Kane, Olise and Luis Diaz: a front three that still lacks the epic status needed for a signature nickname. It could be “LOK“: the key to locking games away. Or “KOL“: a harsher version of “goal,” though perhaps too similar to the German word for “cabbage.”
In terms of "Aura," they are not quite there yet, but statistically, these three are getting close to some legendary attacking lines, such as Barcelona’s “MSN,” Real Madrid’s “BBC,” or other historic front threes that share one thing in common: scoring at least 100 goals in a season.
7️⃣ front threes with at least 100 goals in a season
For now, Bayern Munich’s attack stands at 93 goals: Kane (51), Olise (18) and L. Diaz (24) have 8/9 matches to reach 100 goals, with the number of games depending on whether they qualify for the Champions League final.
- Barcelona 2008/09 – 100 goals
- Real Madrid 2014/15 – 100 goals
- Barcelona 2011/12 – 102 goals
- Barcelona 2016/17 – 110 goals
- Real Madrid 2011/12 – 118 goals
- Barcelona 2014/15 – 122 goals
- Barcelona 2015/16 – 131 goals
Only 7 front threes in the modern era have reached 100 goals in a single season, and they all belonged to Barcelona and Real Madrid: five from the blaugrana and two from los blancos.Now let’s look at the players who made them up:
- Messi (38), Eto'o (36), Henry (26) – 2008/09
- CR7 (61), Benzema (22), Bale (17) – 2014/15
- Messi (73), Fabregas (15), Sanchez (14) – 2011/12
- Messi (54), Suarez (36), Neymar (20) – 2016/17
- CR7 (60), Benzema (32), Bale (26) – 2011/12
- Messi (58), Suarez (39), Neymar (25) – 2014/15
- Suarez (59), Messi (41), Neymar (31) – 2015/16
It is worth noting that Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo appear in every attacking trio from their clubs in this ranking. Paradoxically, the front three that produced the most goals is the only one in which Messi was not Barcelona’s top scorer that season.
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