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 5-1 vs Wolverhampton.  NW:  Sat. 11/5 at Fulham.

2. Real Madrid (Esp) (96 pts) (LW 2) - LW: D 2-2 at Bayern München (Champions League); W 3-0 vs Cadíz.  NW: Wed. 8/5 vs (6) Bayern München (Champions League); Sat. 11/5 at Granada.

3. Inter Milan (Ita) (91 pts) (LW 3) - LW: L 0-1 at Sassuolo.  NW: Fri. 10/5 at Frosinone.

4. Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) (84 pts) (LW 7) - LW: W 2-0 at (18) Roma (Europa League); W 5-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.  NW: Thu. 9/5 vs (18) Roma (Europa League); Sun. 12/5 at VfL Bochum.

5. Arsenal (Eng) (83 points) (LW 4) - LW:  W 3-0 vs Bournemouth.  NW:  Sun. 11/5 at (25) Manchester United.

6. Bayern München (Ger) (79 pts) (LW 5) - LW: D 2-2 vs Real Madrid (Champions League); L 1-3 at VfB Stuttgart.  NW:  Wed. 8/5 at (2) Real Madrid (Champions League); Sun. 12/4 vs Wolfsburg.

7. Paris St. Germain (Fra) (78 pts) (LW 6) LW:  L 0-1 at Borussia Dortmund (Champions League).  NW:  Tue. 7/5 at (10) Borussia Dortmund (Champions League); Sun. 12/5 vs Toulouse.

8. Liverpool (Eng) (75 pts) (LW 8) - LW: W 4-2 vs Tottenham Hotspur.  NW: Mon. 13/5 at (23) Aston Villa.

9. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (69 pts) (LW 10) - LW: W 1-0 vs Paris St.-Germain (Champions League); W 5-1 vs Augsburg.  NW: Tue. 7/5 at (7) Paris St.-Germain (Champions League); Sat. 11/5 at Mainz.

10. RB Leipzig (Ger) (62 pts) (LW 11) - LW:  D 1-1 at Hoffenheim.  NW: Sat. 11/5 vs Werder Bremen.

11. Barcelona (Esp) (62 pts) (LW 9) - LW: L 2-4 at Girona.  NW: Mon. 12/5 vs Real Sociedad.

12. Atlético Madrid (Esp) (52 pts) (LW 14) - LW:  W 1-0 at Mallorca.  NW:  Sun. 12/5 vs Celta Vigo.

13. Atalanta (Ita) (48 pts) (LW 13) - LW: D 1-1 at Marseille (Europa League); W 2-1 at Salernitana.  NW: Thu. 9/5 vs Marseille (Europa League); Sun. 12/5 vs (19) Roma.

14. AC Milan (Ita) (46 pts) (LW 12) - LW: D 3-3 vs Genoa.  NW: Sat. 11/5 vs Cagliari.

15. Sporting CP (Por) (39 pts) (LW 16) - LW: W 3-0 vs Portimonense.  NW:  Sat. 11/5 at Estoril.

16. Juventus (Ita) (36 pts) (LW 17) - LW: D 1-1 at Roma. NW: Sun. 12/5 vs Salernitana.

17. VfB Stuttgart (Ger) (26 pts) (LW 25) - LW: W 3-1 vs Bayern München.  NW: Fri. 10/5 at Augsburg.

18. PSV Eindhoven (Ned) (25 pts) (LW 19) - LW: W 4-2 vs Sparta Rotterdam.  NW: Sun. 12/5 at Fortuna Sittard.

19. Roma (Ita) (25 pts) (LW 18) - LW: L 0-2 vs Bayer Leverkusen (Europa League); D 1-1 vs (17) Juventus.  NW:  Thu. 9/5 at (4) Bayer Leverkusen (Europa League); Sun. 12/5 at (13) Atalanta.

20. Newcastle United (Eng) (21 pts) (LW 22) - LW: W 4-1 at Burnley.  NW: Sat. 11/5 vs Brighton.

21. Girona (Esp) (17 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 4-2 vs Barcelona.  NW: Fri. 10/5 at Deportivo Alaves.

22. Chelsea (Eng) (15 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 2-0 vs Tottenham Hotspur; W 5-0 vs West Ham United.  NW: Sat. 11/5 vs Nottingham Forest.

23. Aston Villa (Eng) (12 pts) (LW 15) - LW: L 2-4 vs Olympiacos (Conference League); L 0-1 at Brighton.  NW:  Thu. 9/5 at Olympiacos (Conference League); Mon. 13/5 vs (8) Liverpool.

24. Porto (Por) (10 pts) (LW NR) - LW: W 3-0 at Chaves.  NW: Sun. 12/5 vs Boavista.

25. Manchester United (Eng) (10 pts) (LW 23) - LW: L 0-4 at Crystal Palace.  NW: Sun. 12/5 vs (5) Arsenal.

Also receiving points: Bologna (Ita) (7), Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) (6), Benfica (Por) (6), Napoli (Ita) (6), Feyenoord (Ned) (6), Athletic Club (Esp) (4), Real Sociedad (Esp) (3), Atletico Mineiro (Bra) (2).