Best stats going into the European gameweek

Sergio Ramos has conceded more penalties than any other La Liga player this season

As Barcelona remain on the tail of Real Madrid in the race to the top of the table, the onus is on Zidane’s side to start the weekend with a win against Eibar, while Barcelona host one of their toughest opponents in recent times, Celta de Vigo in gameweek 26 of the Spanish La Liga.

Thomas Tuchel and his men will attempt to make it three wins out of three in the league as they prepare to host Bayer 04 Leverkusen in gameweek 23 of the Bundesliga as Bayern Munich travel to take on FC Köln.

The Serie A kicks off with a fascinating encounter in the Italian capital as second-place Roma welcome third-place Napoli. While a victory for the Gli Azzurri will not help them oust Roma from their position, it will make the battle for Champions League qualification more interesting.

As we head into an action-packed European gameweek, here are the best statistics going into the weekend:

Eibar vs. Real Madrid

MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 29: Keylor Navas of Real Madrid reacts during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Real Sociedad de Futbol at the Bernabeu on January 29, 2017 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) — Keylor Navas has made errors that have directly led to four goals in the La Liga

- As things at the top of the table heat up, there are some concerning statistics the Los Blancos need to be aware of. Sergio Ramos has conceded four penalties, more than any other player in the La Liga, and Keylor Navas has been involved in four errors that have directly led to goals, more than any other player in the league as well.

- However, Real Madrid have now scored in 45 consecutive games in all competitions, the best by any La Liga side, breaking Barcelona’s record of scoring in 44 games in a row.

Barcelona vs. Celta de Vigo

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 01: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona scores the opening goal past Ivan Cuellar of Real Sporting de Gijon during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Sporting de Gijon at Camp Nou stadium on March 1, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) — Lionel Messi has scored 36 goals in 36 games in all competitions

- Barcelona cannot be too happy about hosting Celta de Vigo when they have to maintain pressure on their league rivals Real Madrid. The visitors have the best record amongst all the teams in the division against Luis Enrique’s Barcelona, with three wins in all competitions, one of which includes a 0-1 home defeat.

- Lionel Messi has been in amazing form this season, even rescuing his side in the final moments of games on numerous occasions, a case in point being their match against Atletico Madrid last weekend. The Argentine has 36 goals in as many games in all competitions and will be keen to maintain his 100% record.

Deportivo Alavés vs. Sevilla

- Sevilla already have 55 points from 25 games this season. This is higher than the 52 points they collected in all of the 2015-16 season.

Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayer 04 Leverkusen

MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 07: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after the final whistle during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Real Madrid CF and Borussia Dortmund at the Bernabeu on December 7, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) — Aubameyang has scored 73 goals in 116 league matches for Borussia Dortmund

- Borussia Dortmund have won their last two games in the Bundesliga against Wolfsburg and SC Freiburg 3-0. Their fixture against Leverkusen this Saturday is their chance to win their third consecutive game with the same scoreline. They recorded 24 shots on goal against Wolfsburg and 27 against Freiburg, their highest so far this season.

- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will look to get back on the scoresheet this weekend. The Gabon forward has scored 73 goals in 116 league matches for the side whereas Robert Lewandowski has managed 74 in 131 league games during his time with Bayern.

FC Köln vs. Bayern Munich

MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 05: Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen watches the ball during the Bundesliga match between Bayern Muenchen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim at Allianz Arena on November 5, 2016 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images) — Robert Lewandowski has netted 12 times in his last 10 games in the German league

- Bayern Munich are so far unbeaten in the Bundesliga in 2017. They have netted the most goals so far – 54 and also conceded the least – 13.

- Seventh-placed FC Köln are yet to beat a top-eight team this season. In fact, they have never beaten the league-leaders since Schalke back in September 2008, making a victory against the Bavarians this weekend highly unlikely.

Roma vs. Napoli

The last Napoli player to score away against Roma was Edinson Cavani

- The last time Napoli scored away at Roma was in May 2013 when Edinson Cavani found the back of the net for the Partenopei Gli Azzurri – it has been 276 minutes since that goal was scored.

- Roma have won all four of their previous home games against third-placed Napoli. The second-place Giallorossi have lost only one of their 14 games, drawing four and winning nine.

Udinese vs. Juventus

TURIN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 17: Paulo Dybala of Juventus FC looks on during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and US Citta di Palermo at Juventus Stadium on February 17, 2017 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) — Paulo Dybala has scored five and assisted four goals against Udinese

- Udinese host Juventus on the back of three league defeats in the Serie A. They lost four games in a row all the way back in September 2015 but look set to repeat that feat this weekend.

- Paulo Dybala will relish the opportunity to go up against Udinese. The Argentine forward has been involved in nine goals in his six appearances against the side. He has scored five and made assists on four occasions.