The saving fact that Athletic clings to

The latest draws against rivals below the table have left the fans a trace of concern, but Athletic 2021-22 can also boast of a very important facet in today’s football, the low number of goals conceded. .

“The numbers indicate, and thank you, that we are strong in one section of the game. If you have a -6, a -7 or a -8 (in the balance of goals) right now we would be down in the leaderboard ”, he said with total clarity Marcelino after drawing on Monday against Getafe (0-0). And is that Unai Simon He was once again the best lion in the Alfonso Pérez Coliseum with two great interventions against Sandro and Olivera in the final stretch of the game that prevented a victory for the azulones.

The rojiblancos have only received eleven goals in the matches played so far in the regularity tournament, the same as Sevilla led by Julen Lopetegui. Both top this ranking.

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Rayo Vallecano and Granada have drilled the rojiblancas networks twice each and Barça, Valencia, Villarreal, Espanyol, Real Sociedad, Cádiz and Real Madrid once.

The team of Marcelino He is the one that has conceded the fewest in the League of three points for a victory after 16 games played. The one that came closest was that of the 2019-20 campaign when at this point in the championship the locker reflected 12 goals against.

There is another comparison that highlights this statistic that is clearly saving the course. There are only two teams in the five major European leagues that have had to collect the ball from their own goal fewer times. It is about two sets of the Premier, Manchester City of Pep Guardiola and Chelsea, with only nine goals conceded. All the members of the German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 have conceded more.

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