Nicolas Kühn recovered the most balls by a winger in the Champions League in 2024-25, with 43 recoveries.
| NAME | REC | SEASON | CLUB | M | MIN | START | G | G/M | A | G+A | PK | FK | SH | SOT | WOOD | TCH | TCH-BOX | OFF | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Kühn | 43 | 2024-25 |  Celtic | 10 | 792 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 417 | 41 | 4 |
| 2 | | K. Aktürkoğlu | 33 | 2024-25 |  Benfica | 9 | 688 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 314 | 31 | 4 |
| 3 |  | K. Kvaratskhelia | 30 | 2024-25 |  PSG | 8 | 713 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 483 | 59 | 1 |
| 4 |  | I. Paixão | 30 | 2024-25 |  Feyenoord | 8 | 679 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 338 | 26 | 2 |
| 5 |  | B. Saka | 26 | 2024-25 |  Arsenal | 7 | 584 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 317 | 33 | 0 |
| 6 | | A. Hadj Moussa | 25 | 2024-25 | Feyenoord | 6 | 515 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 23 | 0 |
| 7 |  | D. Doué | 25 | 2024-25 | PSG | 8 | 541 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 395 | 33 | 3 |
| 8 |  | B. Barcola | 25 | 2024-25 | PSG | 12 | 892 | 12 | 3 | 0.25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 512 | 104 | 3 |
| 9 | | A. Schjelderup | 24 | 2024-25 | Benfica | 6 | 405 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 15 | 4 |
| 10 | | O. Gloukh | 23 | 2024-25 |  RB Salzburg | 5 | 429 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 326 | 14 | 0 |
| 11 |  | G. Martinelli | 21 | 2024-25 | Arsenal | 8 | 653 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 243 | 34 | 2 |
| 12 |  | J. Bakayoko | 21 | 2024-25 | PSV | 6 | 523 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 344 | 38 | 1 |
| 13 |  | O. Dembélé | 18 | 2024-25 | PSG | 3 | 261 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 235 | 36 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Á. di María | 16 | 2024-25 | Benfica | 5 | 388 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 256 | 24 | 3 |
| 15 |  | D. Ndoye | 16 | 2024-25 |  Bologna | 3 | 252 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 19 | 2 |
| 16 | | D. Maeda | 16 | 2024-25 | Celtic | 8 | 671 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 28 | 4 |
| 17 | | L. Haraslín | 14 | 2024-25 |  Sparta Prague | 4 | 225 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 |  | M. Tillman | 14 | 2024-25 | PSV | 2 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 |  | L. Díaz | 13 | 2024-25 |  Liverpool | 3 | 254 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 165 | 14 | 1 |
| 20 |  | V. Júnior | 13 | 2024-25 |  Real Madrid | 4 | 360 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 233 | 44 | 1 |
| 21 |  | J. Gittens | 11 | 2024-25 |  Dortmund | 4 | 318 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 21 | 1 |
| 22 |  | M. Salah | 11 | 2024-25 | Liverpool | 5 | 423 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 222 | 37 | 1 |
| 23 |  | R. Del Castillo | 11 | 2024-25 |  Brest | 2 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | A. Sima | 11 | 2024-25 | Brest | 3 | 226 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 12 | 0 |
| 25 |  | K. Yıldız | 11 | 2024-25 |  Juventus | 2 | 159 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 7 | 2 |
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Europe Top Five 2025-26 Leaders
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Europe Top Five 2025-26 Table
| Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 |
| 2 |  Bournemouth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 |  Tottenham | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 4 |  Sunderland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 |  Man City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 |  Man United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Team | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
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| 1 | Real Madrid | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 |  Barcelona | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 |  Villarreal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 4 |  Espanyol | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 |  Atlético Madrid | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 |  Real Betis | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
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