The numbers show Barça's Marc-Andre ter Stegen is Europe's best goalkeeper

The numbers show Barça's Marc-Andre ter Stegen is Europe's best goalkeeper

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No one can compete with the German stopper this season

FC Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen is the best goalkeeper in Europe's top five leagues after conceding just seven goals in the first 21 LaLiga Santander games.

Barça's German goalkeeper has the best average in Europe: 0.33 goals conceded per game, a goal conceded every 270 minutes, or one goal every three games. Ter Stegen has also kept 16 clean sheets out of a possible 21 matches -- 76.2 per cent. Record-breaking form.

Ter Stegen leads the ranking of Europe's best goalkeepers, ahead of England's Nick Pope of Newcastle, with 13 goals conceded in 22 games (0.59) and 12 clean sheets (54.55 per cent), and Poland's Wojciech Szczesny of Juventus, with 13 in 16 (0.81) and 11 clean sheets (68.8 per cent).

The best goalkeeper in the French league is Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma of PSG with 20 goals conceded in 23 games (0.87) and 10 clean sheets (43.5%), while in the Bundesliga the best goalkeeper (20th in the Transfermarkt ranking) is Wolfsburg's Koen Casteels with 26 in 20 (1.30) and eight clean sheets (40%).

TOP-10 GOALKEEPERS IN EUROPE'S TOP FIVE LEAGUES

1) TER STEGEN (FC Barcelona) - 7 goals conceded / 21 games - 0,33 (goals per game) // 16 clean sheets - 76,2%

2) POPE (Newcastle) - 13 / 22 - 0,59 // 12 - 54,5%

3) SZCZESNY (Juventus) - 13 / 16 - 0,81 // 11 - 68,8%

4) PROVEDEL (Lazio) - 19 / 22 - 0,86 // 11 - 50%

5) MERET (Napoli) - 15 / 22 - 0,68 // 10 - 45,5%

6) DONNARUMMA (PSG) - 20 / 23 - 0,87 // 10 - 43,5%

7) RAMSDALE (Arsenal) - 18 / 21 - 0,86 // 9 - 42,9%

8) SAMBA (Lens) - 18 / 23 - 0,78 // 9 - 39,1%

9) LAFONT (Nantes) - 25 / 22 - 1,14 // 9 - 40,9%

10) DE GEA (Manchester United) - 28 / 23 - 1,22 // 9 - 39,1%

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