What is the greatest football team era of all time?

Spanning black-and-white pioneers to modern treble winners, these squads defined football in their own decade and rewrote what a club could be. Which era wins?

1. 1
   Guardiola's Barcelona

   The tiki-taka juggernaut from 2008 to 2012 that won three La Ligas and two Champions Leagues with Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta at their peak.
2. 2
   Cruyff's Ajax

   The Total Football pioneers who won three straight European Cups from 1971 to 1973 under Johan Cruyff's on-field genius.
3. 3
   Guardiola's Man City

   Manchester City's 2022-23 continental treble winners under Pep Guardiola, featuring Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne at their overwhelming best.
4. 4
   Ferguson's Treble United

   Manchester United's 1998-99 side that became the first English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League treble in one season.
5. 5
   Ancelotti's AC Milan

   The early-2000s Milan of Kaka, Pirlo, Maldini, and Seedorf that played two Champions League finals and lifted the trophy in 2003 and 2007.
6. 6
   Mourinho's Inter

   The 2009-10 Inter side that completed Italian football's first continental treble under Jose Mourinho, anchored by Zanetti, Eto'o, and Sneijder.
7. 7
   Cruyff's Dream Team

   The Barcelona Dream Team managed by Johan Cruyff from 1988 to 1994 that won four straight La Ligas and the club's first European Cup in 1992.
8. 8
   Lobanovskyi's Dynamo Kyiv

   Valeriy Lobanovskyi's scientifically drilled Dynamo Kyiv that won the 1986 Cup Winners' Cup and dominated Soviet football with Oleh Blokhin and Igor Belanov.
9. 9
   Di Stefano's Real Madrid

   The Real Madrid side of the late 1950s that won five consecutive European Cups led by Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas.
10. 10
    Sacchi's AC Milan

    Arrigo Sacchi's pressing revolution from 1987 to 1991 featuring Gullit, Van Basten, and Rijkaard that claimed back-to-back European Cups.
11. 11
    Beckenbauer's Bayern

    The Bayern Munich dynasty that captured three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976 captained by Franz Beckenbauer.
12. 12
    Zidane's Real Madrid

    The Real Madrid side from 2016 to 2018 that became the first team in the Champions League era to win three consecutive European titles.
13. 13
    Wenger's Invincibles

    Arsene Wenger's 2003-04 Arsenal side that went the entire Premier League season unbeaten with Henry, Bergkamp, Vieira, and Pires in their pomp.
14. 14
    Maradona's Napoli

    The Napoli of the late 1980s that conquered Serie A twice and lifted the UEFA Cup, driven by Diego Maradona's peak years in Italian football.
15. 15
    Klopp's Liverpool

    Jurgen Klopp's 2018-20 Liverpool side that claimed a Champions League title and a first league crown in thirty years with gegenpressing intensity.
16. 16
    Klopp's Dortmund

    Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund from 2010 to 2013 that won two Bundesligas, ended Bayern's monopoly, and reached the 2013 Champions League final.
17. 17
    Paisley's Liverpool

    The Liverpool dynasty under Bob Paisley that collected three European Cups and six league titles between 1976 and 1984.
18. 18
    Clough's Nottingham Forest

    Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest side that was promoted to the top flight and then stunned Europe with back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980.
19. 19
    Lippi's Juventus

    Marcello Lippi's mid-1990s Juventus that won three consecutive Serie A titles and the 1996 Champions League with Del Piero, Zidane, and Vialli.
20. 20
    Mourinho's Porto

    Jose Mourinho's Porto of 2002-04 that stunned Europe by winning the UEFA Cup and the Champions League with Deco, Carvalho, and Costinha.
21. 21
    Il Grande Torino

    The legendary Torino side of the 1940s that won five consecutive Serie A titles before the 1949 Superga air disaster tragically ended the dynasty.