Bayern, PSG and Liverpool headline the ICC's European Club Top 25
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The The 2019-2020 European season is one that won’t soon be forgotten, what with the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to wipe out the entire campaign before leagues across Europe worked to save what they could of the season.
Before the pandemic, there were already teams forging memorable campaigns, including Liverpool with its runaway title chase, and Bayern Munich, which went into the new year already looking like an unstoppable force.
Not every team handled life after the pandemic well. Barcelona faltered and faded, as did Serie A title challenger Lazio. Real Madrid impressed when play returned in Spain, as did Atletico Madrid.
The Champions League tournament itself was a thrilling one, with the single-game format leading to some upsets and plenty of drama, but the seemingly inevitable crowning of Bayern Munich as champion still took place.
There is no debating that Bayern was the best team in Europe this past season, but ranking the rest of the continent’s elite is a much tougher proposition.
With that in mind, here is how the International Champions Cup ranks the Top 25 teams in Europe for the 2019-2020 season:
1. Bayern Munich
UEFA Champions League winners
Bundesliga Champions
DFB Pokal Champions
2. Liverpool
English Premier League Champions
FIFA Club World Cup Champions
Champions League Round of 16
FA Cup Round of 16
3. Paris Saint Germain
UEFA Champions League runner-up
Ligue 1 Champions
Coupe de France Champions
Coupe de la Ligue Champions
4. Manchester City
English Premier League Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinalists
FA Cup Semifinalists
EFL Cup Champions
5. Real Madrid
La Liga Champions
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Copa Del Rey Quarterfinalists
6. Juventus
Serie A champions
UEFA Champions League Round of 16
Coppa Italia finalists
7. Barcelona
La Liga Runners-Up
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinalists
Copa Del Rey Quarterfinalists
8. RB Leipzig
UEFA Champions League semifinalists
Bundesliga Third Place
DFB Pokal Round of 16
9. Atletico Madrid
UEFA Champions League Quarterfinalists
La Liga Third Place
10. Sevilla
Europa League Champions
La Liga Fourth Place
Copa Del Rey Round of 16
11. Borussia Dortmund
12. Manchester United
13. Inter Milan
14. Chelsea
15. Atalanta
16. Lazio
17. Leicester City
18. Shakhtar Donetsk
19. Borussia Moenchengladbach
20. FC Porto
21. AS Roma
22. Villarreal
23. Bayer Leverkusen
24. AC Milan
25. Ajax