Real Madrid’s defense is having one of the best seasons in the club’s history despite being greatly affected by injuries.

Accordingly, Real Madrid’s defense has only conceded 9 goals after the first 15 rounds of La Liga in the 2023/24 season (0.6 goals/match), much less than the two main opponents in the race. Champions are Barcelona (14 goals) and Atletico Madrid (13 goals). MARCA newspaper said that this is the best defensive performance in more than 30 years of the Spanish Royal team.

The record for conceding the fewest goals after the first 15 rounds is held by the Real Madrid 1991/1992 squad with only 8 goals conceded (0.53 goals/match). However, coach Radomir Antic’s team at that time could not maintain this form until the end of the season. Real Madrid 91/92 only finished in 2nd place in La Liga and was conceded by opponents 32 times (0.82 goals/match).

History shows that the champion of La Liga in particular and other tournaments in general is often one of the teams that concedes the least goals in the tournament. Last season’s Barcelona is a typical example. Xavi’s team won the throne with only 20 goals conceded (0.52 goals/match). But that is still not the lowest number in the history of the country’s highest tournament. Atletico Madrid 2015/16 and Deportivo 93/94 are the record holders with only 18 goals conceded after 38 rounds (0.47 goals/match).

In addition, Real Madrid also holds another notable statistic, being the team that has lost the fewest goals in Europe since the 2019/20 season. Los Blancos’ goalkeepers only had to go into the net to pick up the ball 129 times in 167 matches (0.77 goals/match). Ranked in the next positions are PSG with 139 goals in 155 matches (0.89 goals/match), Atletico Madrid with 141 goals in 166 matches (0.84 goals/match).

Real Madrid started the 2023/24 season not very smoothly when they continuously received bad news from the pillars of the defense. In August, Thibaut Courtois and Eder Militao suffered anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and both had to miss 9-12 months. Most recently, the team’s two midfielders with the best defensive ability, Aurelien Tchouameni and Camavinga, also had to leave the field for a while due to various injuries.

However, Real Madrid still showed impressive performance in the two biggest arenas they attended. Carlo Ancelotti’s army is leading La Liga with 38 points, equal to Girona but ranked higher due to better sub-index. In the Champions League, Los Blancos has definitely advanced to the round of 16 with the top spot in Group C having won all the first 5 matches.