Football has changed a lot throughout the past decade and a half. In the “pre-2010 era,” most teams played with two strikers, as the 4-4-2 formation was the most used. However, as the game evolved, the attacking manners changed, giving us the so-called “tridents” – two wing forwards or second strikers and one net-buster between or in front of them.In today’s football, two strikers are rare, as only a few teams like Juventus, Atletico Madrid, and Inter Milan use them. Looking at the last remaining Champions League crews, each has an attacking “trident” except for the Nerazzurri and Aston Villa, as Unai Emery tends to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation.##NAJAVA_MECA_8850252##Dortmund have Jamie Gittens, Karim Adeyemi, and Serhou Guirassy, PSG are led by Ousmane Dembele, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Desire Doue/Bradley Barcola, while Arsenal attacks with Mikel Merino as a “false nine” alongside Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.Barca’s thing: World-class striker, fiery Brazilian, and La Masia childYet, the three most lethal “tridents” in European football belong to Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid.Namely, the Catalans’ Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, and Robert Lewandowski netted as many as 82 goals this season, which makes almost 60% of all Barcelona’s goals this season! The Pole, of course, “leads the way” with 40 goals, Raphinha has found the net 28 times, while Yamal netted 14.𝐄𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜̧𝐚, 𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨 🔱🟥🟦Raphinha, Lewandowski y Lamine suman entre los tres 82 goles🔥¿Hasta dónde llegarán? 💥 pic.twitter.com/4sqpmhinY3— Diario SPORT (@sport) April 10, 2025 Their first followers, Bayern’s trio of Harry Kane (34), Jamal Musiala (18), and Michael Olise (13), follows with as many as 17 goals fewer – 65. Finally – although many would expect them to top the list – Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (32), Vinicius Jr (19), and Jude Bellingham (13) sit in third place, only one goal behind the Bavarians (64), though the Englishman deserves an “honourable mention” as he’s the only midfielder among the forwards.In the end, it’s also worth pointing out that Los Blancos’ trio played the most games this season (132), while Barca’s and Bayern’s made 127 and 123 appearances, respectively.
