Wednesday 31 May 2017 11:44, UK
Which team had the most shots across Europe's top leagues? Most shots faced? Worst discipline? Find out here...
With Europe's top five leagues finished for the season, our friends at WhoScored.com have scoured their stats to sum up the performances of the top teams in England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France.
See which team topped the charts - from shooting and scoring to passing and possession...
WhoScored.com Rating
There is no better place to start than by looking at the top-rated team according to WhoScored.com's unique rating system in Europe's top five leagues this season. That honour is bestowed upon Bayern Munich (7.23), whose Bundesliga triumph helped them garner such an impressive rating. Carlo Ancelotti may have failed to deliver continental success, but a 27th top-flight title was respectable nonetheless, even if Bayern dropped points on nine occasions over the campaign. A total of 13 teams managed a rating of 7.00 and above, with Juventus (7.02) the lowest rated champion across Europe's top five leagues.
Goals Scored
Barcelona were comfortably the top scoring side in Europe's top five leagues, hitting the back of the net a whopping 116 times this season at a rate of 3.1 per game. With a frontline of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, goals were always going to be the order of the day, with the famous trio bagging 79 league goals between them, or 68.1 per cent of Barcelona's total. The top scoring champions were Ligue 1 title winners Monaco, who fired in 107 goals over 38 games, just pipping Real Madrid (106) to the accolade. Impressively still, Monaco had 16 different goalscorers over the season, with their top scorer Radamel Falcao firing in 21 league goals.
Goals Conceded
At the other end of the pitch, Bayern Munich conceded the fewest goals in Europe's top five leagues as they picked the ball out from their own net just 22 times. Having played four fewer games than the other teams on the continent, though, there is an argument to be made that their defensive exploits were not as impressive as the teams that played 38 games, but an average of 0.65 goals conceded per game was still better than any other team, with Premier League runners-up Tottenham (0.68) coming a close second in terms of the fewest goals conceded per game.
Possession
Again, Bayern Munich top the possession charts in Europe's top five leagues having averaged a 64.5 per cent share of the ball per match. The Bundesliga champions routinely dominated opponents and were one of four teams - including Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City - to average over 60 per cent possession over the course of the season. Ligue 1 champions Monaco had the lowest share of possession of the five title winners, averaging just 51.4 per cent of the ball in league action, while Serie A side Crotone averaged the lowest possession (40.4 per cent) in Europe this term.
Conversion Rate
Having come second for goals scored, Monaco top the conversion rate charts with a superb 18.6 per cent. The French outfit earned countless admirers for their brand of free-flowing attacking football and it worked wonders pushing forward. That being said, continental rivals are plotting moves for Monaco stars. Bernardo Silva has already left for Manchester City, Benjamin Mendy is expected to follow the Portugal international out of the Stade Louis II, while Djibril Sidibe, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Fabinho have all been linked with summer moves. Of the title winning sides, Juventus had the worst conversion rate (12.3 per cent), while Premier League side Southampton (7.1 per cent) had the lowest in Europe's top five leagues.
Pass Success Rate
Parisian giants PSG top the pass success rate metrics for the season having mustered a 88.9 per cent accuracy for the campaign. Their traditional dominance in Ligue 1 means they often rank high for passing, yet it's a commendable feat no less, with three of their players - Presnel Kimpembe, Thiago Silva and Marquinhos - ranking among the top five players for pass accuracy in Europe's top five leagues this term. The best ball retaining champions were Bayern Munich, with a 87.3 per cent success rate, while Bundesliga counterparts Ingolstadt (66.5 per cent) placed bottom for pass accuracy.
Discipline
Bayern Munich were one of eight teams to not receive a red card in Europe's top five leagues this season and were cautioned just 47 times over the campaign, an average of just 1.4 yellow cards per game. Indeed, only Montpellier and Borussia Monchengladbach (both 45) received fewer yellow cards than Bayern over the season. Conversely, Alaves received more cautions (114) than any other team, while French side Bastia racked up a startling 14 red cards over the season.
Shots Faced
Manchester City faced the fewer shots per game (7.9) in the top five divisions of the European football this season, with Premier League champions Chelsea (8.5) the most defensively resolute title winners on the continent. Real Madrid (10.6) faced more shots per game than any other champion over the campaign, with their star-studded attack making up for an - at times - underwhelming defence, while Sunderland (17.8) allowed their opponents more shots on goal per league match than any other team this term.
Shots Taken
Going forward, it's again Bayern Munich who top the list, with the Bundesliga champions having more shots per game (18.3) than any other team in Europe's top five leagues this term as they continued to blow teams away when required. The fewest on the continent came from Espanyol, who averaged a paltry nine shots per game under Quique Sanchez Flores, but still achieved a respectable top-half finish. Meanwhile, Monaco had 14.6 shots per league match, which was the least of the five champions.
