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Not based purely on trophies won or finals reached but maybe even more important the 'magic' of the name, who do you consider to be the Top 10 teams in Europe (excluding the Bluebirds of course !) ?
Your age group will no doubt have a huge bearing on your selection.
In no particular order, these are mine:
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Man United
Liverpool
AC Milan
Inter Milan
Juventus
Bayern Munich
Ajax
Benfica
Leeds fans would beg to differ.
Not even on the z list !Originally Posted by NYCBlue
Are you really old enough to remember Benfica being a European force? I remember reading about them, but their success was before my time.
You're not a Leeds fan.
I think Benfica and Porto are sort of interchangeable.
I'd probably have Monaco or possibly Marseilles and possibly CSKA Moscow
The first nine are shoe ins. Cannot think of another contender for the tenth to oust Benfica.
It's surprising to note that the major European club competition has only been won by a French team once i.e. Marseille.
Indeed I am. Fame wise they were up there with Real Madrid, even at a time when the Spanish club won 5 European Cups in a row.
But bear in mind it's the magic of the name that counts as much as if not more than success although I accept that a younger generation will naturally have a different perspective than us oldies.
When I put this question to my son, he couldn't understand why I didn't place Porto ahead of Benfica (both teams being Portuguese), as Porto have been more successful for many years. I agreed that factually he was correct but the name Porto has never had a special ring to it in a way that Benfica has. We agreed to disagree !
Feels like there should be a club from the East. Galatasaray, CSKA Moscow, dynamo Kiev?
If not, I'd put Dortmund at 10.
You are right. When I compiled this list in my head several years ago, I found the names just slipped into place without me having to rack my brain too much.
If I were to compile a secondary list it would include clubs like Atletico Madrid, Dortmund, any one of the 3 main London teams, Seville, Oporto, even Celtic. But to me none of them have that something special to elevate them into the Top 10.
Forest
Yeah Cloughs Forest were good.
Although you haven't based your choices on trophies won and finals played, your top 10 corresponds to exactly the top 10 of those who have won the European Cup and finals played.
Spooky eh.
I saw them win both of their European cup finals. I was touring Europe on both occasions and it was before football became trendy so tickets were easy to come by.
Moscow dynamo back in the day
Celtic? Quite a force 67-71.
I'd have Sevilla in at no.10 even though all of their success has been in the 'second' competition.
Feyenoord
Borussia Monchengladbach
Napoli
Porto
I trust you told him all about Eusebio.
Crazy isn't it? I remember a kid I was at school with going to see Liverpool v Brugge at Wembley in the 1978 European Cup final. I was at his house and he casually brought up that when his dad got home from work they were driving up to London "to see a football match".
Spooky indeed !! Likely their success and fame became ingrained in my psyche during my formative years.
I agree 100% with your top ten and just wondered who had done what. It’s funny how teams stick in your mind. I can remember Dynamo Tbilisi ripping West Ham to bits as a kid which has always stayed with me. Mechelen winning the Cup Winners Cup in the late 80s too.
Steaua Bucharest?
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