Bleacher Report's European Club Rankings

So, here it is—Bleacher Report’s Official European Club Rankings.

Over the past week, many of the top writers here on B/R—including experts on all aspects of European football—have drawn up their list of the top 20 club sides on the continent.

The criteria was simple—base your opinion on anything you like, but pay particular attention to recent form and one particular question; Head to head, which team would win?

After the lists had been made and submitted, all the information was added, subtracted, divided, and multiplied to come up with the final, overall, conclusive rankings.

The results may surprise you.

So without further ado let’s get into the list—which is made up of six Italian teams, five Spanish, four English, two German, and lone representatives from France, Portugal, and Russia.

Commiserations to Valencia, Marseille, and Rangers—who all narrowly missed out on the final cut. A few good performances, and you just might make it in next time.

(NB: bold numbers in brackets (out of 10) offer a mathematical representation of the rankings—a perfect 10 meaning every contributor voted the side as the best, a 5.0 meaning on average everyone voted the team 11th, etc—giving you a clearer idea of how close the teams were in the rankings)

20. Sevilla       La Liga              (1.36)

“Having won the UEFA CUP two years running the Spanish outfit failed last season—but they're back again and look a really good side.” (Salomon Gonzales)

“They may have lost some of their high profile stars, but manager Manolo Jimenez has the club playing the right way and—especially at home—they are a match for anyone.”   (Alex Dimond)

19. Lazio          Serie A               (1.41)

“Leading in Serie A after just two games—a flash in the pan?” (Gonzalo)

“Lazio have made a perfect start for their season. They have kept faith in their manager Delio Rossi, and they currently have a very good squad with excellent players. Together they can ensure that the club is the surprise package of Serie A come May.” (Zahi Sahli)

18. Fiorentina        Serie A          (1.73)

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