#3 Barcelona – La Liga – GPG = 2.56
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It’s no surprise that Barcelona in the Top 5 attacks in all of Europe, but it is a bit surprising to see the Catalan giants in third place. Luis Enrique’s side haven’t had the best of seasons by their lofty standards, although the reason for them being 2nd place in the table is more down to their defence than their attack.
Barcelona have scored 41 times in 16 games, at a rate of 2.56 goals per game. What’s been surprising is that the Blaugrana have scored 10 goals from set-pieces, which works out to almost a quarter of their goals. Continuing the surprising theme, Barcelona have created only 193 chances in 16 games this year, lower than Bayern who have created 235 chances in the same timeframe.
Luis Suarez and Leo Messi are joint top of the goalscoring charts for Barcelona, with 12 goals each. Suarez has been involved in more goals though, having assisted 4 times to Messi’s 3. The final piece of the MSN jigsaw, Neymar, leads Barcelona’s assists charts, with 6.
