PSG Surpasses Barcelona in Every UEFA Club Ranking: Update

After the second round of the UEFA Champions League's league phase, PSG is still battling Real Madrid for third place in the overall UEFA club rankings.

PSG produced a dream first half at Manchester City before faltering in the second half, but the capital club won 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium, a result few teams have achieved. The second victory puts PSG at the top of the Champions League league phase standings after the second Matchday.

Paris is at the top, tied with eight other clubs, including FC Barcelona, their next Champions League opponent.

This year, with this victory, PSG already has 10,000 points. The Parisian club tops the annual ranking, tied with Aston Villa, Arsenal, Liverpool, Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Stuttgart, and Sporting CP. All other Champions League clubs follow.

PSG must defend the 19,000 points earned in the 2021-22 season, and it has already covered half the distance after two matches. The club hopes to finish very high in this first phase to collect the maximum bonus points at the end of the league phase.

In the overall reference ranking over the last five seasons, PSG ranks fourth with 123,000 points. The French capital club is still fighting for third place. Its main rival, Real Madrid, sits third with 124,500 points. Ahead, Bayern Munich (130,500 points) and Arsenal (129,000 points) are close, but a small gap remains. Paris is comfortable, with Inter already 8,000 points behind.

Overall club ranking - last 5 seasons:

1. Bayern Munich: 130,500 points

2. Arsenal: 129,000 points

3. Real Madrid: 124,500 points

4. Paris Saint-Germain: 123,000 points

5. Inter Milan: 115,000 points

6. FC Barcelona: 108,250 points

7. Liverpool: 107,000 points

8. Manchester City: 106,500 points

9. Borussia Dortmund: 98,750 points

10. Bayer Leverkusen: 95,000 points

In the overall club ranking, based on 10 seasons, PSG must defend the 20,000 points earned in the 2016-17 season. At this stage, PSG is ranked fifth, behind Manchester City and ahead of Barcelona.

Paris has 235,000 points, 4,500 behind the Cityzens and 12,750 ahead of Barcelona. The podium remains within PSG's reach, but it will have to battle and hope that Liverpool and Manchester City lose matches before the end of the league phase.

Overall club ranking - last 10 seasons:

1. Bayern Munich: 268,500 points

2. Real Madrid: 248,500 points

3. Liverpool: 241,000 points

4. Manchester City: 240,500 points

5. Paris Saint-Germain: 235,000 points

6. FC Barcelona: 222,250 points

7. Arsenal: 209,000 points

8. Atlético Madrid: 198,750 points

9. Chelsea: 197,250 points

10. Inter Milan: 182,000 points

Finally, the last club ranking determines qualification for the 2029 Club World Cup. Determined solely by Champions League results, this ranking puts PSG in an excellent position, second behind Arsenal. PSG is almost assured of participating in the next competition, with 12 tickets to be distributed to clubs registered under the umbrella of UEFA.

Overall club ranking - 2029 Club World Cup qualification:

1. Arsenal: 128 points

2. Paris Saint-Germain: 127 points

3. Bayern Munich: 120 points

4. Real Madrid: 112 points

5. FC Barcelona: 110 points

6. Atlético Madrid: 94 points

7. Inter Milan: 90 points

8. Borussia Dortmund: 90 points

9. Manchester City: 77 points

10. Liverpool: 69 points

11. Sporting CP: 52 points

12. PSV Eindhoven: 52 points