2010-11 European Club Power Rankings - Final

2010-11 European Club Power Rankings Final Edition

With the end of June signalling the end of the 2010-11 season, key transfers already in progress and with many crucial moves already done, we bid farewell to the season gone by with one last listing of the Top 25 European Clubs.

1) Barcelona - The World's Best football team.  Also see Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Alves, Pique.

2) Real Madrid - Several hundred million will get you to second spot, the rest is up to you.

3) Manchester United - In third spot but streets behind the first two.  The Fergie Factor.

4) Borussia Dortmund - German Engineering with a Champion flourish, utterly dominant from start to finish.

5) Porto - Rampant, Overpowering, both unstoppable force and immovable object.

6) Lille - Powerful, Pacy, Prolific.  Packs a Punch.  Won the French League with a commanding season.

7) Valencia - The only team in Europe that goes head to head with both Real and Barca, would win the league in any other country.

8) Chelsea - Old, but even while stuttering, a match for most teams.

9) Milan - Champion turn with a composed, yet transitional season. Turning a new leaf with a new generation taking root.

10) Inter - Jose-less and lacking in lustre but still able to beat most teams on its day. 

11) Manchester City - Slowly building steam while adding pedigree, you may not lose to them but you cannot beat them.

12) Napoli - Refreshing, young, passionate and penetrative.  Also has Lavezzi, Cavani and Hamsik. Ouch.

13) Bayern Munich - Excellent second half of the season, one of Europe's best teams since Feb 1 2011.

14) Arsenal - On its day, utterly destructive, on any other, remarkably fragile.

15) Villareal - Like England's fourth best team, sparkling and attacking but lacking in composure and steel.

16) Bayer Leverkusen - A solid season from an all round team that shone in the shadow of Dortmund.

17) Udinese - A slightly older version of Napoli, same features and style.  And Sanchez, Isla and Di Natale.

18) Sevilla - Diminished somewhat from the tearaways of previous years, but still impressed in extended flashes of brilliance.

19) Zenit - Eastern Europe's most dominant team, the continent's darkest horse.

20) Benfica - Domestically anaemic but still packed a punch in Europe.

21) Lyon - Rusted and somewhat lacking motivation but still packs a punch.

22) CSKA - Russia's next best team, able to go toe to toe with most of their European counterparts.

23) Tottenham Hotspur - Because of Bale, Modric and VDV, extremely dangerous. Because of Harry largely clueless.

24) Marseille - Jaded, Ponderous and lacking in spark, remains capable and consistent.

25) Ajax - A strong finish brought a Dutch league title but still very much a work in progress.