Lionel Messi had the most touches in the opponent's box in Europe's top five leagues in 2017-18, with 299 touches in the opponent's box in LaLiga.

Interpreted as:

most touch opposition box by a player 2018

	NAME	TCH-BOX	SEASON	CLUB	M	MIN	START	G	G/M	A	G+A	PK	FK	SH	SOT	WOOD	TCH	OFF
1	Lionel Messi L. Messi	299	2017-18	Barcelona	36	2,996	32	34	0.94	12	46	2	6	197	96	14	2,768	13
2	Luis Suárez L. Suárez	291	2017-18	Barcelona	33	2,902	32	25	0.76	12	37	1	0	121	56	6	1,569	56
3	Mohamed Salah M. Salah	282	2017-18	Liverpool	36	2,921	34	32	0.89	10	42	1	0	144	67	3	1,643	17
4	Raheem Sterling R. Sterling	263	2017-18	Man City	33	2,592	29	18	0.55	11	29	1	0	87	35	4	1,719	19
5	Lorenzo Insigne L. Insigne	260	2017-18	Napoli	37	3,104	36	8	0.22	11	19	1	0	177	67	6	3,180	35
6	Cristiano Ronaldo C. Ronaldo	258	2017-18	Real Madrid	27	2,297	27	26	0.96	5	31	3	0	178	77	8	1,174	40
7	Ivan Perišić I. Perišić	232	2017-18	Inter	37	3,317	37	11	0.30	9	20	0	0	114	39	3	2,106	27
8	Kylian Mbappé K. Mbappé	232	2017-18	Total	28	2,171	25	13	0.46	8	21	0	0	81	35	2	1,194	25
9	Edin Džeko E. Džeko	230	2017-18	Roma	36	3,019	33	16	0.44	4	20	0	0	152	57	6	1,302	19
10	Harry Kane H. Kane	229	2017-18	Tottenham	37	3,083	35	30	0.81	2	32	2	0	184	76	6	1,263	42
11	Florian Thauvin F. Thauvin	222	2017-18	Marseille	35	2,966	35	22	0.63	11	33	3	0	131	52	4	2,548	18
12	Robert Lewandowski R. Lewandowski	209	2017-18	Bayern	30	2,169	24	29	0.97	2	31	6	0	127	56	2	972	25
13	Wilfried Zaha W. Zaha	208	2017-18	Crystal Palace	29	2,551	28	9	0.31	3	12	0	0	64	26	0	1,427	19
14	Iñaki Williams I. Williams	208	2017-18	Athletic Club	38	2,851	31	7	0.18	6	13	0	0	74	26	4	1,297	26
15	Gerard Moreno G. Moreno	205	2017-18	Espanyol	38	3,413	38	16	0.42	1	17	1	0	105	48	4	1,919	36
16	Ciro Immobile C. Immobile	203	2017-18	Lazio	33	2,695	33	29	0.88	9	38	7	0	106	52	4	1,168	42
17	Leroy Sané L. Sané	200	2017-18	Man City	32	2,423	27	10	0.31	15	25	0	0	57	20	2	1,679	7
18	Dries Mertens D. Mertens	200	2017-18	Napoli	38	3,013	35	18	0.47	6	24	4	1	128	50	4	1,520	14
19	Richarlison	199	2017-18	Watford	38	2,827	32	5	0.13	4	9	0	0	95	22	2	1,583	21
20	Edinson Cavani E. Cavani	198	2017-18	PSG	32	2,589	30	28	0.88	6	34	3	1	105	56	4	803	24
21	Roberto Firmino R. Firmino	198	2017-18	Liverpool	37	2,778	32	15	0.41	7	22	1	0	84	38	1	1,754	13
22	Alexandre Lacazette A. Lacazette	196	2017-18	Arsenal	32	2,211	26	14	0.44	4	18	2	0	68	35	2	1,093	23
23	Timo Werner T. Werner	191	2017-18	Leipzig	32	2,493	28	13	0.41	7	20	2	0	95	44	1	1,141	38
24	Jonathan Calleri J. Calleri	189	2017-18	Las Palmas	37	3,112	34	9	0.24	3	12	5	0	99	28	2	1,303	39
25	Iago Aspas I. Aspas	187	2017-18	Celta Vigo	34	2,938	33	22	0.65	5	27	2	1	94	44	2	1,807	11