Real Madrid’s current defensive record is the worst in the past five years.
It is no coincidence that this Real Madrid side has the worst defensive stats of the last five seasons. After two consecutive trophy-less campaigns, the team has recorded the highest number of goals conceded in that period.
Coaches often say that defense starts from the front, and this Madrid’s forwards are condemning the team defensively.
**The Numbers Are Falling**
Over the last two barren seasons, Real Madrid have conceded an average of 1.18 goals per game across both campaigns. This contrasts sharply with the previous four seasons, when they allowed just 0.92 goals per match.
The difference is reflected in trophies: none in the last two years compared to 12 in the previous four, including two Champions League titles, two La Liga crowns, and one Copa del Rey.
The most striking stat of this season is that Madrid have gone six months without keeping two consecutive clean sheets (since Getafe 0-1 and Juventus 1-0). They started the season well, keeping clean sheets in their first two games (Osasuna 1-0 and Oviedo 0-3). Last season, by contrast, they managed eight separate runs of consecutive clean sheets.
**Florentino’s Worst Record**
This season, the team concedes an average of 1.15 goals per game (60 goals in 52 matches). That is a slight improvement on last year’s 1.20 goals per game (in 68 matches) with five league games still to play. While injuries have depleted the defensive unit over the past three years, it does not excuse the team’s poor performance in this area.
In the 21st century, Real Madrid had only previously ended three seasons without a trophy: 2009-10, 2018-19, and 2020-21. Now they have strung together two consecutive trophy-less years, underlining the deep crisis at the club, especially under Florentino Pérez, who has won 37 football titles in his 23 years as president.
