most ball recovery all time by def

Kevin De Bruyne recovered his most balls in a match in the Premier League against Leicester City on April 3, 2021, with 14 recoveries.

NAMERECDATECLUBOPPRatingMINGAxGxAPKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFFFOULYCRC
1Kevin De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
14
4/3/2021
Man City Man City
@
Leicester Leicester
87
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
83
0
0
1
0
0
2Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
13
2/17/2024
Tottenham Tottenham
vs
Wolves Wolves
7.8
90
0
0
0.00
0.06
0
0
0
0
0
109
0
0
2
0
0
3Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
13
3/5/2023
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
vs
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7.4
90
0
0
0.04
0.08
0
0
1
0
0
90
2
0
1
0
0
4Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
13
10/29/2022
Barcelona Barcelona
@
Valencia Valencia
7.7
90
0
0
0.09
0.32
0
0
2
0
0
83
2
0
1
0
0
5Charles De Ketelaere
C. De Ketelaere
12
1/27/2024
Atalanta Atalanta
vs
Udinese Udinese
8.6
90
0
2
0.04
0.46
0
0
2
2
0
76
5
0
0
0
0
6Matthijs de Ligt
M. de Ligt
12
4/22/2023
Bayern Bayern
@
Mainz Mainz
7.5
90
0
0
0.07
0.04
0
0
1
0
0
101
2
0
0
0
0
7Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
12
11/5/2022
Barcelona Barcelona
vs
Almería Almería
9.0
90
1
0
0.40
0.33
0
0
3
2
0
110
10
0
5
0
0
8Matthijs de Ligt
M. de Ligt
12
12/13/2020
Juventus Juventus
@
Genoa Genoa
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
103
0
0
2
0
0
9Matthijs de Ligt
M. de Ligt
12
12/5/2020
Juventus Juventus
vs
Torino Torino
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
0
0
5
1
0
10Kevin De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
12
8/26/2017
Man City Man City
@
Bournemouth Bournemouth
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
109
3
0
0
0
0
11Kevin De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
12
8/21/2017
Man City Man City
vs
Everton Everton
90
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
85
0
0
0
0
0
12Charles De Ketelaere
C. De Ketelaere
11
1/3/2026
Atalanta Atalanta
vs
Roma Roma
7.0
90
0
0
0.15
0.05
0
0
2
0
0
83
6
0
1
0
0
13Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
11
1/4/2024
Barcelona Barcelona
@
Las Palmas Las Palmas
8.1
90
0
0
0.07
0.32
0
0
1
1
0
97
2
1
0
0
0
14Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
11
2/5/2023
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
vs
Bayern Bayern
7.8
90
0
0
0.09
0.02
0
0
1
0
0
98
1
0
2
0
0
15Kevin De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
11
5/6/2017
Man City Man City
vs
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
90
1
2
0
0
4
1
1
99
4
0
1
0
0
16Kevin De Bruyne
K. De Bruyne
11
4/30/2017
Man City Man City
@
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
90
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
91
4
0
1
0
0
17Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
10
2/10/2024
Tottenham Tottenham
vs
Brighton Brighton
6.0
90
0
0
0.00
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
88
0
0
2
0
0
18Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
10
9/3/2023
Barcelona Barcelona
@
Osasuna Osasuna
8.8
90
0
0
0.11
0.48
0
0
1
0
1
137
5
0
2
1
0
19Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
10
8/27/2023
Barcelona Barcelona
@
Villarreal Villarreal
9.4
90
1
0
0.30
0.40
0
0
1
1
0
111
1
0
1
0
0
20Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
10
5/13/2023
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
vs
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
7.6
90
0
0
0.03
0.01
0
0
1
0
0
52
0
0
1
0
0
21Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
10
4/9/2023
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
@
M'gladbach M'gladbach
6.8
90
0
0
0.00
0.02
0
0
0
0
0
95
0
0
2
0
0
22Frenkie de Jong
F. de Jong
10
3/19/2023
Barcelona Barcelona
vs
Real Madrid Real Madrid
9.0
90
0
0
0.02
0.27
0
0
1
0
0
101
2
0
0
0
0
23Matthijs de Ligt
M. de Ligt
10
2/11/2023
Bayern Bayern
vs
Bochum Bochum
8.3
90
0
0
0.10
0.03
0
0
1
1
0
68
2
0
0
0
0
24Micky van de Ven
M. van de Ven
10
2/10/2023
Wolfsburg Wolfsburg
@
Schalke Schalke
6.7
90
0
0
0.00
0.01
0
0
0
0
0
47
0
0
1
0
0
25Matthijs de Ligt
M. de Ligt
10
9/17/2022
Bayern Bayern
@
Augsburg Augsburg
7.7
90
0
0
0.00
0.05
0
0
0
0
0
104
0
0
1
0
0
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6
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1
Man City Man City
5
5
0
0
8
15
2
Arsenal Arsenal
5
4
0
1
4
12
3
Brighton Brighton
5
3
1
1
11
10
4
Brentford Brentford
5
2
3
0
6
9
5
Leeds Leeds
5
2
3
0
4
9
6
Liverpool Liverpool
5
2
3
0
3
9
7
Everton Everton
5
2
3
0
3
9
8
Hull City Hull City
5
2
2
1
2
8
9
Newcastle Newcastle
5
2
2
1
0
8
10
Chelsea Chelsea
5
2
1
2
-2
7
11
Ipswich Ipswich
5
2
0
3
-4
6
12
Man United Man United
5
1
2
2
0
5
13
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
5
1
2
2
-1
5
14
Sunderland Sunderland
5
1
1
3
-4
4
15
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
5
1
1
3
-5
4
16
Aston Villa Aston Villa
5
1
1
3
-5
4
17
Bournemouth Bournemouth
5
0
3
2
-2
3
18
Coventry Coventry
5
1
0
4
-9
3
19
Fulham Fulham
5
0
2
3
-3
2
20
Tottenham Tottenham
5
0
2
3
-6
2
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
7
7
0
0
24
21
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
7
5
1
1
9
16
3
Real Betis Real Betis
7
5
1
1
2
16
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7
5
0
2
10
15
5
Sevilla Sevilla
7
4
1
2
1
13
6
Alavés Alavés
7
3
2
2
5
11
7
Deportivo Deportivo
7
2
4
1
2
10
8
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
7
3
1
3
-4
10
9
Villarreal Villarreal
7
2
2
3
1
8
10
Athletic Club Athletic Club
6
2
2
2
1
8
11
Getafe Getafe
7
2
2
3
-3
8
12
Rayo Rayo
7
2
2
3
-5
8
13
Osasuna Osasuna
7
2
2
3
-7
8
14
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
7
1
4
2
2
7
15
Espanyol Espanyol
7
2
1
4
0
7
16
Racing Racing
7
2
1
4
-10
7
17
Levante Levante
6
1
2
3
-4
5
18
Elche Elche
7
1
2
4
-6
5
19
Valencia Valencia
7
1
1
5
-9
4
20
Málaga Málaga
7
0
3
4
-9
3
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
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
6
Mainz Mainz
4
2
1
1
4
7
7
Elversberg Elversberg
4
2
1
1
1
7
8
Werder Werder
4
2
1
1
0
7
9
Leipzig Leipzig
4
2
0
2
4
6
10
Frankfurt Frankfurt
4
1
2
1
-1
5
11
Schalke Schalke
4
1
2
1
-1
5
12
Paderborn Paderborn
4
1
1
2
-2
4
13
Köln Köln
4
1
1
2
-3
4
14
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
4
1
0
3
-3
3
15
Stuttgart Stuttgart
4
1
0
3
-3
3
16
Hamburg Hamburg
4
1
0
3
-11
3
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
4
0
1
3
-13
1
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
4
0
0
4
-10
0
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1
Roma Roma
5
4
1
0
11
13
2
Inter Inter
5
4
1
0
7
13
3
Lazio Lazio
5
4
1
0
5
13
4
Cagliari Cagliari
5
4
0
1
3
12
5
Milan Milan
5
3
2
0
6
11
6
Frosinone Frosinone
5
3
1
1
5
10
7
Juventus Juventus
5
3
1
1
4
10
8
Como Como
5
3
1
1
3
10
9
Napoli Napoli
5
2
1
2
1
7
10
Sassuolo Sassuolo
5
2
1
2
0
7
11
Atalanta Atalanta
5
2
0
3
-2
6
12
Lecce Lecce
5
2
0
3
-5
6
13
Udinese Udinese
5
1
1
3
-3
4
14
Torino Torino
5
1
1
3
-3
4
15
Parma Parma
5
1
1
3
-3
4
16
Monza Monza
5
1
1
3
-4
4
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
5
1
1
3
-6
4
18
Bologna Bologna
5
0
2
3
-3
2
19
Genoa Genoa
5
0
1
4
-7
1
20
Venezia Venezia
5
0
0
5
-9
0
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1
Monaco Monaco
5
4
1
0
5
13
2
Lyon Lyon
5
3
2
0
8
11
3
Paris FC Paris FC
5
3
2
0
5
11
4
Lille Lille
5
3
1
1
4
10
5
Rennes Rennes
5
3
1
1
-1
10
6
PSG PSG
5
2
2
1
1
8
7
Angers Angers
5
2
1
2
1
7
8
Strasbourg Strasbourg
5
2
1
2
0
7
9
Le Mans Le Mans
5
1
3
1
0
6
10
Auxerre Auxerre
5
2
0
3
-5
6
11
Lorient Lorient
5
1
2
2
-1
5
12
Brest Brest
5
1
2
2
-1
5
13
Toulouse Toulouse
5
1
2
2
-2
5
14
Nice Nice
5
1
2
2
-3
5
15
Lens Lens
5
1
1
3
0
4
16
Troyes Troyes
5
1
1
3
-7
4
17
Marseille Marseille
5
1
0
4
-1
3
18
Le Havre Le Havre
5
0
2
3
-3
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
Fri
8/28
ELC ELC
@
RAC RAC
2-3
Fri
8/28
STU STU
@
BAY BAY
1-5
Fri
8/28
PSG PSG
@
LIL LIL
2-2
Fri
8/28
MCI MCI
@
CRY CRY
4-1
Fri
8/28
VIL VIL
@
ALA ALA
0-1

Fixtures

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