Chelsea (Eng) (1), Lazio (Ita) (1), Fenerbahçe (Tur) (1).