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Manchester United: Europe's top football club according to UEFA rankings
Manchester United are ranked as the top football club in Europe, by the 2011/2012 UEFA Coefficients. Although Barcelona are reigning Champions League holders, United are ahead of the Spanish Champions in UEFA's latest rankings. Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic are also among the best footballers...  

United were beaten 3-1 by Barca in last season's European Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, London. Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and David Villa outscored Wayne Rooney on the night, which was Sir Alex Ferguson's third Champions League Final appearance in the space of four years. The Red Devils are only getting stronger in Europe, and their record places them ahead of any other club in the competition in this season's UEFA rankings. 

The Reds are ahead on 130 points, while Barcelona follow on 128 points. The top ten is then made up of Chelsea, Bayern Munchen, Arsenal, Porto, Real Madrid, Internazionale Milano, Liverpool, and Olympique Lyonnais. United were pitched against Benfica, Basel & Otelul Galati in the Champions League Group Stage draw midweek, where Leo Messi was deservedly named UEFA Player Of The Year, following a stunning season with Barca.

Rooney was in 5th place on the top ten 'Best Player In Europe' table, earning him the title as the second greatest striker in the voting. Nemanja Vidic followed in 6th, making him the top defender in European football. Wazza and Vida were the only 2 Premier League players in the top 10, with 5 from the Spanish league, 1 from the Portuguese league, 1 from the Italian league and 1 from the German league. But paper doesn't win you a footie match !

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ria aprini
27/08/2011 1:26pm

:O MU always the best

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27/08/2011 1:45pm

Man united... We are trying 2 bring out our best...

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quraiba
27/08/2011 5:32pm

man un always da best

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Hamburgerop
27/08/2011 7:48pm

How is the coefficient calculated?? Cause barca won 3 champs league in 5 years.. While we went to 3 finals in 4 years.. Winning it once.

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Kachi
27/08/2011 9:40pm

The coefficent is well calculate, manutd is indeed the best in Europe.

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27/08/2011 10:40pm

Chelsea result

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Flanigar
27/08/2011 11:48pm

Whoeva want 2 know how d coeficient is been calculated should take a pen and paper and meet UEFA. Eva gr8t Man United.

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Bill McNeal
27/08/2011 11:58pm

Manchester United:

2006/2007 - Semi-Finals (12 points in group, 4 KO wins)
2007/2008 - Winners (16 points in group, 4 KO wins)
2008/2009 - Runners-up (10 points in group, 4 KO wins)
2009/2010 - Quarter Finals (13 points in group, 3 KO wins)
2010/2011 - Runners Up (14 points in group, 5 KO wins)

Total: 65 points in groups, 21 KO wins.


Barcelona:

2006/2007 - Round of 16 (11 points in group, 1 KO win)
2007/2008 - Semi-Finals (14 points in group, 4 KO wins)
2008/2009 - Winners (13 points in group, 2 KO wins)
2009/2010 - Semi-Finals (11 points in group, 3 KO wins)
2010/2011 - Winners (14 points in group, 4 KO wins)

Total: 63 points in groups, 16 KO wins.


Also, the success of teams from their fellow countries plays a small part, so England's teams all getting far in recent years helps United, while Madrid only getting beyond the last 16 once in this period hinders Barcelona.

If I'm wrong on that last part, I apologise.

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Arfaan11
28/08/2011 12:34am

Well said Billy McNeal,that defo explains it all

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iceman
28/08/2011 4:31am

yeah...... the best cheating team in the world !!

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Asomugha Michael
28/08/2011 5:56am

No team like man.utd. We're alwayz gonna rmain d best team in Europe nd in d world.

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28/08/2011 12:39pm

Un

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28/08/2011 12:44pm

Why does we fail to beat barca in d last 3yrs,dis problems must be curbed

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29/08/2011 12:06am

ManU is a great club, but I think this ranking is not really worth anything. The number 1 club is the 1 who raised the trophy last, plain and simple.
coefficients, what does that mean to clubs or players, rather than lifting trophies.

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ABDELZAHER
29/08/2011 1:29pm

GGMU <3
THE BEST. TEAM EVER

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smart
06/09/2011 1:36pm

Honestly,manchester united plays well,but they embarrassed england football with their performance against barca.up barca

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Tonny
11/09/2011 8:47pm

It tru barc beet us bt still wemanaged 2 beet them in runkings just lyk holand r no 1 bt they dint win w/c.n about emberasment we showd arsenal wat it meens to be embarasd

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