{"id":1426053,"date":"2026-01-22T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1426053"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:07:13","slug":"ranked-top-five-scoring-teams-in-europes-top-five-leagues","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/ranked-top-five-scoring-teams-in-europes-top-five-leagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Bayern make history? Ranking the five highest-scoring sides in a European top five league season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bayern Munich have returned from the winter break as they went into it. Dominant in the Bundesliga.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defending champions have dropped just four points so far this season and equalled the best-ever return from the first-half of a Bundesliga campaign. They matched their 47 points from 19 matches set under Pep Guardiola in 2013-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bayern are now on 50 points, 11 clear at the top of the table. Vincent Kompany’s men need 42 points from their remaining 16 games to break the overall record in 2012-13 — again set by Bayern, this time under Jupp Heynckes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    It seems doable. As does the all-time goals record for a top five European league season. Bayern have scored a remarkable 71 goals in 18 games, which is 17 more than any side from England, Italy, Spain and France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In Harry Kane, Olise and Luis Diaz, they have the three top scorers in the Bundesliga, while last weekend saw Serge Gnabry join the Bayern 100 club and Jamal Musiala make a much-welcomed return after over six months out with a serious leg injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Team<\/strong><\/th>Goals<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
    Bayern Munich<\/td>71<\/td><\/tr>
    Barcelona<\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
    Manchester City<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
    Inter<\/td>44<\/td><\/tr>
    Real Madrid<\/td>43<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Just 30 more goals are needed to break the Bundesliga goals record, currently held by the 1971-72 side of Beckenbauer, Muller et al. It’s a record that several Bayern sides have come close to matching in recent seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That is surely a foregone conclusion. But can they move past these five sides in the all-time rankings across Europe’s top five leagues? Bear in mind, the Bundesliga season is four games shorter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5. Barcelona 2011-12<\/h2>\n\n\n\n