This has come in spite of injuries to key players, with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and centre-backs Eder Militao and David Alaba all suffering season-ending injuries early in the campaign.

Notably, all three players are important on the defensive side of the ball for manager Carlo Ancelotti, yet Real Madrid haven't missed a beat when it comes to keeping the ball out of their own net.

Ancelotti's men have allowed a league-best 16 goals through 26 matches, which is half of second-place Girona's tally and 10 goals fewer than the next best defensive sides (four teams).

It's been so hard to score against Real Madrid that they have actually set a club record for fewest goals allowed at this point in a campaign.

Real Madrid have allowed more than a single goal in a league match only two times this season, most recently in a 3-2 victory over Almeria on Jan. 21.

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