WCR Top 25 - January 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) (125 pts) (5 first place votes) (LW 1) - No matches.  TW:  Sun. 28/1 at (18) Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup).

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (119 pts) (LW 2) - LW: L2-4 vs Atlético Madrid (Copa del Rey); W 3-2 vs Almería.  TW: Sat. 27/1 at Las Palmas.

3. Liverpool (Eng) (111 pts) (LW 4) - LW: W 4-0 at Bournemouth.  TW: Wed. 24/1 at Fulham (EFL Cup); Sun. 28/1 vs Norwich (FA Cup).

4. Bayern Munich (Ger) (111 pts) (LW 3) - LW: L 0-1 vs Werder Bremen.  TW:  Wed. 24/1 vs Union Berlin; Sat. 27/1 at Augsburg.

5. Inter Milan (Ita) (109 pts) (LW 5) - LW: W 3-0 vs Lazio (Italian Supercoppa Semifinals); W 1-0 (Italian Supercoppa Final).  TW: Sun. 28/1 at Fiorentina.

6. Arsenal (Eng) (96 points) (LW 7) - LW:  W 5-0 vs Crystal Palace.  TW:  No matches.

7. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (93 pts) (LW 6) LW: W 4-1 at Orleans (Coupe de France).  TW:  Sun. 28/1 vs Brest.

8. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (90 pts) (LW 8) - LW: W 3-2 at RB Leipzig.  TW: Sat. 27/1 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach.

9. Barcelona (Esp) (87 points) (LW 10) - LW: W 3-1 vs Unionistas de Salamanca (Copa del Rey); W 4-2 at Real Betis.  TW: Wed. 24/1 at Athletic Club (Copa del Rey); Sat. 27/1 vs Villarreal.

10. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (82 pts) (LW 9) - LW: W 4-2 vs Real Madrid (Copa del Rey); W 1-0 at Granada.  TW: Thu. 25/1 vs Sevilla (Copa del Rey); Sun. 28/1 vs Valencia.

11. Juventus (Ita) (75 pts) (LW 11) - LW: W 3-0 vs Sassuolo; W 3-0 at Lecce. TW: Sun. 27/1 vs Empoli.

12. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (66.5 pts) (LW 13) - LW: W 4-0 at Köln.  TW: Sun. 28/1 vs Bochum.

13. RB Leipzig (Ger) (50 pts) (LW 12) - LW: L 2-3 vs Bayer Leverkusen.  TW: Sat. 27/1 at VfB Stuttgart.

14. AC Milan (Ita) (50 pts) (LW 14) - LW: W 3-2 at Udinese.  TW: Sat. 27/1 vs Bologna.

15. Real Sociedad (Esp)  (50 pts) (LW 19) - LW: W 2-0 at Osasuna (Copa del Rey); W 1-0 at Celta Vigo.  TW:  Tue. 23/1 at Celta Vigo (Copa del Rey); Sat., 27/1 vs Rayo Vallecano.

16.Porto (Por) (44 pts) (LW 16) - LW: W 5-0 vs Moreirense. TW: Sun. 28/1 vs Farense.

17. Aston Villa (Eng) (43 pts) (LW 17) - LW: No matches.  TW:  Fri. 26/1 at Chelsea.

18. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (42 pts) (LW 15) - LW:No matches.  TW:  Fri. 26/1 vs (1) Manchester City (FA Cup).

19. Benfica (Por) (38 pts) (LW 20) - LW: W 2-0 vs Boavista.  TW:  Wed. 24/1 vs Estoril (League Cup).

20. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (32.5 pts) (LW 18) - LW: W 3-1 vs Twente (KNVB Beker); D 1-1 at Utrecht.  TW: Wed. 24/1 at Feyenoord (KNVB Beker); Sat. 27/1 vs Almere City.

21. Brighton (Eng) (23 pts) (LW 21) - LW: D 0-0 vs Wolverhampton.  TW: Sat. 27/1 at Sheffield United (FA Cup).

22. Napoli (Ita) (21 pts) (LW 23) - LW: W 3-0 vs Fiorentina (Italian Supercoppa SF); L 0-1 vs Inter Milan (Italian Supercoppa Final).  TW:  Sun. 28/1 at Lazio.

23. Sporting CP (Por) (17.5 pts) (LW 22) - LW: W 5-2 at Vizela.  TW:  Tue. 22/1 at Braga (League Cup).

24. Girona (Esp) (14 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 3-1 vs Rayo Vallecano (Copa del Rey); W 5-1 vs Sevilla  TW: Wed. 24/1 at Mallorca (Copa del Rey); Sun. 28/1 at Celta Vigo.

25. Manchester United (Eng) (12 pts) (LW 24) - LW: No matches.  TW: Sun. 28/1 at Newport (FA Cup).

Also receiving points:  West Ham United (Eng)  (7), Atalanta (Ita) (6);  Newcastle United (Eng) (5), Chelsea (Eng) (2), Lazio (Ita) (2), Athletic Bilbao (Esp) (1), Fenerbahçe (Tur) (0.5).