Nuno Mendes has the most ball recoveries per match by a defender in the Champions League this season, with 7.50 per match.
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most recoveries per game with a minimum of 30 min per team match for defenders this season| NAME | REC/M | SEASON | CLUB | RATING | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Mendes | 7.50 | 2025-26 |  PSG | 7.90 | 4 | 4 | 345 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 |  | M. Júnior | 7.33 | 2025-26 |  PSV | 7.74 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | L. Kelly | 7.00 | 2025-26 |  Juventus | 6.40 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | | J. Foyth | 6.33 | 2025-26 |  Villarreal | 7.07 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | A. Paredes | 6.25 | 2025-26 |  Athletic Club | 6.14 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | | A. Laporte | 6.00 | 2025-26 | Athletic Club | 6.41 | 2 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |  | M. Gusto | 6.00 | 2025-26 |  Chelsea | 6.60 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | | S. Mouriño | 6.00 | 2025-26 | Villarreal | 7.02 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | F. Gatti | 6.00 | 2025-26 | Juventus | 7.37 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 |  | M. van de Ven | 5.75 | 2025-26 |  Tottenham | 7.54 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | O. Kossounou | 5.75 | 2025-26 |  Atalanta | 6.78 | 4 | 4 | 288 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 |  | K. Trippier | 5.50 | 2025-26 |  Newcastle | 7.02 | 4 | 4 | 339 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | | D. Hancko | 5.50 | 2025-26 |  Atlético Madrid | 6.18 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |  | A. Robertson | 5.33 | 2025-26 |  Liverpool | 7.86 | 3 | 3 | 264 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | | J. Teze | 5.33 | 2025-26 |  Monaco | 7.44 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | | F. Leysen | 5.33 | 2025-26 |  Union SG | 5.83 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | L. Bade | 5.25 | 2025-26 |  Leverkusen | 7.15 | 4 | 4 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |  | J. Koundé | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Barcelona | 7.08 | 4 | 4 | 345 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | S. Dest | 5.00 | 2025-26 | PSV | 6.26 | 3 | 2 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | | B. Pavard | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Marseille | 6.50 | 4 | 4 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | R. Bensebaïni | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Dortmund | 6.24 | 4 | 4 | 332 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | | J. Ryerson | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Dortmund | 6.67 | 4 | 3 | 298 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | N. Schlotterbeck | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Dortmund | 6.49 | 3 | 2 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | W. Singo | 5.00 | 2025-26 |  Galatasaray | 6.62 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |  | J. Hato | 5.00 | 2025-26 | Chelsea | 6.26 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
StatMuse has Champions League data for ball recoveries per match going back to the 2015-16 season.
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