Liverpool, Real Madrid, Man Utd: Stats rank the top 50 clubs in Europe

Liverpool’s 2021/22 season finished on a largely disappointing note.

In what will still rightfully endure as a historic year for the Reds, they were left to settle for the Carabao Cup and FA Cup as their quadruple dreams died in the final week of the campaign.

A late Manchester City comeback closed the door on any hopes of snatching the Premier League title, before Real Madrid ground out a second Champions League final over Liverpool in four years.

However, it’s important to remember that Liverpool‘s end to the season was only disappointing within the context of the stellar performances that had come before it.

The achievement of Jurgen Klopp’s men to even be playing in every possible game available to the them is something that we might never see matched for years, if not decades.

And just because City conquered England and Real tamed Europe, there’s still an argument to be had that Liverpool are Europe’s best team in spite of it all.

While that might seem crazy to some, it’s a viewpoint that’s corroborated by the statistics with Liverpool ranked as the best men’s side in European football over at ClubElo.

One of the most revered statistical models in the beautiful game, ‘Elo’ ratings are assigned to each club based on their win probabilities against the other top teams around them.

You can learn more about the Elo system at your own leisure here, but the moral of the story is that you’re going to do well in the data if you have a superior win probability against more teams than not.

Like any attempt at objectively ranking football teams, it’s by no means perfect, but it’s nevertheless a fascinating way to take stock of the state of play at the end of the 2021/22 season.

So, without further ado, be sure to check out