highest aerial duels percentage by midfielders last year

8 players won 3 aerials won as a midfielder in the Champions League in 2025-26. The first three are Julian Brandt, Guus Til and Elvin Cəfərquliyev.

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NAMEAER-WCONV%SEASONCLUBNPGNPSHRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Julian Brandt
J. Brandt
3
42.9
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
3
7
6.94
9
448
6
3
0.33
0
3
0
0
7
5
0
264
24
1
2Leandro Andrade
L. Andrade
1
42.9
2025-26
Qarabag Qarabag
3
7
6.74
9
569
9
3
0.33
0
3
0
0
7
4
0
222
20
0
3Raphael Onyedika
R. Onyedika
4
40.0
2025-26
Club Brugge Club Brugge
2
5
7.29
6
506
6
2
0.33
1
3
0
0
5
5
0
378
5
0
4Weston McKennie
W. McKennie
10
33.3
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
4
12
7.13
10
899
10
4
0.40
1
5
0
0
12
7
0
514
24
2
5Can Uzun
C. Uzun
1
33.3
2025-26
Frankfurt Frankfurt
2
6
7.22
5
239
3
2
0.40
0
2
0
0
6
4
0
163
11
0
6Marcos Llorente
M. Llorente
2
28.6
2025-26
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
4
14
7.03
14
1,151
13
4
0.29
1
5
0
0
14
6
0
790
33
3
7Guus Til
G. Til
3
28.6
2025-26
PSV PSV
2
7
6.66
8
578
7
2
0.25
3
5
0
0
7
3
0
201
16
2
8Elvin Cəfərquliyev
E. Cəfərquliyev
3
28.6
2025-26
Qarabag Qarabag
2
7
6.63
10
814
10
2
0.20
1
3
0
0
7
2
0
553
18
3
9Felix Nmecha
F. Nmecha
5
27.3
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
3
11
7.37
10
749
9
3
0.30
0
3
0
0
11
4
0
536
9
0
10Oscar Gloukh
O. Gloukh
1
27.3
2025-26
Ajax Ajax
3
11
7.15
8
486
6
3
0.38
0
3
0
1
11
4
0
296
14
1
11Fermin López
F. López
3
26.1
2025-26
Barcelona Barcelona
6
23
7.10
11
797
10
6
0.55
4
10
0
0
23
12
1
509
26
0
12Scott McTominay
S. McTominay
9
25.0
2025-26
Napoli Napoli
4
16
7.49
8
698
8
4
0.50
0
4
0
0
16
6
1
456
28
0
13Maximiliano Araújo
M. Araújo
8
25.0
2025-26
Sporting CP Sporting CP
2
8
6.76
11
977
11
2
0.18
1
3
0
0
8
4
1
644
36
1
14Mario Pašalić
M. Pašalić
5
23.1
2025-26
Atalanta Atalanta
3
13
6.90
9
606
6
3
0.33
1
4
0
0
13
7
0
336
28
2
15Federico Valverde
F. Valverde
12
23.1
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
13
7.12
13
1,161
13
3
0.23
4
7
0
0
13
5
0
879
23
0
16Jamal Musiala
J. Musiala
0
22.2
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
2
9
6.87
6
314
3
2
0.33
1
3
0
0
9
4
0
184
23
1
17Leandro Barreiro Martins
L. Barreiro Martins
7
22.2
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
2
9
6.67
9
631
7
2
0.22
0
2
0
0
9
4
0
353
23
1
18Teun Koopmeiners
T. Koopmeiners
6
22.2
2025-26
Juventus Juventus
2
9
6.96
10
742
9
2
0.20
1
3
0
0
9
4
0
485
10
0
19Andreas Schjelderup
A. Schjelderup
2
22.2
2025-26
Benfica Benfica
2
9
7.10
7
419
5
2
0.29
0
2
0
0
9
3
0
228
37
0
20Kasper Waarst Høgh
K. Waarst Høgh
35
20.8
2025-26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
5
24
6.67
12
910
12
5
0.42
3
8
0
0
26
12
1
278
43
6
21Harvey Barnes
H. Barnes
3
20.7
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6
29
7.63
12
807
9
6
0.50
4
10
0
0
29
19
1
347
66
6
22Carney Chukwuemeka
C. Chukwuemeka
4
20.0
2025-26
Dortmund Dortmund
1
5
6.96
8
227
1
1
0.13
2
3
0
0
5
1
0
147
11
0
23Roberto Navarro
R. Navarro
4
20.0
2025-26
Athletic Club Athletic Club
2
10
6.79
7
504
6
2
0.29
2
4
0
0
10
5
0
262
22
2
24Charles De Ketelaere
C. De Ketelaere
9
20.0
2025-26
Atalanta Atalanta
2
10
7.11
8
583
7
2
0.25
2
4
0
0
11
5
1
395
40
5
25Rayan Cherki
R. Cherki
0
20.0
2025-26
Man City Man City
3
15
7.79
8
396
4
3
0.38
0
3
0
0
15
9
0
393
38
0
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Team Leaders

G

2

Guirassy

Serhou Guirassy

A

2

Guirassy

Serhou Guirassy

RTG

7.93

Nmecha

Felix Nmecha
Team Rankings

GF

11

7th

GA

4

1st

GD

7

4th

FORM

WWWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
1
Dortmund Dortmund
4
4
0
0
7
12
2
Bayern Bayern
4
3
1
0
12
10
3
Freiburg Freiburg
4
3
1
0
9
10
4
Augsburg Augsburg
4
2
1
1
5
7
5
Leverkusen Leverkusen
4
2
1
1
5
7

Champions League 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

4

Haaland

Erling Haaland

4

Demirović

Ermedin Demirović

4

Tresoldi

Nicolò Tresoldi
Assists Leaders

4

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

3

Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé

3

Dibango

Junior Dibango
Rating Leaders

9.76

Raphinha

Raphinha

9.59

Haaland

Erling Haaland

9.57

Doué

Désiré Doué
Take-ons Leaders

10

Koïta

Aboubakary Koïta

9

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

9

Olise

Michael Olise
Big Chances Created Leaders

4

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

3

Isco

Isco

3

Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé

Champions League 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
PSG

10

Barcelona

9

Aston Villa

9

Bayern

8

Liverpool

8

Club Brugge

6
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

0

Sporting CP

1

Stuttgart

1

PSV

2

Shaktar

2

Barcelona

2
Goal Difference Rankings
PSG

7

Barcelona

7

Aston Villa

7

Bayern

5

Stuttgart

5

Sporting CP

4

Champions League 2026-27 Table

Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
2
2
0
0
7
6
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
2
2
0
0
7
6
3
Barcelona Barcelona
2
2
0
0
7
6
4
Stuttgart Stuttgart
2
2
0
0
5
6
5
Liverpool Liverpool
2
2
0
0
4
6
6
Sporting CP Sporting CP
2
2
0
0
4
6
7
Arsenal Arsenal
2
2
0
0
4
6
8
Real Madrid Real Madrid
2
2
0
0
2
6
9
Real Betis Real Betis
2
2
0
0
2
6
10
Bayern Bayern
2
1
1
0
5
4
11
Shaktar Shaktar
2
1
1
0
2
4
12
Como Como
2
1
0
1
2
3
13
Man United Man United
2
1
0
1
2
3
14
Villarreal Villarreal
2
1
0
1
1
3
15
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
2
1
0
1
1
3
16
Club Brugge Club Brugge
2
1
0
1
0
3
17
Man City Man City
2
1
0
1
0
3
18
Dortmund Dortmund
2
1
0
1
0
3
19
Lens Lens
2
1
0
1
-1
3
20
AEK AEK
2
1
0
1
-1
3
21
Leipzig Leipzig
2
1
0
1
-2
3
22
Sabah Sabah
2
1
0
1
-2
3
23
Feyenoord Feyenoord
2
1
0
1
-3
3
24
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
2
1
0
1
-4
3
25
Roma Roma
2
0
1
1
-1
1
26
PSV PSV
2
0
1
1
-1
1
27
Viking Viking
2
0
1
1
-2
1
28
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
2
0
1
1
-6
1
29
Inter Inter
2
0
0
2
-2
0
30
Porto Porto
2
0
0
2
-3
0
31
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
2
0
0
2
-3
0
32
Napoli Napoli
2
0
0
2
-3
0
33
LASK LASK
2
0
0
2
-4
0
34
Lille Lille
2
0
0
2
-4
0
35
Galatasaray Galatasaray
2
0
0
2
-5
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
2
0
0
2
-8
0