Friday, 7th December, 2012
Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is delighted that the Germans have solidified their hold on second place in the UEFA club rankings, staying ahead of Manchester United and just behind Barcelona.
The German put BATE Borisov to the sword in the Champions League earlier this week, running out 4-1 winners and topping Group F in the process. Now they can look forward to the Round of 16 and a slightly more straightforward draw against a team which finished runners-up in another group.
There was another reason Rummenigge was happy to finish in top spot though and that is to help with Bayern Munich’s UEFA club ranking, which he sees as a sign of the progress the Bavarians have made.
Bayern Munich sit ahead of Manchester United, second on UEFA’s list, but behind Barcelona, who have a large lead, with 150.833 coefficient points, to the Germans’ 131.008.
Manchester United are breathing down Bayern Munich’s neck, with 128.535 points, while Real Madrid are fourth on 126.833. And keeping in front of the Red Devils is important to Rummenigge.
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"The UEFA club ranking shows how consistent Bayern have become on an international level", he told his club’s official site.
"We have strengthened our current position of number two behind Barcelona, because the third ranked team, Manchester United, lost on Wednesday.
"I am very happy, because this is an honest ranking."
UEFA Club Rankings Top 20
1: Barcelona (Spa) – 150.833
2: Bayern Munich (Ger) – 131.008
3: Manchester United (Eng) – 128.535
4: Real Madrid (Spa) – 126.833
5: Chelsea (Eng) – 120.535
6: Arsenal (Eng) – 110.535
7: FC Porto (Por) – 102.166
8: Valencia (Spa) – 100.833
9: Inter (Ita) – 99.096
10: Atletico Madrid (Spa) – 96.833
11: Lyon (Fra) – 94.466
12: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukr) – 93.818
13: AC Milan (Ita) – 91.096
14: Benfica (Por) – 86.166
15: Schalke (Ger) – 83.008
16: Marseille (Fra) – 78.466
17: CSKA Moscow (Rus) – 77.233
18: Liverpool (Eng) – 75.535
19: Manchester City (Eng) – 69.535
20: Dynamo Kyiv (Ukr) – 67.818
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