top ball recoveries by defensive midfielders

Pablo Fornals has recovered the most balls by a defensive midfielder in the Champions League, with 8 recoveries this season.

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NAMERECSEASONCLUBRatingMSTARTMINGATKLTKL-WTKL-LMSH-BLKINTCLRFOULYCRC
1Pablo Fornals
P. Fornals
8
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
8.3
1
1
90
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
2Peter Pokorný
P. Pokorný
7
2026-27
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
5.5
1
1
90
0
0
7
4
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
3Ayyoub Bouaddi
A. Bouaddi
7
2026-27
Man City Man City
7.8
1
1
74
0
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
4Angelo Stiller
A. Stiller
6
2026-27
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8.7
1
1
90
0
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
5Luis Milla
L. Milla
5
2026-27
Como Como
7.2
1
1
90
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
4
2
0
0
6Marlon Gomes
M. Gomes
5
2026-27
Shaktar Shaktar
7.3
1
1
90
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
7Dominik Szoboszlai
D. Szoboszlai
5
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
9.0
1
1
90
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
8Gjivai Zechiël
G. Zechiël
5
2026-27
Feyenoord Feyenoord
6.8
1
1
90
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
9Nabil Bentaleb
N. Bentaleb
5
2026-27
Lille Lille
7.4
1
1
45
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
10Enzo Fernández
E. Fernández
5
2026-27
Man City Man City
8.1
1
1
90
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
11Santiago Comesaña
S. Comesaña
5
2026-27
Villarreal Villarreal
6.6
1
1
90
0
0
5
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
12Alexis Mac Allister
A. Mac Allister
4
2026-27
Liverpool Liverpool
9.0
1
1
68
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
13Sergi Altimira
S. Altimira
4
2026-27
Sporting CP Sporting CP
6.5
1
1
90
0
0
2
1
0
0
4
4
1
1
0
14Boubacar Kamara
B. Kamara
4
2026-27
Aston Villa Aston Villa
7.7
1
1
67
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
5
1
0
0
15Melayro Bogarde
M. Bogarde
4
2026-27
LASK LASK
5.5
1
1
90
0
0
3
1
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
16Hans Vanaken
H. Vanaken
4
2026-27
Club Brugge Club Brugge
6.3
1
1
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
1
0
17Facundo Bernal
F. Bernal
4
2026-27
Real Betis Real Betis
6.3
1
1
66
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
3
6
1
0
18Youri Tielemans
Y. Tielemans
3
2026-27
Man United Man United
8.5
1
1
45
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
19Joshua Kimmich
J. Kimmich
3
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
9.0
1
1
79
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
20Aleksandar Pavlovic
A. Pavlovic
3
2026-27
Bayern Bayern
9.4
1
1
90
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
21Lucas Torreira
L. Torreira
3
2026-27
Galatasaray Galatasaray
7.3
1
1
84
0
0
3
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
22Mikel Merino
M. Merino
3
2026-27
Arsenal Arsenal
6.9
1
1
65
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
23Gabriel Sara
G. Sara
3
2026-27
Galatasaray Galatasaray
5.9
1
1
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
24Grischa Prömel
G. Prömel
3
2026-27
Stuttgart Stuttgart
7.1
1
1
90
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
25Freddie Potts
F. Potts
3
2026-27
Club Brugge Club Brugge
5.5
1
1
85
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
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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