WCR Top 25 - January 30, 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 at Tottenham Hotspur (FA Cup).  TW:  Wed. 31/1 vs Burnley; Mon. 5/2 at Brentford.

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (120 pts) (LW 2) - LW: W 2-1 at Las Palmas.  TW: Thu. 1/2 at Getafe; Sun., 4/2 at Atlético Madrid.

3. Bayern München (Ger) (111 pts) (LW 4) - LW: W 1-0 vs Union Berlin; W 3-2 at Augsburg.  TW:  Sat. 3/2 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach .

4. Liverpool (Eng) (110 pts) (LW 3) - LW: D 1-1 at Fulham (EFL Cup); W 5-2 vs Norwich (FA Cup).  TW: Wed. 31/1 vs Chelsea; Sun. 4/2 at (6) Arsenal.

5. Inter Milan (Ita) (109 pts) (LW 5) - LW: W 1-0 at Fiorentina.  TW: Sun. 4/2 vs (10) Juventus.

6. Arsenal (Eng) (97 points) (LW 6) - LW:  No matches.  TW:  Tue. 29/1 at Nottingham Forest; Sun. 4/2 vs (4) Liverpool.

7. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (90 pts) (LW 10) - LW:  W 1-0 vs Sevilla (Copa del Rey); W 2-0 vs Valencia.  TW:  Wed. 31/1 vs Rayo Vallecano; Sun. 4/2 at (2) Real Madrid.

8. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (90 pts) (LW 7) LW: D 2-2 vs Brest.  TW:  Fri. 2/2 at Strasbourg.

9. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (88 pts) (LW 8) - LW: D 0-0 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach.  TW: Sat. 3/2 at Darmstadt.

10. Juventus (Ita) (75 pts) (LW 11) - LW: D 1-1 vs Empoli. TW: Sun. 4/2 at (5) Inter Milan.

11. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (75 pts) (LW 12) - LW: W 3-1 vs Bochum.  TW: Fri. 2/2 at Heidenheim.

12. Barcelona (Esp) (69 pts) (LW 9) - LW: L 2-4 at Athletic Club (Copa del Rey); L 3-5 vs Villarreal.  TW: Wed. 31/1 vs Osasuna; Sat. 3/2 at Deportivo Alavés.

13. AC Milan (Ita) (50 pts) (LW 14) - LW: D 2-2 vs Bologna.  TW: Sat. 3/2 at Frosinone.

14. Porto (Por) (50 pts) (LW 16) - LW: W 3-1 at Farense. TW: Sat 3/2 vs Rio Ave.

15. Real Sociedad (Esp)  (45 pts) (LW 15) - LW: W 2-1 at Celta Vigo (Copa del Rey); D 0-0 vs Rayo Vallecano.  TW:  Sat. 3-2 at (23) Girona.

16.Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (43 pts) (LW 18) - LW:  L 0-1 vs Manchester City (FA Cup).  TW:  Wed. 31/1 vs Bretnford; Sat. 3’/2 at Everton.

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

18. Benfica (Por) (40 pts) (LW 19) - LW: L 1-1 (4-5 pen) vs Estoril (League Cup); W 4-1 at Estrela Amadora.  TW:  Sun. 4/2 vs Gil Vicente.

19. RB Leipzig (Ger) (39 pts) (LW 13) - LW: L 2-5 at VfB Stuttgart.  TW: Sat. 3/2 vs Union Berlin.

20. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (31 pts) (LW 20) - LW:  L 0-1 at Feyenoord (KNVB Beker); W 2-0 vs Almere City.  TW: Sat. 3/2 at Ajax.

21. Brighton (Eng) (27 pts) (LW 21) - LW: W 5-2 at Sheffield United (FA Cup).  TW: Tue. 30/1 at Luton Town; Sat. 3/2 vs Crystal Palace.

22. Napoli (Ita) (22.5 pts) (LW 22) - LW: D 0-0 at Lazio.  TW:  Sun. 4/2 vs Hellas Verona.

23. Girona (Esp) (19 pts) (LW 24) - LW: L 2-3 at Mallorca (Copa del Rey); W 1-0 at Celta Vigo.  TW: Sat. 3/2 vs (15) Real Sociedad.

24. Sporting CP (Por) (18 pts) (LW 23) - LW: L 0-1 at Braga (League Cup); W 8-0 vs Casa Pia.  TW:  Sat. 3/2 at Famalicão.

25. Manchester United (Eng) (12 pts) (LW 25) - LW: W 4-2 at Newport (FA Cup).  TW: Thu. 1/2 vs Wolverhampton; Sun. 4/2 vs West Ham United.

Also receiving points:  Newcastle United (Eng) (7.5), West Ham United (Eng) (7), Atalanta (Ita) (7),  Chelsea (Eng) (3), Lazio (Ita) (2).