Stats: Which teams have the highest points in Champions League History?

Real Madrid realised their La Decima dream in 2014 as they beat Atletico Madrid in the final

Real Madrid are undeniably the most successful club in Champions League history based on the number of times they have lifted European club football’s most coveted trophy. In 2014, they beat cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid in the final to win a record 10^th European crown.

However, a new statistic has emerged which has reinforced Los Blancos’ status as the most dominant team in European Cup history. This particular statistic, posted by the Champions League twitter account, employs a system where points are awarded to every game, group stage and knockout fixtures, played by a team until now in a regular League format wherein every win carries three points, a point for a draw and none for a loss

The list of the top ten most dominant sides in European Cup history features three from the Premier League, two each from Spain, Italy and Portugal and a solitary entry from the Bundesliga.

The Madrid giants top the list comfortably ahead of the trailing pack with an impressive tally of 729 points from the 376 games they have played so far in the Champions League. This includes 221 wins and 89 losses for Los Blancos.

German powerhouse Bayern Munich are a distant second in the list with 565 points. The Bavarians, who have won the trophy five times in their history, have appeared 297 times in the competition winning 167 of them while losing 66.

Table topper Real Madrid’s eternal rivals Barcelona find themselves in third position. The Blaugrana collected their fifth winner’s medal last season and boast of a record of 149 wins and 50 losses in the 260 appearances they have made til date thereby collecting 508 points.

Manchester United topple Liverpool as England’s most successful club in European Cup history even as the latter has won the title twice more than the Red Devils. United, who last won the title in 2008, have amassed 455 points in the 243 games they have played.

AC Milan complete the top half of the list with 404 points. Milan are second only to Real Madrid in terms of trophies won with seven to their name.

Juventus, Porto, Benfica, Liverpool and Arsenal make the bottom half of the list of the finest sides in Champions League history. Premier League side Arsenal are the only side in the list to have not won the Champions League yet.

Here is the list of the top ten clubs.

No.	Team	Points	Total matches played	Wins	Draws	Losses	No. of trophies won
1	Real Madrid	729	376	221	66	89	10
2	Bayern Munich	565	297	167	64	66	5
3	Barcelona	508	260	149	61	50	5
4	Manchester United	455	243	131	62	50	3
5	AC Milan	404	234	114	62	58	7
6	Juventus	387	224	110	57	57	2
7	FC Porto	325	201	92	49	60	2
8	Benfica	313	197	89	45	63	2
9	Liverpool	297	163	86	39	38	5
10	Arsenal	286	175	82	40	53	0