most recoveries among midfielders in 2026

Vitinha recovered the most balls by a midfielder in the Champions League in 2025-26, with 96 recoveries.

NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Vitinha
Vitinha
96
2025-26
PSG PSG
8.16
17
1,544
17
6
0.35
1
7
1
0
43
14
0
1,934
13
0
2Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
85
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.81
12
1,051
12
5
0.42
4
9
1
1
30
14
0
982
28
0
3Aleksandar Pavlovic
A. Pavlovic
79
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
8.02
14
1,170
14
1
0.07
1
2
0
0
13
6
1
1,327
14
1
4Arda Güler
A. Güler
71
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.64
14
1,021
13
2
0.14
4
6
0
1
23
9
0
805
27
0
5Koke
Koke
68
2025-26
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
6.97
16
944
11
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
867
5
0
6Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
62
2025-26
Bayern Bayern
7.72
13
1,159
13
0
0.00
2
2
0
0
11
4
0
1,304
16
0
7Patrick Berg
P. Berg
62
2025-26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
6.68
12
1,110
12
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
16
6
0
871
13
0
8Warren Zaïre-Emery
W. Zaïre-Emery
62
2025-26
PSG PSG
6.95
17
1,339
15
0
0.00
1
1
0
0
14
2
0
1,019
26
2
9João Neves
J. Neves
62
2025-26
PSG PSG
7.44
14
1,143
13
2
0.14
3
5
0
0
17
8
0
925
42
1
10Aleix García
A. García
61
2025-26
Leverkusen Leverkusen
7.52
12
1,004
11
2
0.17
0
2
1
0
8
3
0
1,123
2
0
11Lucas Torreira
L. Torreira
61
2025-26
Galatasaray Galatasaray
6.56
12
986
11
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
9
1
0
719
6
1
12Ryan Gravenberch
R. Gravenberch
61
2025-26
Liverpool Liverpool
7.41
11
959
11
1
0.09
2
3
0
0
11
4
0
713
8
1
13Moisés Caicedo
M. Caicedo
60
2025-26
Chelsea Chelsea
7.29
10
851
9
1
0.10
0
1
0
0
9
5
0
756
3
0
14Morten Hjulmand
M. Hjulmand
59
2025-26
Sporting CP Sporting CP
7.49
10
909
10
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
8
4
0
832
14
0
15Sandro Tonali
S. Tonali
57
2025-26
Newcastle Newcastle
6.76
11
954
11
1
0.09
1
2
0
0
13
6
0
773
10
1
16Pierre Emile Højbjerg
P. Emile Højbjerg
56
2025-26
Marseille Marseille
7.45
8
659
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
6
1
0
687
13
0
17Fredrik Sjøvold
F. Sjøvold
56
2025-26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
6.49
12
1,110
12
1
0.08
0
1
0
0
4
1
0
780
8
1
18Marcos Llorente
M. Llorente
54
2025-26
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
7.03
14
1,151
13
4
0.29
1
5
0
0
14
6
0
790
33
3
19Christos Mouzakitis
C. Mouzakitis
54
2025-26
Olympiacos Olympiacos
6.70
10
676
7
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
453
2
0
20Maximiliano Araújo
M. Araújo
53
2025-26
Sporting CP Sporting CP
6.76
11
977
11
2
0.18
1
3
0
0
8
4
1
644
36
1
21Håkon Evjen
H. Evjen
53
2025-26
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
6.75
12
1,023
12
1
0.08
2
3
0
0
14
8
0
507
35
0
22Hans Vanaken
H. Vanaken
52
2025-26
Club Brugge Club Brugge
7.35
10
900
10
2
0.20
3
5
0
0
4
2
0
798
20
0
23Aurélien Tchouameni
A. Tchouameni
50
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.34
13
1,123
13
1
0.08
1
2
0
0
16
5
2
872
7
0
24Federico Valverde
F. Valverde
50
2025-26
Real Madrid Real Madrid
7.12
13
1,161
13
3
0.23
4
7
0
0
13
5
0
879
23
0
25Panagiotis Retsos
P. Retsos
49
2025-26
Olympiacos Olympiacos
6.75
9
805
9
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
495
4
0
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Team Leaders

G

3

Torres

Ferrán Torres

A

2

Ruiz

Fabián Ruiz

RTG

8.52

Vitinha

Vitinha
Team Rankings

GF

6

6th

GA

6

10th

GD

0

8th

FORM

WLDD

last 5

2026-27 Table
CLUBMWDLGDPTS
5
Paris FC Paris FC
4
2
2
0
4
8
6
Strasbourg Strasbourg
4
2
1
1
1
7
7
PSG PSG
4
1
2
1
0
5
8
Lorient Lorient
4
1
2
1
0
5
9
Brest Brest
4
1
2
1
0
5

Champions League 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Torres

Ferrán Torres

3

Demirović

Ermedin Demirović

2

Guirassy

Serhou Guirassy
Assists Leaders

2

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

2

Paz

Nicolás Paz

2

Undav

Deniz Undav
Rating Leaders

9.86

Olise

Michael Olise

9.82

Ødegaard

Martin Ødegaard

9.79

Demirović

Ermedin Demirović
Take-ons Leaders

7

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

7

Koïta

Aboubakary Koïta

6

Olise

Michael Olise
Big Chances Created Leaders

3

Díaz

Brahim Díaz

3

Buchanan

Tajon Buchanan

3

Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé

Champions League 2026-27 Rankings

Goals For Rankings
PSG

6

Bayern

5

Barcelona

5

Como

4

Man United

4

Sporting CP

3
Goals Against Rankings
AEK

0

Bayern

0

Man United

0

Man City

0

Arsenal

0

LASK

1
Goal Difference Rankings
PSG

5

Bayern

5

Barcelona

4

Man United

4

Como

3

Sporting CP

2

Champions League 2026-27 Table

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