the BBC should have been the best attacking football in the history of Spanish and European football except these guys existed too going up against each other they put up some of the deadliest attacking displays football has ever seen but the question is who was better when it gets down to it the BBC goes back I mean way back Cristiano Ronaldo and Kareem Bena joined Real Madrid in the summer of 2009 but at the time all the headlines were about Ronaldo as the main attacking force and no one else was Kareem Bena was seen as a
youngster with talent but also needed time to develop and mature by 2013 though it had changed Florentino Perez was in the market for another Galactic gohost signing just as he done Ronaldo in 2009 and this next guy was going to be the missing link in attack Gareth Bale at the time he signed from Madrid had just become the most expensive player in the world Kareem Bena was now the man leading the line for the team Ronaldo operated on the Left Flank new signing Gareth Bale on the right and like that the BBC was formed to
be honest they outperformed expectations That season I mean they were quality yes but no one had expected them to be that good in his first season at Madrid Bale hit 22 goals and 19 assists including that Copa del re final stunner against Barcelona incredible Bena was sometimes overshadowed that season he did the selfless running and made space for his teammates to score that doesn't mean he didn't get his fair share of goals too 24 goals and 16 assists in all competitions and the main man when it came to goals was none other than Ronaldo beast
mode 51 goals and 17 assists in all competitions set a Champions League record for the most goals scored in a single season with 17 and that season ended with the BBC becoming champions of Europe for the first time in 12 years in their first season they'd won L desima broken the Champions League Jinx and scored some incredible goals along the way with records like that that team was always going to take some beating but over in Catalonia the Catalan Giants were cooking something of their own Messi had been at the Club since he was 12
and continued improving season after season by 2009 he was now the best in the world just to show you how good he was Messi won this award for the next three consecutive seasons and in 2012 he peaked by hitting an all-time 91 goals in a calendar year but you see guys by 2014 Messi and Barcelona had come to realize he couldn't do it on his own Neymar joined the club in the previous transfer window and in his first season it was a mixed back 15 goals and 15 assists in all competitions but the main attacking
force in La Liga and Europe was the BBC they stormed their way to Continental success and that's when Barcelona made a signing that would alter the trip debate and Usher in a new era at the club Luis Suarez although this new era didn't start until 4 months later as he didn't play for the club until October by the time he was in the new team Barcelona hit another gear it was like he was the missing piece to building the perfect attack in European football because together with Messi and Neymar the MSN was born and they
were on a tear in Europe Neymar in particular had upped his game 22 goals in La Liga 10 in the Champions League to finish as the joint top scorer including a goal in the final to clinch it seven goals in other competitions he finished that season with 39 goals and seven assists in 51 matches ridiculous Suarez wasn't too far behind he was still adapting to life in Spain but was also performing really well 16 goals in La Liga seven in the Champions League scoring in the final alongside Neymar 2 two in other competitions as well
25 goals but it's what he did with the assists that had people talking Suarez had 21 won assists in all competitions That season when he wasn't scoring he was setting up goals ultimately the major headlines went to Messi and to be honest he deserved it because in that special season he was something else unplayable 43 goals in La Liga 10 in the Champions League join top scorer with Neymar five in other competitions 58 goals and 27 assists and 57 games in total one 122 goals and 55 assists in 151 appearances and became so greedy they
won everything in Spain the treble the crazy thing is it's not as if the BBC had underperformed they just got overshadowed Gareth bal's numbers in the 20145 season 13 goals in La Liga two in the Champions League and two in other competitions 17 goals and 12 assists in 48 matches Kareem Bena notched up 15 goals and 10 assists in 29 league matches six goals in the Champions League one in other competitions 22 goals and 13 assists in 46 matches but the real highlight was the form Cristiano Ronaldo was in still can't believe this happened incredible
Ronaldo hit 48 goals in 35 La Liga matches 10 goals in the Champions League to also finish as the joint top scorer a three-way tie with him Messi and Neymar three goals in other competitions 61 goals and 21 assists in 54 games but ultimately he had nothing to show for it because the MSN won everything the first time these two came in direct competition with each other and the MSN had the advantage or did they with all three players in each Trio combined in La Liga they outscored the BBC with a total of 81 goals
and 39 assists in 98 appearances the BBC played fewer games though with 76 goals and 35 assists and 95 appearances in the Champions League the MSN had 27 goals and eight assists in 35 combined games the BBC on the other hand had 18 goals and five assists in 30 games when you factor in Ronaldo having 10 of those 18 goals it means both Bena and Bale only contributed to eight more in other competitions like the Copa del Rey Spanish super cup UEFA super Cup and the club World Cup the MSN had 14 goals and eight
assists in 18 matches the BBC on the other hand had six goals and six assists in 23 the numbers didn't lie in the first meeting between the two the msn1 and the BBC had The Following season to step up 20156 now both teams or trios were now fully aware of the competition that existed between them Barcelona retained La Liga again and a big part of that was thanks to the goals the MSN scored Neymar had 24 goals and 12 assists and 34 league matches That season sometimes it was like he was playing in his backyard
he hit three in the Champions League and four in other competitions to take his League tally to 31 but amongst the three La Liga belonged to Luis Suarez his 40 goals in 35 matches helped him win the La Liga Golden Boot award That season he scored eight in the Champions League and 11 in other competitions to take his toll tally to 59 goals and 22 assists in 53 matches while Messi wasn't too far behind 26 goals and 16 assists in 33 League games six goals in the Champions League nine in other competitions 41 goals and
23 assists in 59 matches they made La Liga their own but in the Champions League the BBC took their title back if we're being honest Real Madrid's Champions League win from the perspective of the BBC was actually just the C Cristiano Ronaldo Gareth Bale didn't manage a single goal in the Champions League campaign Bena had four in nine and Ronaldo had 16 goals in 12 in including that memorable hattick against Wolfsburg in the quarterfinal in La Liga though they produced better numbers Bale had 19 goals and 10 assists in 23 league matches and considering that
often times he was always either injured or not matchfit this return was really good Kareem Bena had upped his game too with 24 goals and seven assists in 27 matches while Cristiano Ronaldo had 35 goals and 11 assists in 3 six matches oof when the numbers are combined the MSN had a total tally of 131 goals and 65 assists in 151 matches but the goal to game ratio favored the MSN 98 goals and 34 assists in 115 matches the MSN outscored the BBC in La Liga with 90 goals and 44 assists to the BBC's 78
goals and 28 assists but in the Champions League Ronaldo's performance helped the BBC Edge it 20 goals and six assists in 29 games compared to the msn's 17 goals and eight assists in 25 matches down to the 201617 season now and this one was a mixed bag starting with the BBC Gareth Bale's injury problems continued and when he was fit and available for selection zened then zadan opted to use Esco instead so his game time was pretty limited That season but he still managed seven goals and two assists in 19 League games he scored twice
and assisted once in seven Champions League games and ended the season with a total tally of nine goals and three assists in 26 games for Kareem Bena he hit 11 goals and five assists in 29 matches five goals and 13 Champions League games and three goals and two assists in other competitions he ended the season with a total tally of 19 goals and seven assists in 48 matches once again the bulk of the goal scoring was done by Cristiano Ronaldo 25 goals and six assists in 29 matches in La Liga 12 goals and six assists
in 13 Champions League games including a brace in the final hattricks in the quarterfinal versus Bay Munich and semifinal versus Atletico Madrid he owned the competition that year five goals in other competitions Ronaldo finished with a total tally of 42 goals and 14 assists in 46 matches the MSN on the other hand did keep their numbers up but the trophy count went down Neymar hit 13 goals and 10 assists in 30 matches in the league four goals and eight assists in the Champions League That season and played the starring role in that 6-1 comeback win
over PSG with two goals and two assists three three goals and other competitions as well he finished the season with 20 goals and 19 assists in 45 matches Luis Suarez couldn't quite replicate his goal tally in La Liga from the previous season but still managed 29 goals and 13 assists in 35 matches three goals in nine Champions League games five goals in other competitions he hit 37 goals and 16 assists in 51 matches Messi's numbers had gone up he hit 37 goals and nine assists in 34 League games 11 goals in nine Champions League games
six goals in other competitions 54 in total and 16 assists in 52 games played from a numbers perspective the msn's total tally of 111 goals and 51 assists in 148 games was better than the BBC's tally of 70 goals and 22 assists in 120 matches but trophy wise the BBC won they won the Champions League and La Liga that year the first time to win the Champions League in the new era backto back by the 20178 season the debate was over Neymar left Barcelona in the summer of 2017 that join PSG meaning the MSN was
just Messi and Suarez the BBC did remain intact in what proved to be their final season together in the summer of 2018 Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid to join Juventus from a numbers angle again it's clear who the obvious winners were the MSN however in the game scoring goals without winning trophies just makes you a collective Harry Kane unit the BBC knew how to win and when to win they became the first team to win the champions league three times in a row from 2016 to 2018 and what's more in each final Ronaldo Bale and
Bena all managed to score at least once the MSN on the other hand had to settle for league and cup success but the goals they scored and the chemistry between them were undeniable in total the MSN won s trophies while the BBC won 12 your pick if you haven't subscribed to go Zone after this you're missing out hit that subscribe button down below to never miss any of the action
