Stat: Barcelona’s incredible offside stats vs rest of Europe | OneFootball

A remarkable statistic, highlighting the effectiveness of the offside trap made use of by La Liga giants Barcelona this season, has on Thursday come to the fore online.

Barcelona, of course, have under the watch of new boss Hansi Flick made use of a daringly high line thus far this term.

And though it has cost the Blaugrana dear on occasion, for the most part, the trap has worked to superb effect.

So much so that Barca currently lead all teams across Europe’s top-5 leagues in offside calls in their favour in 2024/25. And it is not at all close when it comes to the sides behind them…

As revealed by statisticians WhoScored, Barcelona have forced opponents into a whopping 140 offside offences to date.

This is a full 52 more than 2nd-placed Parma, followed by Brighton & Hove Albion in 3rd, Aston Villa 4th, and Osasuna 5th.

Conor Laird – GSFN