Lionel Messi created the most big chances in Europe's top five leagues in 2017-18, with 30 big chances created in LaLiga.

Interpreted as:

most big chances created by a player 2018

	NAME	BCC	SEASON	CLUB	M	MIN	START	G	G/M	A	G+A	PK	FK	SH	SOT	WOOD	TCH	TCH-BOX	OFF
1	Lionel Messi L. Messi	30	2017-18	Barcelona	36	2,996	32	34	0.94	12	46	2	6	197	96	14	2,768	299	13
2	Dimitri Payet D. Payet	24	2017-18	Marseille	31	2,355	28	6	0.19	14	20	2	0	59	19	1	2,041	84	4
3	Lorenzo Insigne L. Insigne	23	2017-18	Napoli	37	3,104	36	8	0.22	11	19	1	0	177	67	6	3,180	260	35
4	Neymar	22	2017-18	PSG	20	1,796	20	19	0.95	13	32	4	3	90	41	6	2,070	164	10
5	Florian Thauvin F. Thauvin	20	2017-18	Marseille	35	2,966	35	22	0.63	11	33	3	0	131	52	4	2,548	222	18
6	Kevin De Bruyne K. De Bruyne	19	2017-18	Man City	37	3,085	36	8	0.22	16	24	0	1	94	39	4	3,542	91	2
7	Luis Alberto L. Alberto	19	2017-18	Lazio	34	2,679	32	11	0.32	14	25	1	2	80	26	4	2,231	73	3
8	Luis Suárez L. Suárez	19	2017-18	Barcelona	33	2,902	32	25	0.76	12	37	1	0	121	56	6	1,569	291	56
9	Thomas Müller T. Müller	18	2017-18	Bayern	29	1,965	22	8	0.28	13	21	0	0	44	18	2	1,265	147	10
10	Mathieu Dossevi M. Dossevi	18	2017-18	Metz	30	2,517	30	1	0.03	11	12	0	0	31	11	1	1,577	73	7
11	Papu Gómez P. Gómez	17	2017-18	Atalanta	33	2,757	31	6	0.18	10	16	2	0	98	36	3	2,088	144	17
12	Dele Alli D. Alli	16	2017-18	Tottenham	36	2,972	34	9	0.25	10	19	0	0	69	17	1	1,951	163	5
13	Pablo Fornals P. Fornals	16	2017-18	Villarreal	35	2,623	30	3	0.09	12	15	0	0	51	14	1	1,765	60	2
14	Pascal Groß P. Groß	16	2017-18	Brighton	38	2,949	35	7	0.18	8	15	1	0	44	20	0	1,799	62	9
15	Christian Eriksen C. Eriksen	15	2017-18	Tottenham	37	3,226	37	10	0.27	10	20	0	0	97	39	1	3,016	97	1
16	Iago Aspas I. Aspas	15	2017-18	Celta Vigo	34	2,938	33	22	0.65	5	27	2	1	94	44	2	1,807	187	11
17	Andros Townsend A. Townsend	14	2017-18	Crystal Palace	36	3,129	35	2	0.06	7	9	0	0	62	14	0	1,851	93	6
18	Ángel di María Á. di María	14	2017-18	PSG	30	2,123	26	11	0.37	6	17	0	0	97	40	5	1,642	146	15
19	David Silva D. Silva	14	2017-18	Man City	29	2,437	28	9	0.31	11	20	0	0	54	20	1	2,832	143	4
20	James Rodríguez J. Rodríguez	14	2017-18	Bayern	23	1,625	19	7	0.30	11	18	0	1	40	15	2	1,848	51	4
21	Xherdan Shaqiri X. Shaqiri	14	2017-18	Stoke City	36	3,049	36	8	0.22	7	15	0	1	69	32	2	1,735	53	15
22	Ivan Perišić I. Perišić	14	2017-18	Inter	37	3,317	37	11	0.30	9	20	0	0	114	39	3	2,106	232	27
23	Jonathan Bamba J. Bamba	14	2017-18	Saint-Étienne	34	2,572	27	7	0.21	8	15	4	0	68	25	1	1,740	101	20
24	Malcom	14	2017-18	Bordeaux	35	2,867	32	12	0.34	7	19	2	0	75	33	0	2,116	99	10
25	Adem Ljajić A. Ljajić	14	2017-18	Torino	27	2,165	23	6	0.22	10	16	0	0	62	22	0	1,585	66	2