EUROPE: Liverpool closes gap on Real Madrid as the highest scoring team

Apr 14, 2014 11:02:00 AM
The Reds struck on three further
occasions at Anfield on Sunday - only
Real Madrid have scored more league
goals in Europe's major leagues this
season
Liverpool's 3-2 victory over Manchester City
on Sunday not only took them closer to a first
English championship in 24 years, but also
saw them move just one goal behind Real
Madrid as Europe's highest league scorers in
2013-14.
Brendan Rodgers' men have now hit an
impressive 93 goals in 34 Premier League
games this season. Luis Suarez and Daniel
Sturridge - both of whom failed to register
versus City - are the two top scorers in the
division with 49 between them.
Only Real Madrid, with 94 strikes in 33 La
Liga matches, have found the back of the net
more times in 2013-14 from Europe's major
leagues. Cristiano Ronaldo has supplied 28
of this total.
Barcelona are the third highest scorers with
92 goals from 33 games and had been the
most prolific side going into this weekend,
prior to their shock 1-0 loss to Granada.
Manchester City are fourth on the continent
with 86 strikes in 32 encounters. The
Citizens had been Europe's best scorers
during most of the first half of the campaign,
but their potency has decreased in 2014.
European champions Bayern Munich are fifth
with 82 goals in 30 games. The Bavarians
have also slowed down since clinching the
Bundesliga in record time and have failed to
score in their last two matches.
French giants Paris Saint-Germain are
Europe's sixth highest scorers, having struck
74 times in 33 games. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
and Edinson Cavani have contributed to 40 of
these.
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid have built
their success this season on a mean
backline, but have still scored 72 league
goals.
Eredivisie outfit Feyenoord, helped by
Graziano Pelle, have 70 goals to their name -
although it probably won't be enough to
prevent Ajax from winning a fourth
successive Dutch title.
The top 10 is completed by Italy's best two
teams this season - Juventus and Roma. The
Bianconeri, who are five points clear at the
top of Serie A with a game in hand, have
scored 69 goals to the capital outfit's 68.