WCR Top 25 - May 7, 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) (100 pts) (4 first place votes) (LW 1) - TW: W 4-0 at Fulham.  NW:  Tue. 14/5 at Tottenham Hotspur; Sun. 19/5 vs West Ham United.

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (96 pts) (LW 2) - LW: W 2-1 vs Bayern München (Champions League); W 4-0 at Granada.  NW: Tue. 14/5 vs Deportivo Alavés; Sun. 19/5 at Villarreal.

3. Inter Milan (Ita) (92 pts) (LW 3) - LW: W 5-0 at Frosinone.  NW: Sun. 19/5 vs Lazio.

4. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (85 pts) (LW 4) - LW: D 2-2 vs Roma (Europa League); W 5-0 at VfL Bochum.  NW: Sat. 18/5 vs Augsburg.

5. Arsenal (Eng) (84 points) (LW 5) - LW:  W 1-0 at Manchester United.  NW:  Sun. 19/5 vs Everton.

6. Bayern München (Ger) (80 pts) (LW 6) - LW: L 1-2 at Real Madrid (Champions League); W 2-0 vs Wolfsburg.  NW:  Sat. 18/5 at Hoffenheim.

7. Liverpool (Eng) (78 pts) (LW 8) - LW: D 3-3 at Aston Villa.  NW: Sun. 19/5 vs Wolverhampton.

8. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (70 pts) (LW 9) - LW: W 1-0 at Paris St.-Germain (Champions League); L 0-3 at Mainz.  NW: Sat. 18/5 vs Darmstadt.

9. Barcelona (Esp) (67 pts) (LW 11) - LW: W 2-0 vs Real Sociedad.  NW: Thu. 16/5 at Almeria; Sun. 20/5 vs Rayo Vallecano.

10. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (65 pts) (LW 7) LW: L 0-1 at Borussia Dortmund (Champions League); L 1-3 vs Toulouse.  NW:  Wed. 15/5 at Nice; Sun. 19/5 at Metz.

11. RB Leipzig (Ger) (58 pts) (LW 10) - LW:  D 1-1 vs Werder Bremen.  NW: Sat. 18/5 at Eintracht Frankfurt.

12. Atalanta (Ita) (55 pts) (LW 13) - LW: W 3-0 vs Marseille (Europa League); W 2-1 vs Roma.  NW: Wed. 15/5 vs (16) Juventus (Coppa Italia); Sat. 18/5 vs Lecce.

13. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (51 pts) (LW 12) - LW:  W 1-0 vs Celta Vigo.  NW:  Wed. 15/5 at Getafe; Sun. 19/5 vs Osasuna.

14. AC Milan (Ita) (48 pts) (LW 14) - LW: W 5-1 vs Cagliari.  NW: Sat. 18/5 at Torino.

15. Sporting CP (Por) (40 pts) (LW 15) - LW: W 1-0 at Estoril.  NW:  Sat. 18/5 vs Chaves.

16. Juventus (Ita) (31 pts) (LW 16) - LW: D 1-1 vs Salernitana. NW: Wed. 15/5 vs (12) Atalanta (Coppa Italia); Mon. 20/5 at (19) Bologna.

17. VfB Stuttgart (Ger) (31 pts) (LW 17) - LW: W 1-0 at Augsburg.  NW: Sat. 18/5 vs Borussia Mönchengladbach.

18. Roma (Ita) (26 pts) (LW 19) - LW: D 2-2 at Bayer Leverkusen (Europa League); L 1-2 at (13) Atalanta.  NW:  Sun. 19/5 vs Genoa.

19. Bologna (Ita) (22 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 2-0 at Napoli.  TW: Mon. 20/5 vs (16) Juventus.

20. Chelsea (Eng) (19 pts) (LW 22) - LW: W 3-2 at Nottingham Forest.  NW: Wed. 15/5 at Brighton; Sun. 19/5 vs Bournemouth.

21. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (19 pts) (LW 18) - LW: D 1-1 at Fortuna Sittard.  NW: Sun. 19/5 vs RKC Waalwijk.

22. Girona (Esp) (15 pts) (LW 21) - LW: D 2-2 at Deportivo Alavéx.  NW: Tue. 14/5 vs Villarreal; Sun. 19/5 at Valencia.

23. Newcastle United (Eng) (12 pts) (LW 20) - LW: D 1-1 vs Brighton.  NW: Wed. 15/5 at (25) Manchester United; Sun. 19/5 at Brentford.

24. Porto (Por) (11 pts) (LW 24) - LW: W 2-1 vs Boavista.  NW: Sat. 18/5 at Braga.

25. Benfica (Por) (9 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 5-0 vs Arouca.  TW: Fri. 17/5 at Rio Ave.

Also receiving points: Manchester United (Eng) (9), Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (8), Atletico Mineiro (Bra) (6), Feyenoord (Ned) (5), Napoli (Ita) (4), Aston Villa (Eng) (3), Athletic Club (Esp) (3), Real Sociedad (Esp) (1).