Mats Hummels recovered the most balls by a centre back in the Champions League in 2023-24, with 81 recoveries.
| NAME | REC | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Hummels | 81 | 2023-24 |  Dortmund | 6.37 | 13 | 13 | 1,170 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 78 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | | N. Schlotterbeck | 64 | 2023-24 | Dortmund | 6.56 | 11 | 11 | 955 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | | O. Boscagli | 51 | 2023-24 |  PSV | 6.69 | 7 | 7 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 |  | W. Saliba | 50 | 2023-24 |  Arsenal | 6.87 | 10 | 10 | 872 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 |  | G. Magalhães | 47 | 2023-24 | Arsenal | 7.09 | 10 | 10 | 900 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | | D. Hancko | 46 | 2023-24 | Feyenoord | 7.46 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | | K. Minjae | 45 | 2023-24 |  Bayern | 7.06 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | A. Bardakcı | 43 | 2023-24 |  Galatasaray | 6.60 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | | M. Hermoso | 43 | 2023-24 |  Atlético Madrid | 6.60 | 9 | 9 | 788 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | I. Zubeldía | 42 | 2023-24 |  Real Sociedad | 6.93 | 8 | 8 | 694 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | | Nacho | 42 | 2023-24 |  Real Madrid | 6.65 | 11 | 11 | 948 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | | A. Witsel | 42 | 2023-24 | Atlético Madrid | 7.07 | 9 | 9 | 795 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 |  | A. Rüdiger | 41 | 2023-24 | Real Madrid | 6.97 | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Marquinhos | 41 | 2023-24 |  PSG | 7.07 | 9 | 9 | 810 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | | K. Danso | 40 | 2023-24 |  Lens | 6.91 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 |  | R. Dias | 40 | 2023-24 |  Man City | 7.65 | 9 | 9 | 737 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | | D. Vavro | 37 | 2023-24 |  København | 6.53 | 8 | 8 | 708 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | L. Scales | 37 | 2023-24 |  Celtic | 6.58 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | Pepe | 36 | 2023-24 |  Porto | 7.09 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | | M. Škriniar | 36 | 2023-24 | PSG | 7.37 | 6 | 6 | 539 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | D. Leite | 35 | 2023-24 |  Union Berlin | 6.02 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | S. Pavlović | 34 | 2023-24 |  RB Salzburg | 6.31 | 6 | 6 | 494 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | | N. Otamendi | 33 | 2023-24 | Benfica | 6.07 | 6 | 6 | 540 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 |  | D. Upamecano | 33 | 2023-24 | Bayern | 6.97 | 6 | 6 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | | A. Rrahmani | 33 | 2023-24 |  Napoli | 6.59 | 7 | 7 | 553 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Man City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 |  Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 |  Crystal Palace | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 |  Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 |  Man United | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
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| 1 |  Barcelona | 13 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 11 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 |  Atlético Madrid | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 |  Espanyol | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 |  Real Betis | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
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| 1 | Bayern | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Leipzig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dortmund | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Leverkusen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 |  Stuttgart | 7 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
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