The BBC: only the 19th most potent trident in Europe this season
Real Madrid's attacking trio of Bale, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored fewer goals than 18 other tridents in Europe's top leagues so far this season, behind the likes of Nice and Torino.
Update:
When it comes to goals, the BBC (Bale, Benzema and Cristiano) are not exactly going through their best moment right now.
Attacking tridents' goal comparison
While that is not exactly big news in its own right, when you compare the trio’s goal tally to the top three scorers from each team in Europe’s top leagues so far this season, it gives you much more of a startling perspective.
BBC 19th on the list
In such a comparative list compiled by Transermarkt, the Real Madrid strike force are only the 19th most potent attacking trident on the continent, behind the likes of scorers from Torino, Nice, Lazio, and Montpellier – not to mention of course Spanish rivals Barcelona (2nd) and Atletico (7th).
Goal rankings of Europe's top tridents
Rank
Team
Goalscorers
Total
1
Roma
Dzeko (10), Salah (8), Perotti (3).
21
2
Barcelona
Messi (8), Luis Suárez (8), Rafinha (5).
21
3
PSG
Cavani (11), Lucas (5), Verratti (2).
18
4
Chelsea
Costa (9), Hazard (7), Willian (2).
18
5
Torino
Belotti (8), Ljajic (5), Falqué (5).
18
6
Nice
Pléa (7), Balotelli (6), Cyprien (4).
17
7
Atlético Madrid
Griezmann (6), Carrasco (5), Gameiro (5).
16
8
Liverpool
Mané (6), Coutinho (5), Firmino (5).
16
9
Olympique de Lyon
Lacazette (10), Tolisso (3), Fekir (2).
15
10
Lazio
Immobile (9), Keita Baldé (4), Lulic (2).
15
11
Manchester City
Agüero (8), Sterling (4), Gündogan (3).
15
12
Borussia Dortmund
Aubameyang (11), Guerreiro (2), Dembélé (2).
15
13
Inter Milán
Icardi (10), Perisic (3), Joao Mario (1).
14
14
Cologne
Modeste (11), Osako (2), Bittencourt (1).
14
15
Montpellier
Boudebouz (6), Ninga (5), Sanson (3).
14
16
Nápoli
Callejón (7), Milik (4), Hamsik (3).
14
17
Arsenal
Alexis (6), Walcott (5), Özil (3).
14
18
Bayern Munich
Lewandowski (7), Kimmich (4), Robben (3).
14
19
Real Madrid
Cristiano (5), Bale (5), Benzema (4).
14
20
Juventus
Higuaín (7), Dybala (3), Pjanic (3).
13