Inter overtake Arsenal to top UEFA rankings after 3-3 Barcelona draw – Football Italia

BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 30: Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale (obscured) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 Semi Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and FC Internazionale Milano at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on April 30, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)

Inter are currently sat at the top of the UEFA Coefficient rankings for 2024-25 following their 3-3 draw away against Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday night. 

Goals from Marcus Thuram and a brace from Denzel Dumfries helped Inter on their way to a massively entertaining 3-3 draw away against Hansi Flick’s side, who fought back through Laimne Yamal, Ferran Torres and Raphinha, whose strike went down as a Yann Sommer own goal. 

As a result of their strong showing in the Champions League this term, Inter now sit on top of the UEFA season club coefficient ranking, which grades teams based on their results in Europe in 2024-25. 

The Nerazzurri sit at the top of the rankings with 36,750 points, Barcelona sit in second with 36,250, Arsenal sit in third with 36,000, Aston Villa in fourth with 30,250 and Liverpool in fifth with 29,500. 

Inter lead UEFA Seasonal coefficient ranking 

1. Inter – 36.750 pts 
2. Barcelona – 36.250 pts 
3. Arsenal – 36.000 pts
4. Aston Villa – 30.250 pts 
5. Liverpool – 29.500 pts 
6. Manchester United – 29.500 pts 
7. Paris Saint-Germain – 28.000 pts 
8. Borussia Dortmund – 27.000 pts 

     =9. Bayern Munich – 27.250 pts 

     =9 Tottenham Hotspur – 27.250 pts

How are club coefficients calculated? 

The ranking system for the UEFA seasonal coefficient is a fairly straightforward process. 

Teams are awarded two points per win in every UEFA competition (one point in qualifying or play-off rounds), one point for a draw (0.5 points in qualifying or play-offs) and zero for a loss. 

Teams are also given a series of bonus points depending on their finish in the 2024-25 league phase. The team that finishes top of the Champions League table earns an extra 12.000 points, the team at the top of the Europa League earns 6.000 points while the team at the top of the Conference League earns an extra 4.000 points. The bonuses decrease by 0.250 points for every position in the league phase tables. 

Teams also receive an extra 1.5 points for reaching the round of 16, the same again for reaching the quarter-finals and the semi-finals. 

Inter have nine wins, three draws and one loss in the 2024-25 Champions League, for which they earned 21.000 points in the coefficient rankings. As they finished fourth at the end of the league phase, they also earned 11.250 in bonus points, plus an extra 4.500 points for reaching the semi-finals for their final rank score of 36.750.