defensive midfielders most possession won in europe

Gustavo Puerta has recovered the most balls in Europe's top five leagues this season, with 20 recoveries in LaLiga.

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defensive midfielders most possession won in europe this season
NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Gustavo Puerta
G. Puerta
20
2026-27
Racing Racing
7.45
3
3
267
0
0
7
3
0
2
2
3
10
1
0
2Joris Chotard
J. Chotard
18
2026-27
Brest Brest
7.13
2
2
180
0
0
5
4
0
2
6
2
2
0
0
3Edu Expósito
E. Expósito
18
2026-27
Espanyol Espanyol
6.61
2
2
154
0
0
4
3
0
2
0
3
1
0
0
4Cristian Cásseres Jr.
C. Cásseres Jr.
17
2026-27
Toulouse Toulouse
7.40
2
2
180
0
1
9
7
0
0
1
10
3
1
0
5Nabil Bentaleb
N. Bentaleb
15
2026-27
Lille Lille
7.53
2
2
180
0
1
2
2
0
1
2
5
0
0
0
6Alex Scott
A. Scott
15
2026-27
Bournemouth Bournemouth
7.14
2
2
176
1
0
7
4
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
7Facundo Bernal
F. Bernal
15
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
6.88
3
3
220
0
0
4
1
0
0
5
2
1
0
0
8Lucien Agoume
L. Agoume
15
2026-27
Sevilla Sevilla
6.33
3
3
270
0
0
11
10
0
1
6
9
8
1
0
9Harrison Armstrong
H. Armstrong
14
2026-27
Everton Everton
7.17
2
2
176
0
1
4
3
0
0
4
2
5
0
0
10Lamine Camara
L. Camara
13
2026-27
Monaco Monaco
7.4
1
1
90
0
0
9
7
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
11Oriol Rey
O. Rey
13
2026-27
Levante Levante
6.57
3
3
269
0
0
5
2
0
0
2
10
5
0
0
12Lewis Miley
L. Miley
12
2026-27
Newcastle Newcastle
7.23
2
2
165
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
6
1
1
0
13Matt Grimes
M. Grimes
12
2026-27
Coventry Coventry
7.02
2
2
180
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
0
0
0
14Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
11
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
6.92
2
2
180
1
0
4
3
0
3
2
1
3
0
0
15Kaishu Sano
K. Sano
10
2026-27
Mainz Mainz
8.5
1
1
90
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
16Patrizio Masini
P. Masini
10
2026-27
Frosinone Frosinone
6.6
1
1
90
0
0
8
5
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
17Pablo Fornals
P. Fornals
10
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
6.8
1
1
78
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
18Giacomo Calò
G. Calò
10
2026-27
Frosinone Frosinone
7.85
2
2
171
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
0
0
19Ngal'Ayel Mukau
N. Mukau
10
2026-27
Lille Lille
7.0
1
1
90
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
20Philipp Sander
P. Sander
9
2026-27
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6.5
1
1
90
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
21Branco van den Boomen
B. van den Boomen
9
2026-27
Angers Angers
7.34
2
2
180
1
0
5
2
0
0
1
7
2
1
0
22Bernardo Silva
B. Silva
9
2026-27
Real Madrid Real Madrid
6.99
2
2
164
0
0
5
2
0
0
4
3
3
0
0
23Marc Roca
M. Roca
9
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
7.40
2
2
156
0
1
6
3
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
24Elliot Anderson
E. Anderson
8
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.42
2
2
143
0
0
7
4
0
0
5
0
4
1
0
25Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
8
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
7.9
1
1
77
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
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1
1
0
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4
8
Levante Levante
3
1
1
1
0
4
9
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3
1
1
1
0
4
10
Espanyol Espanyol
3
1
0
2
1
3
11
Getafe Getafe
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1
0
1
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FC 2026-27 Tables

Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
2
2
0
0
4
6
2
Hull City Hull City
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Newcastle Newcastle
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
Everton Everton
2
1
1
0
2
4
5
Brighton Brighton
1
1
0
0
4
3
6
Arsenal Arsenal
1
1
0
0
3
3
7
Brentford Brentford
1
1
0
0
3
3
8
Chelsea Chelsea
1
1
0
0
1
3
9
Ipswich Ipswich
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Leeds Leeds
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Liverpool Liverpool
2
0
2
0
0
2
12
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
2
0
1
1
-1
1
13
Bournemouth Bournemouth
2
0
1
1
-1
1
14
Fulham Fulham
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Sunderland Sunderland
1
0
0
1
-1
0
16
Man United Man United
1
0
0
1
-2
0
17
Aston Villa Aston Villa
1
0
0
1
-4
0
18
Coventry Coventry
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
2
0
0
2
-5
0
20
Tottenham Tottenham
2
0
0
2
-5
0
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
2
1
0
4
7
2
Alavés Alavés
3
2
1
0
4
7
3
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
4
6
5
Sevilla Sevilla
3
2
0
1
1
6
6
Real Betis Real Betis
3
2
0
1
-1
6
7
Osasuna Osasuna
2
1
1
0
1
4
8
Levante Levante
3
1
1
1
0
4
9
Racing Racing
3
1
1
1
0
4
10
Espanyol Espanyol
3
1
0
2
1
3
11
Getafe Getafe
2
1
0
1
-2
3
12
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
3
1
0
2
-3
3
13
Deportivo Deportivo
2
0
2
0
0
2
14
Villarreal Villarreal
3
0
2
1
-1
2
15
Rayo Rayo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
Valencia Valencia
2
0
1
1
-1
1
18
Málaga Málaga
2
0
1
1
-2
1
19
Elche Elche
3
0
1
2
-6
1
20
Athletic Club Athletic Club
2
0
0
2
-4
0
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
1
1
0
0
4
3
2
Leipzig Leipzig
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
Dortmund Dortmund
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
Köln Köln
1
1
0
0
1
3
5
Elversberg Elversberg
1
1
0
0
1
3
6
Frankfurt Frankfurt
1
0
1
0
0
1
7
Union Berlin Union Berlin
1
0
1
0
0
1
8
Mainz Mainz
1
0
1
0
0
1
9
Paderborn Paderborn
1
0
1
0
0
1
10
Schalke Schalke
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
Werder Werder
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Freiburg Freiburg
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Augsburg Augsburg
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
Leverkusen Leverkusen
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
1
0
0
1
-1
0
16
Hamburg Hamburg
1
0
0
1
-2
0
17
M'gladbach M'gladbach
1
0
0
1
-3
0
18
Stuttgart Stuttgart
1
0
0
1
-4
0
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Milan Milan
2
2
0
0
3
6
2
Juventus Juventus
2
2
0
0
3
6
3
Udinese Udinese
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
Roma Roma
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Inter Inter
1
1
0
0
3
3
6
Frosinone Frosinone
2
1
0
1
2
3
7
Napoli Napoli
1
1
0
0
2
3
8
Lecce Lecce
1
1
0
0
2
3
9
Atalanta Atalanta
1
1
0
0
1
3
10
Lazio Lazio
1
1
0
0
1
3
11
Cagliari Cagliari
1
1
0
0
1
3
12
Sassuolo Sassuolo
2
1
0
1
0
3
13
Como Como
1
0
1
0
0
1
14
Bologna Bologna
1
0
0
1
-1
0
15
Torino Torino
2
0
0
2
-2
0
16
Genoa Genoa
1
0
0
1
-2
0
17
Parma Parma
2
0
0
2
-3
0
18
Monza Monza
2
0
0
2
-4
0
19
Venezia Venezia
2
0
0
2
-4
0
20
Fiorentina Fiorentina
2
0
0
2
-7
0
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
Lille Lille
2
1
1
0
2
4
2
Lyon Lyon
2
1
1
0
2
4
3
Troyes Troyes
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
Marseille Marseille
1
1
0
0
4
3
5
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
2
3
6
Monaco Monaco
1
1
0
0
1
3
7
Angers Angers
2
1
0
1
0
3
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
2
1
0
1
-3
3
9
PSG PSG
2
0
2
0
0
2
10
Brest Brest
2
0
2
0
0
2
11
Nice Nice
1
0
1
0
0
1
12
Rennes Rennes
1
0
1
0
0
1
13
Le Mans Le Mans
1
0
1
0
0
1
14
Paris FC Paris FC
1
0
1
0
0
1
15
Lorient Lorient
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16
Le Havre Le Havre
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
Toulouse Toulouse
2
0
1
1
-2
1
18
Auxerre Auxerre
2
0
0
2
-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