Which European team has the best defense?

After several seasons where the Spanish team had ups and downs, the arrival, again, of Zidane begins to give a new air to the merengue set. The current team record, with 21 LaLiga games played, is only 13 goals against. According to the official website of the club, the record is the best of the team in its history and matches what was done in the 1964/65 and 1987/88 seasons.

The mix between the defense, composed of Captain Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Dani Carvajal and Nacho Fernández; and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who seems to have fit into the team and is demonstrating his abilities for which he was signed, has paid off.

It should be remembered that since his arrival in 2018, there have been several doubts about the performance of the goalkeeper. First, the fight for ownership with Keylor Navas, who finally arrived in September 2019 at PSG, generated a competition between the two, causing pressure from the directors and fans to weigh them and not show their capabilities at the time of Play the matches.

Although in the beginning, he made some mistakes that cast doubt on his actions against a team as important as Real Madrid, at the beginning of this campaign, the Belgian went from being the villain booed to the applauded hero.

His performance in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, in which he stopped several goal options for Atlético de Madrid and in the penalty shoot-out he stopped the shot of Ghanaian Thomas Partey, left the Madrid fan who now celebrates his first title happy the season and hopes to add more, from the hand of an archer who has gradually gained more confidence and has demonstrated the reason for its ownership.

The classic threesome

For a while, Ramos, Varane, and Carvajal are the inevitable trio in the starting eleven of the merengue team. Ramos, now captain of the set, is one of the most experienced chips in the club.

Varane, signed at age 18, represents a reliable figure in his method of play and knows how to take advantage of quiet ball plays. Something extended his initial six-season contract and the same is expected to be done now when his agreement reaches the limit in the summer market.

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Carvajal, a youth squad from Madrid, since he arrived at the team showed his skills, which earned him the title in front of great players who had more years in the club. Now, this part of the defense is recovering from a season full of ups and downs, and they are accommodating again to form a barrier that not only prevents the opponent from arriving but now connects more with the attack.

Thanks to these improvements, Real Madrid now not only has the best defense but is the most scorer because it has made seven goals, ahead of Spanish teams such as Getafe, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, among others. Ramos (three goals), Varane (two goals), Carvajal (one goal) and Nacho (one goal) are those who have contributed to the meringue team being positioned in the first place.

A new age

The arrival of Zidane, again, has shown a functional strategy, to a team that lacked some spark to recover the times where they dominated not only Spanish football but European.

Both the union and the team's commitment, complemented by the defense, are the three strategies that the French have implemented. As a result, the team was able to take the Spanish Super Cup and is now the leader of LaLiga. Meringues are under constant pressure since there are only three points that differentiate them from Barcelona, which is in second place.

However, the victory and win of Madrid in Copa del Rey also strengthens this theory and shows a Madrid that dominates the games and prevents the ball from reaching its area. Meringues' commitment is stronger than ever, and part of that is thanks to Zidane.

Others who complete the top

Meanwhile, the other clubs that have received fewer goals thanks to the good performance of their defenses are Atlético de Madrid, PSG and Stade de Reims with 14 goals against Liverpool.