
Between May 6, 2016 and May 6, 2026, Nicolás Otamendi has the most interceptions by a defender in the Champions League, with 135 interceptions.
| NAME | INT | Rating | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Otamendi | 135 | 73 | 71 | 6,341 | 2 | 2 | 148 | 86 | 3 | 9 | 353 | 86 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2 | M. Hummels | 130 | 63 | 60 | 5,253 | 3 | 1 | 156 | 97 | 0 | 8 | 271 | 51 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 3 | D. Upamecano | 94 | 67 | 64 | 5,504 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 103 | 3 | 6 | 195 | 72 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Nacho | 92 | 55 | 43 | 4,116 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 60 | 1 | 6 | 129 | 42 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 5 | S. Ramos | 92 | 51 | 51 | 4,539 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 166 | 54 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 6 | T. Alexander-Arnold | 90 | 69 | 65 | 5,656 | 2 | 11 | 135 | 81 | 2 | 21 | 90 | 37 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Marquinhos | 88 | 89 | 89 | 7,816 | 6 | 4 | 127 | 76 | 2 | 8 | 369 | 52 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 8 | D. Carvajal | 88 | 73 | 65 | 5,758 | 1 | 15 | 144 | 91 | 3 | 5 | 117 | 84 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Felipe | 86 | 46 | 43 | 3,830 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 265 | 47 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 10 | É. Militão | 83 | 51 | 45 | 4,067 | 3 | 1 | 93 | 52 | 2 | 4 | 194 | 64 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 11 | D. Alaba | 79 | 73 | 66 | 5,785 | 1 | 9 | 72 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 137 | 46 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 12 | B. Pavard | 76 | 57 | 52 | 4,458 | 3 | 5 | 73 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 200 | 56 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 13 | J. Cancelo | 73 | 55 | 45 | 3,993 | 5 | 12 | 118 | 82 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 55 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 14 | B. Mechele | 71 | 47 | 45 | 4,088 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 260 | 23 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | S. de Vrij | 69 | 48 | 42 | 3,687 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 207 | 35 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 16 | J. Maria Giménez | 69 | 57 | 50 | 4,280 | 5 | 2 | 72 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 282 | 47 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 17 | C. Lenglet | 68 | 60 | 56 | 4,902 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 74 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 18 | L. Bonucci | 68 | 50 | 48 | 4,279 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 30 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 19 | M. Akanji | 67 | 63 | 58 | 5,306 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 63 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 36 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 20 | R. Varane | 67 | 51 | 49 | 4,415 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 20 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Danilo | 67 | 38 | 30 | 2,853 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 40 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 36 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 22 | T. Silva | 65 | 54 | 51 | 4,497 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 225 | 31 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 23 | B. Gjimshiti | 64 | 38 | 32 | 2,869 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 27 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 24 | R. Dias | 63 | 66 | 61 | 5,412 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 182 | 60 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 25 | K. Walker | 63 | 58 | 52 | 4,597 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 36 | 3 | 1 | ||
StatMuse has Champions League data for interceptions going back to the 2015-16 season.
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| CLUB | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 10 | |
23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | |
24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 | |
25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 | |
26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
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| Champions League | M | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | |
| 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 18 | |
| 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 17 | |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | |
| 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | |
| 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 12 | |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 11 | |
| 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 | |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 | |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -6 | 10 | |
| 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 10 | |
| 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 | |
| 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 9 | |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 9 | |
| 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 | |
| 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 9 | |
| 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 | |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 | |
| 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 8 | |
| 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -13 | 6 | |
| 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 | |
| 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -14 | 3 | |
| 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 1 | |
| 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -15 | 1 |