The full-time whistle has blown on the campaign for European football’s top leagues, following a 2023-24 campaign full of unforgettable narratives.
It’s been a season to remember for several of Europe’s biggest names, but which teams produced the most impressive league campaigns?
We’ve ranked the five teams with the highest points totals in Europe’s top five leagues in 2023-24.
5. Arsenal – 89 points
Arsenal ended the season as runners-up in the Premier League, despite a record-breaking campaign for the Gunners. Mikel Arteta’s team won 28 games in 2023-24, a club recordin the Premier League, eclipsing even the title-winning Invincible side of 2003-04.
The North Londoners have made huge strides under Arteta’s management, contending for the Premier League title after six straight seasons outside the division’s top four. The task now will be to take the next step and end Manchester City’s stranglehold on English football.
Arsenal came up short of winning the league, but set all kinds of personal bests this campaign:
▫️ Club-record for league wins (28)
▫️ Highest win percentage in all competitions (67.3%)
▫️ Best start to a calendar year (2024—8 wins)
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4. Bayer Leverkusen – 90 points
Bayer Leverkusen have shed their ‘Neverkusen’ tag emphatically this season to win the Bundesliga for the first time in their 120-year history.
Leverkusen have not just ended Bayern Munich’s dominant reign but ripped the title from the Bavarian behemoth.
Under the management of Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen became the first team in German football history to complete a Bundesliga campaign without losing and just the third team in Europe’s top five leagues to do so this century, after Arsenal (2003-04) and Juventus (2011-12).
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— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) May 18, 2024
Granit Xhaka’s wonder goal sealed DFB-Pokal final success at the weekend to complete a domestic double for Leverkusen, whose 90 points was a staggering 40 more than Die Werkself managed in 2022-23.
3. Manchester City – 91 points
Manchester City continued their dominance of the Premier League with a record-breaking season in 2023-24.
Pep Guardiola’s team became the first in English football history to win four consecutive top-flight titles, after pipping Arsenal in the Premier League title race. It is the fourth time that the Citizens have reached 90+ points in a Premier League campaign under Guardiola, during a golden era for the club.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 28, 2024
2. Inter Milan – 94 points
Inter Milan are Italian champions once again after romping to the Serie A title.
Simone Inzaghi’s side boasted the best defensive record in Europe’s top five leagues with only 22 goals conceded and lost just twice all season, to finish 19 points clear of nearest challengers and city rivals AC Milan.
Lautaro Martinez led the charge with 24 goals to win the Capocannoniere as the league’s leading scorer, while Yann Sommer set a new club record with 19 clean sheets in a single Serie A season, eclipsing the previous best set by Julio Cesar and Samir Handanović (17).
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— Inter ⭐⭐ (@Inter_en) May 27, 2024
1. Real Madrid – 95 points
Real Madrid won more points than any other side in Europe’s top five leagues this season as the Spanish side were crowned La Liga champions for a record-extending 36th time.
Carlo Ancelotti’s bursting trophy cabinet continues to swell and the Italian icon will have a chance to add to his silverware collection when Los Blancos meet Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final this weekend.
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Summer signing Jude Bellingham was the driving force of their title triumph and was voted La Liga’s Player of the Season in his first year in the Spanish capital.
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