The walls of Europe: The teams with the least goals scored in the 5 major leagues

2024 comes to an end entering the week of last national team break of the year, the third so far this season. With just under the midpoint of the competitions held, it may be a ideal time to analyze the best defensive players in the five major leagueswhere coincidentally, only one of the five leads the classification.

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In Spain, the team with the least goals scored so far this season is Atlético de Madrid. Cholo Simeone’s team has received seven goals in 13 gamess, which is equivalent to an average of 0.54 points per game. However, the sensations in the Champions Leaguewhere in four matches have received ninebeing a percentage of 2.25 targets per duel.

In the Spanish league, they are in the third position with 26 points, behind FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, with 33 and 27 points respectively, Ancelotti’s with one game less. In the European competition, two wins (Leipzig and PSG) and two defeats (Benfica and Lille) place them in qualifying zone for the round of 32 playoffbut there are still 4 days left to play.

Premier League

In England, the team with the least goals scored so far this season is Liverpool. Arne Slot’s team, who has replaced Klopp in charge, is making a great start to the season with the Reds. In the Premier League has only received six goals in 11 gameswhich is equivalent to 0.55 points per game. It’s the uthe only team that leads its domestic competition with 28 points, five ahead of Manchester Citycurrent defender of the title.

His performance in the Premier League is no coincidence, since in Champions League is the only team that has achieved full points in four games, conceding only one goal against Milan on the first day. Here is not the team that has conceded the fewest goals since Inter Milan and Atalanta They don’t know what it’s like to collect the ball from their goal this season in the top European club competition.

Furthermore, it is worth noting that his starting goalkeeper Alisson Beckerthis injured since October 5 in the match against Crystal Palace. He is making up for his absence Caoimhín Kelleher to perfection, that this season in the three competitions he has played eight meetings, five of them in the Premier Leaguewhich along with the good work of Liverpool defensively, the loss of the Brazilian goalkeeper has not been noticed.

Series A

In Italy, the team with the fewest goals scored in Serie A, which will be one of the closest in recent years, is Juventuswith seven goals in 12 gameswhich is equivalent to 0.56 goals per game. lhe first six classified are in a difference of two points, the Napoli leader with 26 the ‘bianconeri’ sixth with 24. With Thiago Motta on the bench, those from Turin have been characterized by defensive solidity, something that was only diminished in the visit to Inter Milan, where they received 4 goalstwo of them from 11 meters. Key to this defensive decline is the injury of Gleison Bremer, who since his injury against Lepizig in the Champions League, has received all the goals in the league championship.

In the Champions Leaguehas received two goals less than in Serie A, but in just four gamess. This competition is where the only defeat with Thiago Motta on the bench, 0-1 against Stuttgart, after El Bilal Touré’s goal in the final moments. With seven points out of 12they have intact options to be among the top eight, and practically guaranteed the round of 32 playoff.

Bundesliga

In Germany, the RB Leipzig is the team that has received the fewest goals with five in 10 gameswhich is equivalent to 0.5 per game. Until two days ago, They shared the lead with Bayern Munich, but the defeat and draw against Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Monchengladbach have left a gap of five points in favor of the Bavarians.

In the Champions Leagueare one of the worst teams of the competition, but not on its own merits but on the bad luck they have had in the final moments of the matches and throughout the competition. He Atlético in 90′ and Juventus in 82′ They have been deprived of scoring in two games, together with the defeat against Liverpool and Celtic, where the Scots came back against themthey have 0 points in four games.

Ligue 1

In France, the team with the least goals scored in Ligue 1 is Monaco. Adi Hütter’s team has received eight goals in 11 gameswhich is equivalent to 0.8 per game. Although he had two consecutive defeats against Nice and Angers that made them separate from the co-leadership they shared with PSGnow with 29 points and the Monegasques with 23. This weekend they returned to the path of victory against Strasbourg (1-3) and are a strong candidate to fight for the championship against Luis Enrique’s team.

In Champions League They are one of the revelation teams, with 10 of 12 points achieved, with a victory against FC Barcelona included. In the four games, they have received four goalsone per game, having options to be in the next phase despite having a complicated calendar (Benfica, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Inter Milan). Even so, they are almost guaranteed a round of 32 playoff. The other day in the victory against Bolognato their 23 years old, Singo gave an exhibition winning all duels against Dallinga and Castro. Furthermore, before the Red Star scored a great goal that put land in the middle for Monaco.

In the world of football it is said that “the best defense is a good attack”, but in the five big leagues it seems that only Liverpool is the one that represents this football event. Arne Slot’s are the the only team that leads its domestic competition, along with the Champions League where the other four teams with the fewest goals are participating (Atlético de Madrid, RB Leipzig, Juventus and Monaco).