5 leagues that have contributed the most goals at UEFA Euro 2020

After an enticing group stage and two enthralling knockout rounds, UEFA Euro 2020 is down to its four semi-finalists.

In a blockbuster first semi-final, tournament favourites Italy lock horns with their friendly neighbours Spain, while in the other, another contender, England, take on surprise semi-finalists Denmark.

In only its second edition as a 24-team tournament, UEFA Euro 2020 has produced a rich haul of 135 goals in 48 games, which is already 27 more than the goal tally registered at Euro 2016.

Euro 2020 has been a goal-rich tournament. All participating teams have scored at least once, with Spain leading the pack with 12 and Italy a close second with 11. Spain and Croatia combined in the Round of 16 to produce an eight-goal thriller, the second-most goalscoring game in European Championship history.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Patrick Schick of the Czech Republic lead the Euro 2020 goalscoring charts with five goals apiece. But neither player can add to their tally, as Portugal ended their title defence in the Round of 16, while the Czech Republic were beaten by Denmark in the last eight.

On that note, let's have a look at the five leagues that have contributed the most goals at Euro 2020 thus far.

#5 Ligue 1 - 8 goals

Kasper Dolberg of Ligue 1 side Nice has scored three goals at Euro 2020.

Out of 42 professional leagues represented at UEFA Euro 2020, France's Ligue 1 has provided the fifth-most goals to the tournament tally.

Ligue 1 players have scored eight goals at UEFA Euro 2020, with Denmark's Kasper Dolberg, who plays for Nice, leading the pack with three. Dolberg netted a sumptuous brace in Denmark's emphatic 4-0 Round-of-16 win over Wales.

The Nice forward, who netted only six league goals in 2020-21, also scored in Denmark's 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in the quarter-final.

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#4 La Liga - 13 goals

Karim Benzema has scored four goals at Euro 2020.

Among 42 La Liga players gracing Euro 2020, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema has arguably shone the brightest of them all.

The Frenchman, returning to the French fold after almost six years, scored braces against Portugal in the group stage and Switzerland in the knockout rounds. But he couldn't help Les Bleus avert a shock Round-of-16 elimination at the hands of the Alpine nation.

Other La Liga stars who have shone at Euro 2020 include Pablo Sarabia, who has scored twice and assisted as many times for Spain. Real Madrid legend Luka Modric scored and assisted once each at the tournament before Croatia were eliminated by Spain in the Round of 16.

#3 Premier League - 24 goals

Raheem Sterling (left) and Harry Kane have shone at Euro 2020.

With a total of 119 players, the Premier League is the most well-represented league at Euro 2020.

The duo of Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, with three goals apiece for England, and Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri, are leading the Premier League goalscoring charts at the quadrennial competition.

Thanks to Sterling and Kane's exploits up front and a sturdy defence, the Three Lions have become the first team ever to start a European Championship campaign with five consecutive clean sheets. England take on Denmark on Wednesday for a place in the Euro 2020 final.

Meanwhile, despite Shaqiri enjoying a fabulous campaign, Switzerland exited Euro 2020 after a penalty-shootout defeat to Spain in the quarter-final.

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#2 Serie A - 25 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo has been a star performer at Euro 2020.

Serie A has narrowly managed to upstage the Premier League at Euro 2020, with players plying their trade in the Italian top-flight scoring 25 goals at the tournament.

Serie A's goal charge at the quadrennial tournament was led by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored five goals in four games before defending champions Portugal were eliminated by Belgium in the Round of 16.

Other Serie A stars who have excelled upfront at Euro 2020 are Belgium's Romelu Lukaku, Italy's Lorenzo Insigne and Spain's Alvaro Morata. Lukaku scored four goals at Euro 2020 before the Red Devils were ousted from the competition by the Azzurri in the quarter-finals.

Meanwhile, Insigne and Morata, who have scored two goals apiece, will go head-to-head when Italy and Spain lock horns in the first semi-final of Euro 2020 later on Tuesday.

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#1 Bundesliga - 29 goals

Patrick Schick has scored a tournament-leading five goals at Euro 2020.

The top five leagues in Europe have combined to contribute 99 of the 135 goals at Euro 2020, with the Bundesliga leading the pack with 29. With 89 players, the German Bundesliga is the second-most well-represented league at Euro 2020.

Czech Republic's Patrick Schick, who plies his trade with Bayer Leverkusen, managed to usurp Bayern Munich stalwart Robert Lewandowski at Euro 2020. Schick scored five goals in the tournament while Lewandowski netted thrice.

However, both players are now out of the competition, with the Czech Republic losing in the quarter-final to Denmark and Poland getting ousted in the group stage.

Steven Zuber of Eintracht Frankfurt may not have directly contributed to the Bundesliga goal tally at Euro 2020. But the Swiss international has registered a tournament-high four assists in the tournament.