Champions League-chasing FA Cup rivals Palace and Villa behind only Barca and PSG in European form table
Manchester United and Chelsea might soon encounter some form roadblocks in European competition, while Crystal Palace and Claudio Ranieri are still flying.
Only teams in Europe’s top ten leagues are included, with games in all competitions taken into account.
10) Real Betis (W7 D1 L2 F22 A10)
You loan Antony, you get instant results. Manuel Pellegrini is enjoying life alongside Isco again and the Spaniards might be the only thing between Chelsea and Conference League glory. They did hold Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
9) Genk (W7 D3 L0 F14 A7)
Top of the Jupiler Pro League ahead of the champions’ play-offs, but there will be no domestic double as Club Brugge dealt with them in the Belgian Cup semis on penalties.
8) Inter (W7 D3 L0 F18 A8)
The Treble remains entirely on for the Serie A leaders who face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarters and neighbours Milan in the Coppa Italia.
7) Lyon (W8 D0 L2 F29 A13)
Manchester United’s Europa League quarter-final opponents are theoretically in position to qualify for the tournament again through their league finish, but a provisional demotion to Ligue 2 unless they improve their financial situation makes things a bit awkward.
6) Roma (W8 D1 L1 F17 A8)
There is something ever so beautiful about Claudio Ranieri coming out of retirement to take Roma on a 14-game unbeaten Serie A run which has propelled them to 6th and above AC Milan and bitter rivals Lazio in the table. Is Andrea Bocelli free at the end of the season?
5) Bologna (W8 D1 L1 F19 A7)
The Champions League is no longer there to distract Vincenzo Italiano from more important matters like qualifying for the Champions League again. Or reaching the Coppa Italia final. Lazio were thrashed 5-0 recently.
4) Aston Villa (W8 D1 L1 F22 A9)
A five-game winless run through January and February left Villa 9th in the Premier League table and in danger of slipping away from European contention. They are now 7th in that table and have other possible routes in the Champions League and FA Cup.
3) Crystal Palace (W8 D1 L1 F21 A6)
Underestimate a Oliver Glasner side from about February onwards at your peril. The last-gasp draw with Southampton and defeat at home to Everton are rather conspicuous in a run of otherwise genuinely brilliant form which has taken Palace to an FA Cup semi-final and outside chance of qualifying for Europe through the Premier League.
2) Barcelona (W8 D2 L0 F27 A9)
A Copa Del Rey final with Real Madrid awaits for the Champions League quarter-finalists who are four points clear atop La Liga, having scored three goals or more in six of those games.
1) Paris Saint-Germain (W9 D0 L1 F37 A10)
The good news is the loss didn’t count because Liverpool are rubbish and PSG beat them in the second leg anyway. They have won two trophies already and are in the French Cup final and Champions League quarters. It does help when Ousmane Dembele is Europe’s top goalscorer of 2025 so far.