This week, the renowned site Who Scored released its rankings of the top football clubs in Europe based on statistics. The resumption of the Champions League and Europa League has posed significant challenges for French clubs.

Bayern Munich continues to dominate the rankings, holding the top position once again. Despite being reduced to ten men after Kim Min-Jae’s red card in the 63rd minute, the Bavarians secured a 2-0 victory against Union Saint-Gilloise, thanks to a brace from Harry Kane. Close on their heels are FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, who both triumphed in their European encounters this week; Real Madrid notably thrashed AS Monaco 6-1.

French clubs faced tough obstacles in the Champions League, with Paris Saint-Germain suffering a 2-1 defeat to Sporting and Olympique de Marseille falling 3-0 to Liverpool. As a result, PSG slipped to sixth place while Marseille dropped to sixteenth, with RC Lens managing to climb to fifth in the overall standings.

Top 50 Football Clubs According to Who Scored, January 23, 2026

Ranking
1 – Bayern Munich
2 – FC Barcelona
3 – Real Madrid
4 – Manchester City
5 – Paris Saint-Germain
6 – RC Lens
7 – Arsenal
8 – Inter Milan
9 – RB Leipzig
10 – AC Milan
11 – Borussia Dortmund
12 – Olympique de Marseille
13 – TSG Hoffenheim
14 – Chelsea
15 – VFB Stuttgart
16 – Real Betis
17 – Everton
18 – Manchester United
19 – Atletico de Madrid
20 – Villarreal
21 – Como
22 – Liverpool
23 – AS Roma
24 – Newcastle United
25 – Bayer Leverkusen
26 – Crystal Palace
27 – Brentford
28 – Olympique Lyonnais
29 – Atalanta Bergamasca
30 – Sunderland
31 – Juventus
32 – Napoli
33 – Stade Rennais
34 – RC Strasbourg
35 – Toulouse
36 – Lille
37 – Tottenham
38 – Borussia Monchengladbach
39 – Aston Villa
40 – Celta Vigo
41 – Bournemouth
42 – Brighton
43 – Elche
44 – Eintracht Frankfurt
45 – Espanyol Barcelona
46 – Fulham
47 – FC Cologne
48 – Bologna
49 – Real Sociedad
50 – Union Berlin