Bayern Munich & Chelsea among Europe’s toughest tacklers.

Goal teams up with Huawei to provide you with all the interesting statistics Europe’s five biggest leagues have to offer in 2014-15.

Bayern Munich and Chelsea are among Europe’s toughest tacklers this season, with the Bundesliga champions and Jose Mourinho’s men sitting joint fourth in the Huawei Team Ranking at the moment, while Metz are the continent’s top dogs for now ahead of Lorient and Sampdoria. 

Metz have so far averaged 85 tackles per game, which has earned them seventh place in Ligue 1 with 15 points from 10 games. 

Lorient and Sampdoria have both made 84 tackles per game, but the Frenchmen find themselves in the lower regions of the table, whereas the Serie A outfit are still unbeaten and sit third in the Italian top flight. A number of teams have averaged 83 tackles per game so far this term, with Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Everton and Lens sitting joint fourth. 

Bayern’s aggressive style of play has seen them go top of the Bundesliga table, holding a four-point lead over second-placed Borussia Monchengladbach.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have benefited from their tough tackling as well and are still unbeaten after eight games, leading the Premier League table with 22 points.

Everton have to settle for a place in mid-table, while Lens’ tough tackling has failed to keep them out of the relegation zone in France. 

Swansea, Empoli and French quartet Olympique Lyonnais, Saint-Etienne, Caen and Guingamp complete the top 10, all making 82 tackles per game, thus sharing eighth place. 

At the bottom of the end of the table, Southampton, Granada, Sassuolo and Aston Villa are Europe's cleanest teams with a mere 70 tackles per game.  

Other clubs that need relatively few tackles include La Liga giants Real Madrid (71), Serie A leaders Juventus (72) and Louis van Gaal’s Manchester United (72).