Barcelona emerge as Europe's top club overtaking Champions League winners Real Madrid

Real Madrid defied the odds and marked an era of dominance after winning the Uefa Champions League (UCL), a 13th time after defeating Liverpool in Kiev on Saturday, May 26. However, despite being crowned UCL 2017/18 champions and winning the coveted cup three times successfully, La Liga rivals Barcelona ousted Los Blancos to become Europe's top club. According to BBC Sport, the Gracenote's Euro Club Index ranking is produced from results over the past four seasons, with the most recent campaigns carrying the most weight of about two-thirds.

below are the listed top 15 teams

1. Barcelona - 4, 333 2.

Real Madrid - 4,190

3. Bayern Munich - 4, 053

4. Juventus - 4, 037

5. Manchester City - 3, 852

6. PSG - 3,850

7. Atletico Madrid - 3, 798

8. Napoli - 3, 542

9 Tottenham - 3, 540

10. Manchester United - 3, 528

11. Liverpool - 3, 487

12. Chelsea - 3, 478

13. AS Roma - 3, 429

14. Sevilla - 3, 239

15. Arsenal - 3, 233

Gleave believes the Serie A could topple their German competition by the end of the 2018/19 campaign if they continue performing as they have so far.