Sorry Sports Fans, but due to a combination of travel, alcohol and influenza, the publishing of Monday’s WCR Top 25 has been delayed significantly. Since it will be Friday evening by the time I publish this entry, it’s going to be an abbreviated version. You can look forward to a return to the full version on Monday when, whether or not I’m over the flu, at least I’ll be home and be able to get it published in a timely manner.
To be honest, there’s not a lot of excitement going on at the moment anyway. When does the Champions League return? None of the WCR Top 25 Clubs face off in the coming week, so there’s not much to preview. I’ll just get to the list and the scores and schedules. Sorry to be late and I’ll be better next week. (Note: Unless otherwise noted, scores and schedule are for domestic league matches.)
World Club Rankings – Top 25 Clubs in the World – January 17, 2011
1. Manchester United (Eng) (1) – Last Week: Drew 0-0 at Tottenham Hotspur. This Week: Hosts Birmingham City on Saturday.
2. Barcelona (Esp) (2) – Last Week: Beat Real Betis 5-0 at home in Copa Del Rey. Beat Málaga at home 4-1 in Primera Division. This Week: at Real Betis on Thursday in Copa Del Rey (Lost 1-3). At home against Racing Santander on Saturday in Primera Division.
3. AC Milan (Eng) (3) – Last Week: Drew 1-1 at Lecce. This Week. At home against Bari on Thursday in Coppa Italia match (Won 3-0). At home against Cesena in Serie A match on Sunday.
4. Borussia Dortmund (Ger) (4) – Last Week: Beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 at Leverkusen. This Week: Hosts VfB Stuttgart on Saturday.
5. Manchester City (Eng) (5) – Last Week: Defeated Wolverhampton Wolves 4-3 at home. This Week: Hosts Leicester City on Tuesday in FA Cup match (Won 4-2). In Premier League, plays Aston Villa in Birmingham on Saturday.
6. Porto (Por) (6) – Last Week: Beat Pinhalnovense 2-0 in a Taça de Portugal match and beat Naval 3-1 at home in league action. This Week: Hosts Beira-Mar in a midweek League Cup match (Won 3-0) and then faces Beira-Mar in an away match in Liga Sagres action.
7. Real Madrid (Esp) (7) – Last Week: Defeated Atlético Madrid 3-1 in a Copa Del Rey match and drew 1-1 in an away Primera Division match against Almeria. This Week: Copa Del Rey away match against Atlético Madrid on Thursday (Won 1-0) and home Primera Division match against Mallorca on Sunday.
8. Arsenal (Eng) (8) – Last Week: Lost 0-1 to Ipswich Town in first leg of Carling Cup match. Defeated West Ham United 3-0 in Premier League match. This Week: Faces Leeds United away in Wednesday FA Cup match (Won 3-1). Hosts Wigan Athletic in Saturday Premier League match.
9. Napoli (Ita) (9) – Last Week: Drew 0-0 with Fiorentina. This Week: Hosts Bologna in Tuesday Coppa Italia match (Won 2-1). In Serie A, hosts Bari on Sunday.
10. Lille (Fra) (12) – Last Week: Defeated Nice 2-0 in an away match. This Week: Hosts Nancy on Wednesday (Won 3-0). Hosts Wasquehal on Sunday in Coupe de France.
11. Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr) (10) – No current matches.
12. Københaven (Den) (11) – No current matches.
13. Villarreal (Esp) (14) – Last Week: Drew 3-3 at home against Sevilla in Copa Del Rey. Defeated Osasuna 4-2 at home in La Liga. This Week: Faces Sevilla in away leg of Copa Del Rey matchup on Tuesday (Lost 0-3). Takes on Real Sociedad in La Liga on Sunday.
14. Chelsea (Eng) (19) – Last Week: Defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-0. This Week: Plays away match against Bolton Wanderers on Monday.
15. Benfica (Por) (15) – Last Week: Defeated Olhanense 5-0 in Taça de Portugal match. Defeated Académica 1-0 in league action. This Week: Hosts Olhanense on Wednesday in League Cup match (Won 3-2). Hosts Nacional on Saturday in Liga Sagres action.
16. Olympiakos (Gre) (16) – Last Week: Defeated Panserraikos 4-2. This Week: Hosts PAOK in a Wednesday Greek Cup match (Drew 1-1). Takes on Asteas Tripoli in Super League action on Sunday.
17. Lazio (Ita) (17) – Last Week: Beat Sampdoria 1-0. This Week: Faces off against Roma in Coppa Italia match on Wednesday (Lost 1-2). Takes on Bologna in Seire A match on Sunday.
18. Inter Milan (Ita) (18) – Last Week: Beat Genoa 3-2 in a Coppa Italia match and Bologna 4-1 in league play. This Week: Plays in two Serie A matches this week – against Cesena on Wednesday (Won 3-2) and Udinese on Sunday.
19. Mainz 05 (Ger) (13) – Last Week: Lost 0-1 to VfB Stuttgart. This Week: Hosts VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
20. Trabzonspor (Tur) (23) – Last Week: Won two Turkish Cup matches last week defeating Konya Sekerspor and Manisaspor both in 3-1 matches. This Week: Hosts Ankaragücü in Saturday league match.
21. Paris St.-Germain (Fra) (24) – Last Week: Defeated Sochaux 2-1. Coming Up: Plays Montpellier in Coupe de la Ligue match on Tuesday (Lost 0-1) and Agen in Coupe de France match on Sunday.
22. Fluminense (Bra) (22) – Last Week: No matches. Coming Up: Faces Bangu on Thursday (Won 1-0) and Olaria on Sunday in its opening Carioca League matches.
23. Estudiantes (Arg) (25) – No current matches.
24. Valencia (Esp) (BU) – Last Week: Defeated Deportivo La Coruña at home 2-0. This Week: Hosts Málaga on Saturday.
25. Dynamo Kyiv (Ukr) (BU) – No current matches.
Bubbling Under: Metalis (Ukr), PSV Eindhoven (Ned), Stade Rennes (Fra), Tottenham Hotspur (Eng), Zenit St. Petersburg (Rus).
Next Five: Bayer Leverkusen (Ger), Bayern Munich (Ger), Hannover 96 (Ger), Juventus (Ita), Vélez Sarsfield (Arg).
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