WCR Top 25 - February 27, 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 1-0 vs Brentford; W 1-0 at Bournemouth.  TW:  Tue. 27/2 at Luton Town (FA Cup); Sun. 3/3 vs (22) Manchester United.

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (118 pts) (LW 2) - LW: W 1-0 vs Sevilla.  TW: 2/3 at Valencia. 

3. Inter Milan (Ita) (115 pts) (LW 3) - LW: W 1-0 vs Atlético Madrid (Champions League); W 4-0 at Lecce.  TW: Wed. 28/2 vs (19) Atalanta; Mon. 4/3 vs Genoa.

4. Liverpool (Eng) (112 pts) (LW 4) - LW: W 4-1 vs Luton Town; W 1-0 AET vs Chelsea (League Cup Final).  TW: Wed. 28/2 vs Southampton (FA Cup); Sat. 2/3 at Nottingham Forest.

5. Arsenal (Eng) (103 points) (LW 5) - LW:  L 0-1 at Porto (Champions League); W 4-1 vs Newcastle United.  TW:  Mon. 4/3 at Sheffield United.

6. Bayern München (Ger) (99 pts) (LW 6) - LW: W 2-1 vs RB Leipzig.  TW:  Fri. 1/3 at Freiburg.

7. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (93 pts) (LW 8) - LW: W 2-1 vs Mainz.  TW: Sun. 3/3 at Köln.

8. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (93 pts) (LW 7) LW: D 1-1 vs Rennes.  TW:  Fri. 1/3 at Monaco.

9. Barcelona (Esp) (83 pts) (LW 10) - LW: D 1-1 at Napoli (Champions League); W 4-0 vs Getafe.  TW: Sun. 3/3 at Athletic Club.

10. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (82 pts) (LW 9) - LW:  L 0-1 at Inter Milan (Champions League); D 2-2 at Almería.  TW:  Thu., 29/2 at Athletic Club (Copa del Rey); Sun. 3/3 vs Real Betis.

11. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (66 pts) (LW 11) - LW: D 1-1 at PSV Eindhoven (Champions League); L 2-3 vs Hoffenheim.  TW: Sat. 2/3 at Union Berlin

12. Juventus (Ita) (61 pts) (LW 13) - LW: W 3-2 vs Frosinone. TW: Sun. 3/3 at (24) Napoli.

13. AC Milan (Ita) (48 pts) (LW 12) - LW: L 2-3 at Rennes (Europa League); D 1-1 vs (20) Atalanta.  TW: Fri. 1/3 at Lazio.

14. Benfica (Por) (48.5 pts) (LW 14) - LW: D 0-0 at Toulouse (Europa League); W 4-0 vs Portimonense.  TW:  Thu. 29/2 at (21) Sporting CP (Portugal Cup); Sun. 3/3 at (15) Porto.

15. Porto (Por) (42.5 pts) (LW 22) - LW: W 1-0 vs Arsenal (Champions League); D 1-1 at Gil Vicente.  TW: Wed. 28/2 at Santa Clara (Portugal Cup); Sun. 3/3 vs (14) Benfica.

16. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (41.5 pts) (LW 21) - LW:  D 1-1 vs (11) Borussia Dortmund (Champions League); W 7-1 at PEC Zwolle.  TW: Sun. 3/3 vs Feyenoord.

17. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (41 pts) (LW 17) - LW:  No matches.  TW:  Sat. 2/3 vs Crystal Palace.

18. Aston Villa (Eng) (40 pts) (LW 18) - LW: W 4-2 vs Nottingham Forest.  TW:  Sat. 2/3 at Luton Town.

19. Atalanta (Ita) (38 pts) (LW 19) - LW: D 1-1 at AC Milan.  TW: Wed., 28/2 at (3) Inter Milan; Sun. 3/3 vs Bologna.

20. RB Leipzig (Ger) (38 pts) (LW 16) - LW:  L 1-2 at Bayern München.  TW: Sat. 2/3 at Bochum.

21. Sporting CP (Por) (31 pts) (LW 20) - LW: D 1-1 vs  Young Boys (Europa League); D 3-3 at Casa Pia.  TW:  Thu. 29/2 vs  (14) Benfica (Portugal Cup); Sun. 3/3 vs Farense.

22. Manchester United (Eng) (30 pts) (LW 15) - LW: L 1-2 vs Fulham. NW: Wed. 28/2 at Nottingham Forest (FA Cup); Sun.3/3 at (1) Manchester City.

23. Brighton (Eng) (14 pts) (LW 24) - LW:  D 1-1 vs Everton.  TW:  Wed. 28/2 at Wolverhampton (FA Cup); Sat. 2/3 at Fulham.

24. Napoli (Ita) (14 pts) (LW 25) - LW: D 1-1 vs vs Barcelona (Champions League); D 1-1 at Cagliari.  TW:  Wed. 28/2 at Sassuolo; Sun. 3/3 vs (12) Juventus.

25. Girona (Esp) (11 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 3-0 vs Rayo Vallecano.  TW: Sun. 3/3 at Mallorca.

Also receiving points:  Chelsea (Eng) (10), Newcastle United (Eng) (8), Real Sociedad (Esp)  (8),  Lazio (Ita) (5), Feyenoord (Ned) (3), Athletic Club (Esp) (2.5), Palmeiras (Bra) (1.7), Fenerbahce (Tur) (1).