Barcelona are the clean-sheet kings of Europe

Barcelona are the clean sheet kings of Europe this season ahead of Bayern Munich, with Juventus and Monaco sharing the third spot.

Luis Enrique's team's 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday was their 23rd clean sheet of the season, keeping them top of the Huawei Team Ranking, and saw them crowned Spanish champions.

Bayern Munich were beaten 2-1 by Freiburg and therefore unable to add to their tally but have kept 21 clean sheets in 33 games overall.

Serie A champions Juventus battled to a 2-1 victory over Inter but their failure to keep a clean sheet allowed Monaco to move into a tie for third place with 19 shutouts following their 2-0 win against Metz.

Atletico Madrid and Saint-Etienne follow closely behind, with both sides keeping a clean sheet 18 times over the course of the 2014-15 campaign.

Chelsea and Roma share seventh place with 17 clean sheets so far, while Bayer Leverkusen, Villarreal and West Brom complete the top 10 with 16 clean sheets each.

At the bottom end of the ranking, Serie A side Cagliari have struggled the most in defence as they have been able to shut out their opponents just three times all season.

Getafe (five clean sheets), Eintracht Frankfurt (six), Crystal Palace (six) and Caen (seven) are the lowest-ranked representatives from Spain, Germany, England and France respectively.