| 1. Barcelona | 2. Chelsea | 3. Real Madrid | 4. Manchester United | 5. Inter Milan |
| 6. AC Milan | 7. Bayern Munich | 8. Arsenal | 9. Bordeaux | 10. Bayer Leverkusen |
| 11. Valencia | 12. Manchester City | 13. AS Roma | 14. Liverpool | 15. Tottenham Hotspur |
| 16. PSV Eindhoven | 17. Ajax Amsterdam | 18. Twente Enschede | 19. Schalke 04 | 20. Aston Villa |
| 21. Benfica | 22. Mallorca | 23. Napoli | 24. Montpellier | 25. Landon Donovan |
Like I said, these are somewhat thrown-together rankings. There were an incredible amount of losses in the top 30+ so it is near impossible to decide who deserves to be ranked.
Game of the Week
14:45 ET Sunday
(23) Napoli v (5) Inter Milan
This is the only match up between ranked teams this week in European football. Inter Milan effectively has a choke hold on Serie A, with a 9 point lead over second place AS Roma, and a 15 point lead over Napoli, who sits in 4th place. This is still an important match for Napoli because while they have no hope of taking part in the title race, they will want to remain in a Champions League spot. This would finish the incredible rise of Napoli, who was in Serie C as recently as 2006. Still, this will be a tough task for Napoli. Inter Milan has not lost since a 2-1 defeat at Juventus on December 5.
Big Games in Small Leagues
10:00 ET Saturday (English Conference)
Rushden & Diamonds v Stevenage Borough
Stevenage Borough is currently on top of the Conference with 63 points. Rushden and Diamonds are 11 points back in third with a game in hand. The Conference is the highest non-league level in English football, so promotion from this level is very prestigious for these teams. The first place team is automatically promoted while the second through fifth placed teams compete in a playoff for promotion. This game is vital for both squads as they look to become a part of the Football League in England.
14:30 ET Sunday (Belgian Jupiler League)
KAA Gent v Club Brugge
KAA Gent and Club Brugge are in a battle for the second Champions League spot out of Belgium. Anderlecht is solidly in first place, 8 points ahead of second-place Club Brugge and 13 points ahead of third-place Gent. A win for Gent would pull them within two points of Brugge and the lucrative second Champions League spot, while a win for Brugge would go a long way to ensuring their spot in Europe's premier club competition. In the first meeting of the season, Club Brugge came away with a 1-0 at home over KAA Gent.
England’s FA Cup (Round 5)
7:00 ET Saturday
(2) Chelsea v Cardiff City
7:30 ET Saturday
Southhampton v Portsmouth
10:00 ET Saturday
Derby County v Birmingham
Reading v West Ham
12:15 ET Saturday
(12) Manchester City v Stoke City
8:30 ET Sunday
Bolton Wanderers v (15) Tottenham Hotspur
10:00 ET Sunday
Fulham v Notts County
10:45 ET Sunday
Crystal Palace v (20) Aston Villa
Scottish Premier League
7:30 ET Saturday
Aberdeen v Celtic
8:30 ET Sunday
Rangers v Hibernian
Spain’s La Liga
12:00 ET Saturday
Sporting Gijon v (11) Valencia
14:00 ET Saturday
Xerex v (3) Real Madrid
16:00 ET Saturday
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
11:00 ET Sunday
Espanyol v Deportivo La Coruna
13:00 ET Sunday
Sevilla FC v Osasuna
15:00 ET Sunday
Atletico Madrid v (1) Barcelona
15:00 ET Monday
Tenerife v (22) Mallorca
Italy’s Serie A
14:45 ET Friday
(6) AC Milan v Udinese
12:00 ET Saturday
(13) AS Roma v Palermo
14:45 ET Saturday
Sampdoria v Fiorentina
9:00 ET Sunday
Juventus v Genoa
Parma v Lazio
14:45 ET Sunday
(23) Napoli v (5) Inter Milan
German Bundesliga
9:30 ET Saturday
(10) Bayer Leverkusen v Wolfsburg
Hannover 96 v Werder Bremen
Stuttgart v Hamburg SV
12:30 ET Saturday
(7) Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
9:30 ET Sunday
(19) Schalke 04 v FC Cologne
France’s Ligue 1
13:00 ET Saturday
AS Monaco v Marseille
Lille v Boulogne
(24) Montpellier v Grenoble
15:00 ET Saturday
Lyon v Lens
15:00 ET Sunday
(9) Bordeaux v St. Etienne
Dutch Eredivisie
12:45 ET Saturday
Vitesse Arnhem v (18) Twente Enschede
13:45 ET Saturday
Heerenveen v (17) Ajax Amsterdam
14:45 ET Saturday
AZ Alkmaar v Roda JC Kerkrade
8:30 ET Sunday
SC Heracles Almelo v (16) PSV Eindhoven
Portuguese Liga15:15 ET Friday
Pacos de Ferreira v Sporting Lisbon
12:00 ET Saturday
(21) Benfica v Beleneses
16:15 ET Saturday
Leixoes v FC Porto
13:00 ET Sunday
Braga v Maritimo
Turkish Super League
12:00 ET Saturday
Gaziantepspor v Besiktas
12:00 ET Sunday
Manisaspor v Fenerbahce
Greek Super League
9:45 ET Sunday
Panathinaikos v Kavala
12:00 ET Sunday
Asteras Tripoli v Olympiakos
Belgian Jupiler League
12:00 ET Saturday
Royal Charleroi SC v Anderlecht
12:00 ET Sunday
Standard Liege v KVC Westerlo
14:30 ET Sunday
KAA Gent v Club Brugge
Austrian Bundesliga
12:00 ET Saturday
Austria Vienna v Kapfenberg SV
SV Josko Ried v SV Salzburg
9:30 ET Sunday
FC Karnten v SK Sturm Graz
Swiss Super League
11:45 ET Saturday
Young Boys v Lucerne
10:00 ET Sunday
FC Sion Sitten v FC Zurich
Neuchatel Xamax v FC Basel
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