Football is all about scoring goals and these teams have devastating forwards capable of scoring bucketload of goals. A front three who combine well together are any manager’s dream and a opposition defence’s nightmare.
Real Madrid have BBC (Bale, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo) while Barcelona have MSN (Messi, Neymar and Suarez), but there are plenty of other attacking trios capable of producing such amazing moments of magic. Without much ado let us take a look into the 10 best attacking trios in club football today
#10 Bayer Leverkusen – Javier Hernandez, Hakan Calhanoglu, Karim Bellarabi
Definitely one of the teams to watch out for in the Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen have an amazing front three full of goals and chances. They have a supreme goal poacher in Javier Hernandez, an amazing creator of chances in Hakan Calhanoglu and a winger full of pace in Karim Bellarabi.
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They finished a very creditable third in the Bundesliga last season and the front three of Hernandez, Calhanoglu and Bellarabi played a huge role in Leverkusen’s good performances. The trio scored a combined 48 goals last season and complemented each other very well, with Hernandez especially benefiting a lot from Calhanoglu’s incisive passing.
With one season under their belt now, the Leverkusen front trio will be looking to kick on and achieve even greater things in this year’s campaign.
#9 Liverpool – Sadio Mane, Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge
This is the first full season under Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool and if pre-season and the early games are anything to go by, the Klopp revolution is on in full swing at Anfield. Eyebrows were raised when Sadio Mane was bought by Liverpool from Southampton for a fee of £34 million, but his pace, and direct style of play seem to have given Liverpool a new dimension in attack.
Liverpool’s player of the season for the last two seasons, Coutinho who is 24, will be really looking to step up his game and be Liverpool’s star performer again this season. The Brazilian playmaker is capable of some real moments of magic and a clinical striker like Sturridge will definitely benefit from the presence of creative and attacking players like Coutinho and Mane.
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Probably the best English striker in the league when completely fit, Daniel Sturridge has everything you would want of a striker. With Coutinho and Mane in the team now, Liverpool fans will be hoping that Sturridge stays off the injury table. If Sturridge has an injury free year, the Liverpool front three will be giving opposition defences plenty of sleepless nights.
#8 Atletico Madrid – Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco
Atletico Madrid were the nearly men of last season. Narrowly missing out on both the La Liga and Champions League titles, Diego Simeone’s men will be determined to challenge their more illustrious rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid all the way once again this season.
Atletico beat Barcelona in the race to sign Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla and the French striking duo of Kevin Gameiro and Antoine Griezmann are capable of causing problems to any defence. Antoine Griezmann was one of the standout players of last season with Arsene Wenger even suggesting that he deserved the Ballon d’Or award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
Add to the mix, the pace of Yannick Ferreira Carrasco and Atletico have a front three capable of challenging the best in the world. Carrasco has really come into his own in the last few months and Simeone will be hoping that Carrasco and Griezmann combine well with new signing Gameiro.
#7 PSG – Edinson Cavani, Lucas, Angel Di Maria
Paris Saint-Germain might have lost Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but they still have some of the world’s most talented attacking footballers playing for them. Edinson Cavani will finally have his wish of being the main man and he will be playing in his much preferred central position.
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Brazilian winger Lucas has started to live up to his potential and Unai Emery will be confident in getting the best out of the talented winger. Di Maria is probably PSG’s best player and the Argentine winger will be key to PSG’s chances in the Champions League.
The pace and direct running of Lucas, the creativity and vision of Di Maria and the goalscoring skills of Cavani make the Ligue 1 side one of the most complete attacking teams in world football.
#6 Chelsea – Willian, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard
A striker who will do anything to get a goal, a winger who will run up and down and always give more than his 100% every match, and a supremely talented Belgian who is capable of winning any match almost singlehandedly, the Chelsea trio of Diego Costa, Willian and Eden Hazard are one of the best attacking trios in the Premier League.
Costa who was linked with a move away from Chelsea this season has looked sharp in pre-season and he could be the dark horse for the golden boot. Willian who was arguably Chelsea’s best player of last season is a typical Conte type of player and he along with Hazard will be looking to torment the opposition full-backs.
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Eden Hazard looks like a player reborn under Conte and he is looking more like the player who won the PFA player of the year award in the 2014/15 season rather than the disinterested lethargic winger of the 2015/16 season. Willian, Costa and Hazard will be looking to guide Chelsea to a title challenge.
#5 Manchester United – Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Anthony Martial
It is a new era for Manchester United and the Red Devils look well placed to make a strong challenge for the Premier League title this season. The signing of Paul Pogba might have grabbed all the headlines, but there is a certain player by the name of Zlatan Ibrahimovic who might just remind us all of his stunning abilities.
The ‘special one’ has also been a vocal admirer of Wayne Rooney’s talents and Mourinho’s insistence on playing him as a forward is likely to get the best out of the Manchester United skipper who has looked jaded in the past few seasons.
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Anthony Martial is undoubtedly the future of Manchester United and French football and he is one of the brightest young talents in football. Van Gaal’s side were often criticised for being boring, but, with an attacking trio of Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial, goals and entertainment should be in abundance for the Red devils' fans.
#4 Borussia Dortmund – Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Mario Gotze
A team which almost no one hates, Borussia Dortmund has quietly gone about building one of the strongest squads in Europe. They have bought in plenty of promising attacking talent like Ousmane Dembele and Emre Mor, but the signing which has really pleased the fans is the return of their prodigal son Mario Gotze.
A front three of Marco Reus, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Mario Gotze is capable of challenging the best teams in the world and many experts consider Dortmund to be the dark horses for the Champions league title this season.
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The blistering pace and sublime finishing of Aubameyang, the incisive and skillful play of Reus and the passing and vision of Gotze combined together make this Dortmund team one of the most threatening attacking teams in the world.
#3 Bayern Munich – Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller
Bayern Munich are undoubtedly the biggest team from Bundesliga and their attacking trio of Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller and Douglas Costa is undoubtedly one of the best attacking trios in the world.
Douglas Costa was a favourite of former manager Pep Guardiola with the Spaniard saying:
"He is one of the best wingers in the world. He has a quality which is hard to find: The quality of his dribbles." He was so good last season, that he even kept out seasoned winger Franck Ribery.
Both Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller are supreme finishers and capable of scoring goals from any range and any angle. The Bayern Munich trio is probably the most effective trio in the world and it is no surprise that the Bundesliga club is one of the favourites in whichever competition they take part in.
#2 Real Madrid – Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo
Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo. Take a moment to take those 3 names in. Most teams would have been happy with any one of these players, but the Spanish giants backed by Florentino Perez have managed to almost build a fantasy team and have united these 3 supremely talented attacking footballers.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s importance to any team need not be elaborated. A footballer who is one of the greatest of all time, Ronaldo’s goalscoring skills have been simply mind-boggling ever since his move to Los Blancos.
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Since Gareth Bale has moved, Madrid have won 2 Champions League titles and it is no coincidence that the All Whites have experienced success ever since the Welshman’s move. Bale and Ronaldo are undoubtedly the stars of this Madrid team, but the player who is often underrated but equally vital in this team is Karim Benzema.
Los Blancos look like a completely different team when Benzema is in the 11 and Zidane will be hoping that his star-studded front three maintain their fitness for the whole season.
1) Barcelona – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar
Was there any doubt as to who would top this list. Barcelona’s South American trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have absolutely demolished opposition defences and they look set to continue their dominance this season as well.
The trio scored an astonishing 131 goals last season and was one of the key reasons for Barcelona’s superb double last season. We all know Messi’s brilliance but coupled with Suarez’s tenacity and Neymar’s dazzling skills, MSN is almost impossible to defend against.
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Not only are they each brilliant individually, they also have a wonderful camaraderie with each other. Messi speaking to the official website of UEFA said: "It's wonderful playing with them. We get along really well on and off the pitch.
"We really are friends and that is really important to enable us to play this kind of football."
With an amazing front three, Barcelona will be confident of outscoring any opponent in the continent.
