LALIGA SANTANDER
Xavi’s Barcelona reaches 150 goals
Robert Lewandowski leads the way with 27 goals, with the likes of Ferran and Pedri chipping in with a decent contribution to the team.
Xavi Hernández’s Barcelona reached the figure of 150 goals with Ferran Torres’ finish against Atlético Madrid on Sunday, a game that most commentators believe has secured the LaLiga Santander title for the Catalans. It’s a goal tally that he has achieved in a total of 82 official matches -- giving an average of 1.82 goals per game -- and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski tops the list of best scorers of the Xavi era, with a total of 27. These have been divided across LaLiga (17), Champions League (5), Copa del Rey (2), Spanish Super Cup (2) and the Europa League (1).
Who has scored the goals for Barça under Xavi?
Second on the list is the most recent scorer, Ferran, thanks to his 14 goals, including the last two that Barcelona have scored: in the 0-4 against Elche and the 1-0 against Atlético. Third place on the podium is occupied by Pedri, just one behind, clearly demonstrating his offensive abilities despite being a midfielder.
From here, the fourth best scorer of the Xavi era is Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, with 12 goals. The good taste left by the Gabonese striker opens the doors for a possible return this summer, as long as Chelsea agree to let him go for free or at a very affordable price.
Ousmane Dembélé occupies fifth place, with a total of 10, while the sixth is for Ansu Fati, on nine, tied with the Brazilian Raphinha, and with one goal more than Memphis Depay, who occupies the eighth position.
Curiously, the two De Jongs are next with six goals each. The first defenders in this ranking are Ronald Araújo and Jordi Alba, who have both scored four goals, the same as Gavi and Sergi Roberto.
Kessié and Marcos Alonso, two signings this summer, already have three goals, while Sergio Busquets has netted twice, as has Jutglà and Nico. Eight players have scored a single goal: Eric, Pablo Torre, Coutinho, Abde, Dani Alves, Piqué, Riqui Puig and... Real Madrid’s Militao!
Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen and Jules Koundé, as well as the goalkeepers, are the only players in the current squad who have yet to open their account.