The lock of Europe, in danger

FC Barcelona is the team that fits the least in all of Europe. The Blaugrana team has only conceded one goal in the first six league games, against Real Sociedad in 1-4 in San Sebastián. That much means 0.16 goals per game. The next team on the list also belongs to LaLiga, Villarreal. The groguets have conceded two goals, 0.33 per game. The podium is completed by Atalanta with an average of 0.42 per crash.

A circumstance that is in danger now with the plague of injuries which begins to torment Xavi. This national team break has been a terrible setback for the Barça coach, who has seen how two of his favorites behind They were seriously injured.

First was Jules Koundéwho had to withdraw from his Nations League match with France due to a biceps femoris injury of the left leg that will have him down between four and five weeks. Then came the blow of Araujo. A summit is scheduled for Monday. to elucidate if the Uruguayan goes through the operating room or is referred to a conservative treatment. In any case, your withdrawal will be between six to eight weeks.

In addition to the defensive facet, Barça is top in attack. It is the third team in the five major leagues that scores the most per game, 3 goals per game. Manchester City with 3.3 and PSG with 3.25 are first and second respectively. The only club in Europe podium in both phases of the game. It is also the second best total goal difference with 17, behind the Parisians’ 22 and tied with the citizen.

Big Five League Totals

Spanish league

Barcelona’s top positions both in attack and defense in the European rankings clearly place it as the best in LaLiga in both figures. The The next table that converts the most is Real Madrid with 17 goals, one less than the Blaugrana. The podium is finished by an amazing Athletic Club that has already drilled the rival goal 12 times. The people from Bilbao had a lot of problems to see the door last season, but since the arrival of Valverde the change is notorious. They’re almost double their scoring average from last year (1.1).

In defense, with the exception of Barcelona and Villareal, there are no teams that stand out positively in excess. Elche is bottom in addition to being the team that concedes the most, 16 rival goals. The ilicitanos have not shone in attack either with two goals, but they beat a penultimate Cádiz with a solitary success by Negredo.

premier league

The greatest striker on the old continent lives in Manchester, and his team benefits from it. Erling Haaland has 11 goals of City’s 23, both player and club are the top scorers in Europe. The Norwegian has converted more than 12 teams in the English league. Tottenham (18) and Arsenal (17) follow Guardiola’s.

The high pace of the Premier causes high markers, the best English defense is that of Brighton, and even so they receive 0.83 goals per day. Highlights the lousy performance behind Leicester. Champion in 2016 and bottom in 2022, no clean sheets and 22 concessions.

A series

Naples and Udinese lead the last leg of the field in Italy, 15 times they have seen the door in the first seven days. The few goals in favor also translate into great defenses. The teams in the lower part of the table concede as much as in other leagues, but in this section it is the newly promoted Cremonese, on 14 occasions they have beaten their goalkeeper. The Italian league complies with the tradition (or the clichés) about Calcio, few goals, tough defenses and competitive games.

Ligue 1

In recent years – except for the Rare avis of the Lille championship in 2021 – the French league has not been very disputed. This year is no different either. Paris Saint-Germain dominates the score, goals for and goals against. The competition in Gaul began earlier than in the rest of the countries and 8 days have already been played. PSG has reached 26 goals, second on average in all of Europe, and has conceded four times.

Their pursuers are far from their figures, 19 goals for Montpellier, which is also one of the worst teams when it comes to falling down, they have conceded 15 times. Auxerre marks relegation and is the worst behind, 19 goals against.

Bundesliga

Despite its poor start and out of Champions positions, Bayern does not lose its punch, 19 goals in favor. The second team on the list, the surprising Union Berlin with 15. The negative record is held by the newly promoted Bochum, also 19 goals, but against. The game that marked this league was the cross between the two. This season’s Bochum – Bayern ended 0 – 7 in favor of the Munich players, tipping both balances, both negative and positive.

Other European leagues

PSV has started like a cyclone in the Netherlands. leader of the eredivise and intractable in front of goal. The Eindhoven team has beaten the rival goal 28 times in seven days, four goals per game, widely surpassing City and PSG. In Portugal, Braga also stands out in the offensive phase, 23 goals in seven games.

Also in the Portuguese league stands out the Benfica. Very solvent and efficient team behind. He counts all his league games for victories and they have only scored three times. The undisputed leader in European defense is in Spain, but in the Smartbank League. The table of goals against Burgos remains unprecedented in the first six days.