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Which team topped the Euros? Premier League players top table of goals scored

MARSEILLE, FRANCE - JULY 07: Olivier Giroud of France controls the ball under pressure of Jerome Boateng of Germany during the UEFA EURO semi final match b
Image: Arsenal were the highest-scoring Premier League club with five, helped by three from Olivier Giroud

Premier League players dominated the scoring charts at Euro 2016, accounting for over a quarter of all goals scored at the competition.

Premier League players netted 28 of the 108 scored at Euro 2016, won by Portugal after their 1-0 victory over hosts France on Sunday, with La Liga players second on 23.

However, Champions League finalists Real Madrid (10 goals) and Atletico Madrid (7 goals) dominated the club charts, with Arsenal (5) and Valencia (4) in third and fourth respectively.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrates with his team
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo scored three of Real Madrid's 10 in France

Cristiano Ronaldo (3), Alvaro Morata (3), Gareth Bale (3) and Luka Modric (1) were responsible for Real Madrid's 10 goals, though Portugal captain Ronaldo watched the majority of the final on the sidelines after suffering an injury.

Top-scoring leagues at Euro 2016

  • 28 - Premier League
  • 23 - La Liga
  • 13 - Bundesliga
  • 12 - Serie A
  • 7 - Turkish Super Lig
  • 4 - Russian Championship

Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann's six goals won him the Golden Boot crown, but his France side suffered heartache after Lille striker Eder's extra-time goal in the final in Paris, one of only two goals scored by Ligue 1 players.

The Bundesliga was in third with 13 goals, followed by Serie A (12 goals), the Turkish Super Lig (7), the Russian Championship (4) and the Sky Bet Championship (3).

Antoine Griezmann
Image: Antoine Griezmann accounted for six of Atletico Madrid's seven goals at the Euros

English sides West Ham, Swansea and Norwich all saw their players score three goals at Euro 2016, level with the likes of Bayern Munich, Juventus and Fiorentina.

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Top-scoring clubs at Euro 2016

  • 10 - Real Madrid
  • 7 - Atletico Madrid
  • 5 - Arsenal
  • 4 - Valencia
  • 3 - Fiorentina, Bursaspor, Norwich, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Swansea, West Ham

Barcelona, Manchester United, Everton, Roma, Inter Milan, Tottenham, Chelsea, Southampton and Borussia Dortmund all accounted for two goals each, as many as free agent Wales striker Hal Robson-Kanu.

Liverpool, Sunderland, West Brom, Leicester, Manchester City, Stoke City and Burnley each saw one goal scored by their players.

Wales' Hal Robson-Kanu celebrates scoring his side's second goal of the game during the UEFA Euro 2016, quarter final match at the Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lil
Image: Free agent Hal Robson-Kanu netted twice for Wales

In terms of Portugal's medal-winning players, their domestic league led the way, with seven of their victorious 23-man squad plying their trade in the Portuguese top flight.

Sporting Lisbon accounted for four players, while Porto, Benfica and Braga all have one each.

Two Southampton players are represented in Jose Fonte and Cedric Soares, while four of the winning squad come from Ligue 1; Ricardo Carvalho (Monaco), Joao Moutinho (Monaco), Eder (Lille) and Anthony Lopes (Lyon).

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