Thiago Alcântara recovered the most balls by a midfielder in the Champions League in 2019-20, with 91 recoveries.
| NAME | REC | SEASON | CLUB | Rating | M | MIN | START | G | G/M | A | G+A | PK | FK | SH | SOT | WOOD | TCH | TCH-BOX | OFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Alcântara | 91 | 2019-20 |  Bayern | 10 | 823 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 961 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | T. Partey | 81 | 2019-20 |  Atlético Madrid | 8 | 736 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 638 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | I. Gündogan | 68 | 2019-20 |  Man City | 9 | 810 | 9 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 828 | 27 | 1 | |
| 4 |  | Casemiro | 63 | 2019-20 |  Real Madrid | 8 | 690 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 623 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 |  | Rodri | 61 | 2019-20 | Man City | 8 | 626 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 764 | 8 | 0 | |
| 6 | | Saúl | 59 | 2019-20 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 840 | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 608 | 14 | 1 | |
| 7 | | D. Parejo | 59 | 2019-20 |  Valencia | 8 | 720 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 710 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | | K. Laimer | 59 | 2019-20 |  Leipzig | 10 | 717 | 9 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 671 | 23 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | F. Ruiz | 58 | 2019-20 |  Napoli | 8 | 709 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 640 | 12 | 1 | |
| 10 | | M. Sabitzer | 56 | 2019-20 | Leipzig | 9 | 807 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 702 | 20 | 1 | |
| 11 | | Jorginho | 55 | 2019-20 |  Chelsea | 7 | 612 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 534 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | F. de Jong | 54 | 2019-20 |  Barcelona | 9 | 747 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 661 | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | M. Verratti | 54 | 2019-20 |  PSG | 9 | 587 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 726 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | | B. Soumaré | 53 | 2019-20 |  Lille | 6 | 527 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 371 | 7 | 0 | |
| 15 | | W. Barrios | 53 | 2019-20 |  Zenit | 6 | 540 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | | M. Pjanić | 52 | 2019-20 |  Juventus | 8 | 659 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 695 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | H. Aouar | 52 | 2019-20 |  Lyon | 8 | 715 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 510 | 26 | 1 | |
| 18 | | L. Tousart | 51 | 2019-20 | Lyon | 7 | 604 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 377 | 4 | 0 | |
| 19 | | A. Witsel | 50 | 2019-20 |  Dortmund | 7 | 611 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 606 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | | M. de Roon | 49 | 2019-20 |  Atalanta | 9 | 765 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 563 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21 | | E. Mwepu | 48 | 2019-20 |  RB Salzburg | 5 | 404 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 334 | 4 | 1 | |
| 22 | | S. Berge | 48 | 2019-20 |  Genk | 6 | 540 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 370 | 3 | 1 | |
| 23 | | Koke | 48 | 2019-20 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | 800 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 632 | 11 | 0 | |
| 24 |  | J. Kimmich | 48 | 2019-20 | Bayern | 11 | 903 | 10 | 2 | 0.18 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 981 | 16 | 3 | |
| 25 | | R. Gosens | 46 | 2019-20 | Atalanta | 8 | 655 | 7 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 466 | 19 | 0 | |
StatMuse has Champions League data for ball recoveries going back to the 2015-16 season.
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| 1 |  Arsenal | 10 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Man City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 |  Aston Villa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
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| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 36 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 11 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 |  Atlético Madrid | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 |  Real Betis | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 |  Espanyol | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
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| 1 | Bayern | 12 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Leipzig | 9 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | Dortmund | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Leverkusen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | Hoffenheim | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 |  Stuttgart | 7 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 22 |
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