defensive midfielder best in europe top 5 in 2026

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1Aleix García
A. García
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.41
2
2
141
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
4
1
1
0
2Alex Iwobi
A. Iwobi
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
7.37
15
15
1,321
2
1
12
9
0
8
9
9
4
1
0
3Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.08
26
26
2,089
2
4
47
22
0
12
15
31
28
5
0
4Angel Gomes
A. Gomes
2025-26
Total
7.91
5
5
434
1
0
6
4
0
0
1
3
6
2
0
5Benjamin Stambouli
B. Stambouli
2025-26
Metz Metz
6.20
5
5
405
0
0
9
6
0
1
1
6
7
0
0
6Bernardo Silva
B. Silva
2025-26
Man City Man City
7.17
7
7
572
0
0
22
14
0
6
6
6
2
1
0
7Billy Gilmour
B. Gilmour
2025-26
Napoli Napoli
7.86
3
3
228
1
0
4
2
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
8Christian Eriksen
C. Eriksen
2025-26
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
6.57
4
4
360
0
1
9
6
0
0
3
13
2
0
0
9Christian Nørgaard
C. Nørgaard
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
6.4
1
1
45
0
0
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
10Conor Gallagher
C. Gallagher
2025-26
Total
6.63
3
3
219
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
1
5
0
0
11Curtis Jones
C. Jones
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.92
8
8
628
0
0
13
8
0
1
4
5
2
0
0
12Dani Ceballos
D. Ceballos
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.94
2
2
130
0
0
4
2
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
13Declan Rice
D. Rice
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
7.35
13
13
1,128
0
4
30
12
0
4
9
31
7
1
0
14Douglas Luiz
D. Luiz
2025-26
Total
7.09
11
11
733
1
0
18
13
0
2
8
9
10
1
0
15Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
2025-26
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
7.31
29
29
2,592
1
2
82
51
0
16
30
38
44
5
0
16Eric García
E. García
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
7.05
8
8
672
0
0
19
10
0
2
14
27
16
3
0
17Ethan Ampadu
E. Ampadu
2025-26
Leeds Leeds
6.44
2
2
180
0
0
6
4
0
0
3
3
6
2
0
18Francis Coquelin
F. Coquelin
2025-26
Nantes Nantes
6.31
4
4
255
0
1
7
5
0
1
1
7
7
2
0
19Granit Xhaka
G. Xhaka
2025-26
Sunderland Sunderland
7.09
20
20
1,785
0
4
24
20
0
4
18
45
10
5
0
20Harrison Reed
H. Reed
2025-26
Fulham Fulham
6.9
1
1
62
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
21Idrissa Gana Guèye
I. Gana Guèye
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.14
25
25
2,093
2
3
45
21
0
11
29
22
21
1
1
22Jacob Ramsey
J. Ramsey
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
7.54
3
3
225
1
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
23James Garner
J. Garner
2025-26
Everton Everton
7.18
30
30
2,693
1
7
106
60
0
7
50
59
33
11
0
24James Milner
J. Milner
2025-26
Brighton Brighton
6.31
6
6
444
0
0
9
5
0
1
2
9
10
2
0
25James Ward-Prowse
J. Ward-Prowse
2025-26
Total
6.97
7
7
600
0
0
5
4
0
1
13
11
4
1
0
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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Arsenal Arsenal
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Man City Man City
4
4
0
0
6
12
3
Leeds Leeds
4
2
2
0
4
8
4
Hull City Hull City
4
2
2
0
3
8
5
Brighton Brighton
4
2
1
1
8
7
6
Chelsea Chelsea
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
Brentford Brentford
4
1
3
0
3
6
8
Liverpool Liverpool
4
1
3
0
2
6
9
Everton Everton
4
1
3
0
2
6
10
Ipswich Ipswich
4
2
0
2
-3
6
11
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
4
1
2
1
0
5
12
Newcastle Newcastle
4
1
2
1
-1
5
13
Man United Man United
4
1
1
2
0
4
14
Sunderland Sunderland
4
1
1
2
-2
4
15
Bournemouth Bournemouth
4
0
3
1
-1
3
16
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
4
1
0
3
-5
3
17
Tottenham Tottenham
4
0
2
2
-5
2
18
Fulham Fulham
4
0
1
3
-3
1
19
Aston Villa Aston Villa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Coventry Coventry
4
0
0
4
-10
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
5
5
0
0
17
15
2
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6
5
0
1
11
15
3
Real Betis Real Betis
5
4
0
1
1
12
4
Alavés Alavés
6
3
1
2
5
10
5
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
5
3
1
1
4
10
6
Sevilla Sevilla
5
3
1
1
2
10
7
Deportivo Deportivo
5
2
3
0
3
9
8
Espanyol Espanyol
6
2
1
3
2
7
9
Athletic Club Athletic Club
5
2
1
2
1
7
10
Racing Racing
5
2
1
2
0
7
11
Osasuna Osasuna
5
2
1
2
-3
7
12
Rayo Rayo
6
2
1
3
-5
7
13
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
6
2
1
3
-5
7
14
Levante Levante
5
1
2
2
-2
5
15
Getafe Getafe
5
1
2
2
-3
5
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
6
0
4
2
-3
4
17
Valencia Valencia
6
1
1
4
-8
4
18
Málaga Málaga
5
0
3
2
-6
3
19
Villarreal Villarreal
5
0
2
3
-3
2
20
Elche Elche
6
0
2
4
-8
2
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Freiburg Freiburg
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Dortmund Dortmund
3
3
0
0
6
9
3
Augsburg Augsburg
3
2
1
0
6
7
4
Bayern Bayern
3
2
1
0
5
7
5
Leipzig Leipzig
3
2
0
1
6
6
6
Elversberg Elversberg
3
2
0
1
1
6
7
Leverkusen Leverkusen
3
1
1
1
3
4
8
Mainz Mainz
3
1
1
1
3
4
9
Frankfurt Frankfurt
3
1
1
1
-1
4
10
Werder Werder
3
1
1
1
-1
4
11
Schalke Schalke
3
1
1
1
-1
4
12
Köln Köln
3
1
1
1
-2
4
13
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
3
1
0
2
-1
3
14
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
1
0
2
-2
3
15
Paderborn Paderborn
3
0
1
2
-4
1
16
Union Berlin Union Berlin
3
0
1
2
-6
1
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
3
0
0
3
-9
0
18
Hamburg Hamburg
3
0
0
3
-12
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Roma Roma
4
4
0
0
11
12
2
Inter Inter
4
4
0
0
7
12
3
Como Como
4
3
1
0
5
10
4
Lazio Lazio
4
3
1
0
3
10
5
Cagliari Cagliari
4
3
0
1
2
9
6
Milan Milan
4
2
2
0
3
8
7
Frosinone Frosinone
4
2
1
1
3
7
8
Juventus Juventus
4
2
1
1
2
7
9
Sassuolo Sassuolo
4
2
1
1
1
7
10
Napoli Napoli
4
2
0
2
1
6
11
Atalanta Atalanta
4
2
0
2
0
6
12
Lecce Lecce
4
2
0
2
-2
6
13
Udinese Udinese
4
1
1
2
-2
4
14
Torino Torino
4
1
0
3
-3
3
15
Fiorentina Fiorentina
4
1
0
3
-6
3
16
Bologna Bologna
4
0
1
3
-3
1
17
Parma Parma
4
0
1
3
-4
1
18
Monza Monza
4
0
1
3
-5
1
19
Genoa Genoa
4
0
1
3
-6
1
20
Venezia Venezia
4
0
0
4
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lille Lille
4
3
1
0
5
10
2
Monaco Monaco
4
3
1
0
4
10
3
Rennes Rennes
4
3
1
0
3
10
4
Lyon Lyon
4
2
2
0
4
8
5
Paris FC Paris FC
4
2
2
0
4
8
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
PSG PSG
4
1
2
1
0
5
8
Lorient Lorient
4
1
2
1
0
5
9
Brest Brest
4
1
2
1
0
5
10
Lens Lens
4
1
1
2
1
4
11
Angers Angers
4
1
1
2
-1
4
12
Troyes Troyes
4
1
1
2
-5
4
13
Marseille Marseille
4
1
0
3
0
3
14
Le Mans Le Mans
4
0
3
1
-1
3
15
Auxerre Auxerre
4
1
0
3
-6
3
16
Le Havre Le Havre
4
0
2
2
-2
2
17
Toulouse Toulouse
4
0
2
2
-3
2
18
Nice Nice
4
0
2
2
-4
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
1
1
0
0
5
3
2
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
5
3
3
Barcelona Barcelona
1
1
0
0
4
3
4
Man United Man United
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Como Como
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
1
0
0
2
3
7
Sporting CP Sporting CP
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Man City Man City
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lens Lens
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Real Betis Real Betis
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
1
3
13
Liverpool Liverpool
1
1
0
0
1
3
14
Real Madrid Real Madrid
1
1
0
0
1
3
15
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
1
3
16
AEK AEK
1
1
0
0
1
3
17
Roma Roma
1
0
1
0
0
1
18
PSV PSV
1
0
1
0
0
1
19
Shaktar Shaktar
1
0
1
0
0
1
20
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
1
0
1
0
0
1
21
Lille Lille
1
0
0
1
-1
0
22
Villarreal Villarreal
1
0
0
1
-1
0
23
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
1
0
0
1
-1
0
24
Club Brugge Club Brugge
1
0
0
1
-1
0
25
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
1
0
0
1
-1
0
26
Inter Inter
1
0
0
1
-1
0
27
Napoli Napoli
1
0
0
1
-1
0
28
LASK LASK
1
0
0
1
-1
0
29
Galatasaray Galatasaray
1
0
0
1
-2
0
30
Viking Viking
1
0
0
1
-2
0
31
Porto Porto
1
0
0
1
-2
0
32
Leipzig Leipzig
1
0
0
1
-3
0
33
Feyenoord Feyenoord
1
0
0
1
-4
0
34
Sabah Sabah
1
0
0
1
-4
0
35
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
1
0
0
1
-5
0
36
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
1
0
0
1
-5
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
8/15
GET GET
@
ALA ALA
0-3
Sat
8/15
RAY RAY
@
SEV SEV
1-2
Sun
8/16
VIL VIL
@
RAC RAC
2-2
Sun
8/16
LEV LEV
@
ESP ESP
0-3
Mon
8/17
ELC ELC
@
DEP DEP
1-1

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM