{"id":1084248,"date":"2019-04-16T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T09:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1084248"},"modified":"2019-04-16T10:31:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T09:31:14","slug":"ranked-europes-most-effective-attacking-machines-right-now","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ranked-europes-most-effective-attacking-machines-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranked: Europe&#8217;s most effective attacking machines right now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Defence may win championships, but offence sells tickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As much as keeping the opposition at bay is vital, we&#8217;d be remiss to not acknowledge that football played on the front foot is what drives the sport&#8217;s popularity.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7227287-barcelona-will-rely-on-their-jon-snow-to-deal-with-any-man-utd-counter-attack<\/p>\n<p>If anything, the game&#8217;s most important art form is goal scoring. It comes easily to some, having the right personnel and set-up goes a long way. Whilst supporters for others yearn for their side to play like &#8216;Brazil 1970&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>With the 2018\/19 season drawing to a close, it&#8217;s worth looking at the most ruthless sides across Europe&#8217;s &#8216;big five&#8217; leagues, as well as in Portugal and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>To rank them, we&#8217;ve created a cut off: only clubs with 75 or more league goals feature. And here they are from the <em>least<\/em> productive, which is still a lot, upwards.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the ranking would likely look very different with the difficulty of each division taken into account. But we&#8217;re here to put talk of farmers aside and strictly discuss numbers, numbers, numbers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>7. Liverpool<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084273\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3395\" height=\"2171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-1536x982.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-2048x1310.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155755\/PA-40711337-66x42.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3395px) 100vw, 3395px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 77<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Roberto Firmino (12), Sadio Man\u00e9 (18), Mohamed Salah (19)<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s front-three was Europe&#8217;s most feared last term. They&#8217;ve not been as electrifying this season, but they still remain a force to be reckoned with. Chelsea were reminded of that in their Anfield meeting when Mane and Salah breached their defence in a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>6. Benfica<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084274\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155821\/PA-41000725-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 81<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Jonas (10), Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix (11), Rafa Silva (12), Haris Seferovi\u0107 (19)<\/p>\n<p>Benfica and FC Porto are currently locked in a heated battle to be Portuguese football&#8217;s number one. Both are level on points, but it&#8217;s Porto who has the better defence having shipped in just 17 goals across their opening 29 matches. However, we are not here to discuss mean rearguards, S\u00e9rgio Concei\u00e7\u00e3o&#8217;s team presently find themselves 20 goals shy of their fierce rivals. Among the goals is the highly impressionable Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix, playing in his debut top-flight season, who has bagged 11 goals in 21 appearances.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Barcelona<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084281\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2178\" height=\"1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1.jpg 2178w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160510\/PA-40638213-1-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2178px) 100vw, 2178px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 81<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Luis Su\u00e1rez (20), Lionel Messi (33)<\/p>\n<p>It comes as no surprise to discover Messi is responsible for 40% of Barcelona&#8217;s league goals this season. Beyond himself and Suarez, no one Blaugrana star is in double digits. If we add his assists, it then moves up to 55%. To say he&#8217;s doing his part is an understatement. The day when the Argentine playmaker is no longer pulling the strings will come, maybe not for another half-decade, but for now, all we can do is enjoy him.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Manchester City<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084275\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3393\" height=\"2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-1536x953.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-2048x1271.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155856\/PA-41477442-66x41.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3393px) 100vw, 3393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 86<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Raheem Sterling (17), Sergio Ag\u00fcero (19)<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool and Chelsea remain the only clubs who have denied Manchester City this season. That being said, for a free-scoring team, the defending Premier League champions incredibly have just two players with 10+ league goals. One explanation could be Pep Guardiola&#8217;s setting his side out to share the burden; there&#8217;s a couple behind leading lights Ag\u00fcero and Sterling on five or more (6) including Leroy San\u00e9 and Gabriel Jesus.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. PSV Eindhoven<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084276\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3543\" height=\"2362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155920\/PA-39868371-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3543px) 100vw, 3543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 89<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Gaston Pereiro (10), Steven Bergwijn (13), Hirving Lozano (17), Luuk de Jong (26)<\/p>\n<p>PSV won last season&#8217;s Eredivisie title having scored 87 goals. They&#8217;ve already surpassed that number with four matches remaining, though it&#8217;s still possible the men from Eindhoven could end this campaign empty-handed. It would be a bitter pill to swallow if that happened. In a normal season, their attack would be the envy of the championship, but as we are seeing in the Netherlands, it&#8217;s not been a normal season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Paris Saint-Germain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084277\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2163\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083.jpg 2163w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15155942\/PA-39004083-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2163px) 100vw, 2163px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 90<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Neymar (13), Edison Cavani (17), Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 (27)<\/p>\n<p>Paris Saint-Germain are first among equals in France and it comes as no surprise they lead the way in terms of goal scoring. Incredibly, the gap to second-best (Lille, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/psg-shock-5-1-lille-thrashing-delays-ligue-1-title\">who recently scored five against them in a devastating 5-1 win<\/a>, and Strasbourg) is 36 goals. And they&#8217;ve played a game less. Naturally, the source of these strikes has been their intimidating forward line. To put that into some context, even though he&#8217;s now missed 18 matches, Neymar is comfortably the club&#8217;s third most productive attacker.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Ajax<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1084278\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3543\" height=\"2362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/15160007\/PA-42083477-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3543px) 100vw, 3543px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals:<\/strong> 106<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of different scorers:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top scorers:<\/strong> Kasper Dolberg (11), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (14), Hakim Ziyech (15), Dusan Tadi\u0107 (22)<\/p>\n<p>Ajax became the first club to register 100 goals in a major European league this season when Erik ten Hag&#8217;s men recently put four past Willem II on the road. Such relentless onslaught hasn&#8217;t always been there, as they&#8217;ve been shut out in three games, all of which they lost. But more often than not, Ten Hag&#8217;s willingness to play with so many attack-minded footballers, including deploying two &#8216;number 10s&#8217; on the flanks, has paid off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defence may win championships, but offence sells tickets. As much as keeping the opposition at bay is vital, we&#8217;d be remiss to not acknowledge that football played on the front foot is what drives the sport&#8217;s popularity. https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7227287-barcelona-will-rely-on-their-jon-snow-to-deal-with-any-man-utd-counter-attack If anything, the game&#8217;s most important art form is goal scoring. 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