While every club in world football want to be known as among the best on the planet, a select elite instead dominate the global landscape.
While sides like Real Madrid and Liverpool have long enjoyed success domestically and in Europe, the progression of teams like Manchester City means a new order is being developed around the globe.
Here are 90min’s top football teams in the world.
Stuttgart are aiming to return to the Bundesliga / Christian Kaspar-Bartke/GettyImages
Unai Emery has unlocked Aston Villa’s potential / Michael Regan/GettyImages
Girona have fallen out of title contention in Spain / Pedro Salado/GettyImages
Borussia Dortmund recently beat Bayern away for the first time in a decade / Alexander Hassenstein/GettyImages
Rebuild? What rebuild? / Marc Atkins/GettyImages
Milan are starting to find top gear / Gabriele Maltinti/GettyImages
Barcelona are just about in title contention having won La Liga last season / Pedro Salado/GettyImages
Harry Kane’s goals have so far come in vain at Bayern / Alexander Hassenstein/GettyImages
PSG are romping towards another Ligue 1 title / Jean Catuffe/GettyImages
Inter’s stock took a hit after their Champions League exit / Marco Luzzani/GettyImages
Arsenal are hunting a first Premier League title in 20 years / Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA/GettyImages
Will Liverpool give Jurgen Klopp the perfect send off? / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages
Real Madrid are leading La Liga by a comfortable margin / Denis Doyle/GettyImages