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English Premier League's most successful manager, Sir Alex Ferguson once said, "Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles". The art of defending has never lost its importance in the game of football. Moreover, it has evolved with each passing year.
Nowadays, managers are focusing on their defence in order to ensure the performance of the team remains consistent through the season due to which the market value of good, dependable defenders has been increasing over the last few years.
It has already been 3 months since the season has started and here we look at the 5 teams across the top 5 European leagues who have the best defensive record (Conceded minimum number of goals) this season.
#5. Inter Milan
At number 5, we have Inter Milan. The Milan based club is currently at the 2nd position in the Seria A with 22 points. The Italian club has won 7 games, drawn 1 and lost 2 games this season.
Moreover, the club has scored 16 goals this season and conceded only 6 goals (least in the Seria A). The duo of Miranda and M.Skriniar has remained solid in the back and S.Handanovic has also performed excellently between the sticks.
If Milan wants to catch the league leaders Juventus then they need to remain firm at the back.
#4. Paris Saint Germain
Here we have another team with similar statistics. The French Ligue 1 side Paris Saint Germain has also conceded only 6 goals this season. The Paris based club is currently the league leader in the French top flight.
The club has won all the 11 league matches so far scoring 39 goals in the process. Paris Saint Germain is the only team in Europe's top 5 leagues which have won all its league matches, this achievement puts them ahead of Inter Milan even though they have conceded the same number of goals.
The Trio of Mbappe, Cavani and Neymar is in top form this season and have scored 23 goals among them till now. The defensive wall of Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Presnel Kimpembe have remained robust in the back and have not allowed attackers to breach their wall.
#3. Atletico Madrid
At number 3 we have Spanish giants, Atletico Madrid. La Rojiblancos are known for their solid defence and the club has only conceded 5 goals this season.
The Madrid based club is currently at the 4th position in LaLiga with 5 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss. Their main man Diego Godin is the chief of the defence. The Uruguayan International is also the captain of the team.
He along with Savic and Jose Gimenez have successfully kept opposition attackers quiet. If Atletico Madrid wants to win the league this season then their defensive line will play a big role for them. However, in this case, this team needs to attack a bit so as to get positive results from their ties.
#2. Liverpool
At number 2 we have Liverpool. The English Premier League club is currently the joint league leader with Manchester City both the clubs have 26 points. Liverpool has won 8 matches this season and 3 matches ended on equal terms for them.
Liverpool is among the three teams in England's top flight which have not lost a match till now this season, Manchester City and Chelsea being the other two. The Reds have only conceded 4 goals this season.
Their new signing Alisson Becker has performed brilliantly for them. The Centre back duo of Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez has kept the mighty attackers of the Premier League quiet against them.
However, even after shipping just 4 goals they are not the side with the best defensive record this season.
#1. Manchester City
At the number 1 spot on the list, we have Manchester City. The Manchester club has performed brilliantly in both the department, attack as well as defence. City have scored the highest number of goals till now in the Premier League with 27 goals and conceded only thrice this season.
Manchester City is currently the joint league leader with Liverpool, both teams have 26 points. They have not lost a single match this season. John stones and Aymeric Laporte are the preferred ones at the back for Pep Guardiola and they have proved their worth by achieving results for the team.
However, Guardiola has also used his other centre-backs, Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi. If Manchester City wants to win the league this season then they need to ensure their defensive record stays this impressive.
