The striker fired blanks in all each of his seven European games this term – while the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and even Danny Welbeck have scored freely
Diego Costa failed to score a single goal in the Champions League this season as the post-mortem begins following Chelsea’s dramatic exit to PSG on Wednesday.
The Blues were eliminated in the last 16 on away goals after a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge, with Diego Costa firing a blank for the seventh time in Europe this season.
The Brazilian-born striker scored eight goals for Atletico Madrid in the competition last term, but was unable to register in 2014-15 in Chelsea’s home-and-away games against PSG, Sporting, Schalke and the trip to play Maribor.
By comparison, Europe’s other major clubs have generally seen their star forwards shine in front of goal. Barcelona’s triumvirate of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez have 15 goals between them, with Messi scoring eight of these. Real Madrid’s forward line of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale have scored 16 goals – Ronaldo is responsible for half of this total.
Chelsea’s conquerors PSG have been aided by six strikes from Edinson Cavani and two from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Champions League favourites Bayern Munich have seen Thomas Muller (five), Robert Lewnadowski (three) and Arjen Robben (three) contribute to their challenge. Former Bayern striker Mario Mandzukic has hit the back of the net five times for Atletico Madrid.
Manchester City’s star man Sergio Aguero has six goals to his name, while countryman Carlos Tevez has four for Juventus. Another South American attacker, Jackson Martinez, has helped take Porto to the last eight with his six goals. Shakhtar’s Luiz Adriano is the current top-scorer in the competition with nine goals – although he won’t add to his tally after the Ukrainians were eliminated by Bayern.
Borussia Dortmund have struggled in the Bundesliga this term, but their forwards have had no problems scoring in the Champions League – with Ciro Immobile (four), Marco Reus (three) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (three) all impressing.
Schalke’s No.9 Klaas Jan-Huntelaar scored five goals prior to their unfortunate exit against Real Madrid, and Stefan Kießling has hit four goals for Bayer Leverkusen. Derlis Gonzalez has been the star for vanquished Basel with three strikes.
And even the much-maligned Danny Welbeck has out-performed Diego Costa in the Champions League. The Englishman has scored three times in Europe for Arsenal, adding to the four goals of Alexis Sanchez.
Borussia Dortmund have struggled in the Bundesliga this term, but their forwards have had no problems scoring in the Champions League – with Ciro Immobile (four), Marco Reus (three) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (three) all impressing.
Schalke’s No.9 Klaas Jan-Huntelaar scored five goals prior to their unfortunate exit against Real Madrid, and Stefan Kießling has hit four goals for Bayer Leverkusen. Derlis Gonzalez has been the star for vanquished Basel with three strikes.
And even the much-maligned Danny Welbeck has out-performed Diego Costa in the Champions League. The Englishman has scored three times in Europe for Arsenal, adding to the four goals of Alexis Sanchez.
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