highest rated 2026 defense

Álex Grimaldo had the highest rating by a defender in the Champions League in 2025-26, with a rating of 7.99.

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NAMERatingSEASONCLUBMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Álex Grimaldo
Á. Grimaldo
7.99
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
12
12
1,078
4
3
38
26
0
4
15
35
8
2
0
2Joško Gvardiol
J. Gvardiol
7.64
2025-26
Man City Man City
5
5
439
0
1
8
4
1
2
9
24
7
0
0
3Federico Dimarco
F. Dimarco
7.61
2025-26
Inter Inter
9
8
712
1
0
19
15
0
5
11
18
5
1
0
4Achraf Hakimi
A. Hakimi
7.49
2025-26
PSG PSG
13
13
1,154
1
6
22
13
0
6
8
14
10
2
0
5Virgil van Dijk
V. van Dijk
7.44
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
12
12
1,080
2
3
6
4
0
4
7
69
15
2
0
6Alessandro Bastoni
A. Bastoni
7.42
2025-26
Inter Inter
9
8
691
1
1
16
9
0
0
7
37
12
2
0
7Nuno Mendes
N. Mendes
7.41
2025-26
PSG PSG
17
17
1,397
2
2
27
16
0
5
18
35
14
4
0
8Andy Robertson
A. Robertson
7.37
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7
5
486
1
1
6
3
0
0
7
10
6
0
0
9Amir Rrahmani
A. Rrahmani
7.36
2025-26
Napoli Napoli
3
3
270
0
0
4
2
1
2
3
13
6
2
0
10Pedro Porro
P. Porro
7.34
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
9
9
770
1
2
9
5
0
4
13
22
3
2
0
11Cristian Romero
C. Romero
7.32
2025-26
Tottenham Tottenham
8
8
692
1
2
11
7
0
2
8
40
10
2
0
12Denzel Dumfries
D. Dumfries
7.30
2025-26
Inter Inter
5
4
341
2
0
7
4
0
2
3
7
3
0
0
13Dean Huijsen
D. Huijsen
7.29
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9
9
768
0
0
16
13
2
0
9
49
7
2
0
14Gabriel Magalhães
G. Magalhães
7.27
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
12
11
1,001
1
1
14
6
0
1
5
73
10
1
0
15Kieran Trippier
K. Trippier
7.25
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
9
9
663
0
3
20
14
0
0
6
26
5
1
0
16Yann Aurel Bisseck
Y. Aurel Bisseck
7.24
2025-26
Inter Inter
7
6
556
0
1
18
9
0
3
5
23
10
1
0
17Jordan Teze
J. Teze
7.22
2025-26
Monaco Monaco
9
7
675
3
0
20
12
0
1
5
20
10
0
0
18Mauro Júnior
Mauro
7.21
2025-26
PSV PSV
7
7
629
0
2
16
6
0
4
7
13
7
3
2
19Ofri Arad
O. Arad
7.17
2025-26
Kairat Kairat
4
4
291
1
0
6
3
0
1
6
3
7
2
0
20Jurriën Timber
J. Timber
7.16
2025-26
Arsenal Arsenal
8
6
565
1
1
14
9
0
0
6
9
7
0
0
21Josip Stanišić
J. Stanišić
7.13
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
10
10
764
1
1
20
17
0
1
7
12
2
2
0
22Santiago Mouriño
S. Mouriño
7.12
2025-26
Villarreal Villarreal
6
6
532
0
0
31
21
0
0
7
27
11
3
0
23Loïc Bade
L. Bade
7.12
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
7
607
0
0
17
9
0
1
6
47
9
0
0
24John Stones
J. Stones
7.11
2025-26
Man City Man City
4
4
342
0
0
2
2
0
0
3
11
0
0
0
25Reece James
R. James
7.10
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
8
7
563
0
2
9
5
0
3
12
3
4
1
0
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Team Leaders

G

8

Schick

Patrik Schick

A

4

Gutiérrez

Miguel Gutiérrez

RTG

7.76

Schick

Patrik Schick
Team Rankings

GF

20

3rd

GA

17

10th

GD

3

5th

FORM

WLLWW

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
3
Freiburg Freiburg
9
6
1
2
10
19
4
Leipzig Leipzig
9
6
0
3
14
18
5
Leverkusen Leverkusen
9
5
1
3
3
16
6
Werder Werder
9
4
3
2
2
15
7
Elversberg Elversberg
9
4
1
4
-1
13

Champions League 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Douvikas

Anastasios Douvikas

5

Haaland

Erling Haaland

5

Tresoldi

Nicolò Tresoldi
Assists Leaders

5

Paz

Nico Paz

4

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

3

Kane

Harry Kane
Rating Leaders

9.31

Doué

Désiré Doué

8.80

Paz

Nico Paz

8.80

Yamal

Lamine Yamal
Take-ons Leaders

22

Ngumoha

Rio Ngumoha

16

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

14

Koïta

Aboubakary Koïta
Big Chances Created Leaders

5

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

5

Pedri

Pedri

4

Raum

David Raum

Champions League 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
PSG

20

Como

19

Barcelona

14

Liverpool

14

Real Madrid

13

Bayern

12
Goals Against Rankings
Arsenal

3

PSV

4

Shaktar

4

Sporting CP

4

Stuttgart

4

PSG

5
Goal Difference Rankings
PSG

15

Como

13

Barcelona

8

Bayern

7

Real Madrid

6

Aston Villa

6

Champions League 2026-27 Table

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