Ruiz de Galarreta has won the most duels by a defensive midfielder in LaLiga this season, with 53 duels won.
| NAME | DUEL-W | SEASON | CLUB | RTG | M | START | MIN | G | A | TKL | TKL-W | TKL-LM | SH-BLK | INT | CLR | FOUL | YC | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. de Galarreta | 53 | 2025-26 |  Athletic Club | 6.88 | 9 | 9 | 616 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  | Pedri | 46 | 2025-26 |  Barcelona | 8.39 | 9 | 9 | 773 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 |  | A. Tchouameni | 43 | 2025-26 |  Real Madrid | 7.47 | 7 | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | M. Jauregizar | 43 | 2025-26 | Athletic Club | 6.68 | 11 | 11 | 981 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | | S. Altimira | 33 | 2025-26 |  Real Betis | 7.41 | 5 | 5 | 415 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | S. Costa | 31 | 2025-26 |  Mallorca | 6.83 | 4 | 4 | 343 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 |  | F. de Jong | 29 | 2025-26 | Barcelona | 7.83 | 5 | 5 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | | E. Expósito | 26 | 2025-26 |  Espanyol | 7.56 | 6 | 6 | 485 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | | P. Fornals | 25 | 2025-26 | Real Betis | 7.78 | 7 | 7 | 597 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | | J. Gorrotxategi | 24 | 2025-26 |  Real Sociedad | 6.20 | 6 | 6 | 496 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | L. Agoume | 24 | 2025-26 |  Sevilla | 6.30 | 5 | 5 | 407 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | A. Blanco | 24 | 2025-26 |  Alavés | 6.82 | 4 | 4 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | | I. Martín | 21 | 2025-26 |  Girona | 6.78 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | | M. Morlanes | 20 | 2025-26 | Mallorca | 6.45 | 5 | 5 | 372 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | | S. Amrabat | 19 | 2025-26 | Real Betis | 7.43 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | | A. Witsel | 18 | 2025-26 | Girona | 6.54 | 3 | 3 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | | P. Lozano | 18 | 2025-26 | Espanyol | 6.71 | 7 | 7 | 539 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | | N. Gudelj | 16 | 2025-26 | Sevilla | 7.18 | 4 | 4 | 352 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | | L. Dendoncker | 15 | 2025-26 |  Oviedo | 7.10 | 4 | 4 | 360 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | | L. Torró | 13 | 2025-26 |  Osasuna | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | P. Ciss | 12 | 2025-26 |  Rayo | 6.27 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |  | M. Casado | 11 | 2025-26 | Barcelona | 7.69 | 4 | 4 | 262 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | M. Arambarri | 10 | 2025-26 |  Getafe | 6.6 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |  | E. Camavinga | 10 | 2025-26 | Real Madrid | 7.4 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | M. Roca | 10 | 2025-26 | Real Betis | 6.93 | 4 | 4 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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| Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 |  Villarreal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 4 |  Atlético Madrid | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | Espanyol | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Getafe | 5 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
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