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Champions League

TOP PERFORMING CBs: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 21-22

In the first season without the away goal advantage, Real Madrid was crowned champion for the 14th time. In spite of the several comebacks done by Real Madrid, the 21-22 CL had a diverse list for the top performing CBs.

PlayerRatingDefenseMinutes PlayedTeam
Mykola Matviyenko8.95Back 4270Shakhtar Donetsk
Dayot Upamecano8.44Back 4540Bayern Munich
Lisandro Martínez8.40Back 4720Ajax
Antonio Rüdiger8.17Back 5840Chelsea
Virgil van Dijk7.82Back 4810Liverpool
Jules Koundé7.73Back 4450Sevilla
Ibrahima Konaté7.64Back 4720Liverpool
Thiago Silva7.53Back 5750Chelsea
John Stones7.52Back 4540Manchester City
Aymeric Laporte7.51Back 4791Manchester City
Bonucci7.51Back 4534Juventus
Joël Matip7.44Back 4630Liverpool
Andreas Christensen7.39Back 5601Chelsea
Yaroslav Rakitskiy7.37Back 5430Zenit
Jérôme Onguéné7.33Back 4436Red Bull Salzburg
Milan Škriniar7.26Back 5720Inter
Marlon7.24Back 4450Shakhtar Donetsk
Diego Carlos7.23Back 4539Sevilla
Jurriën Timber7.22Back 4572Ajax
Éder Militão7.15Back 41074Real Madrid
Rafael Tolói7.10Back 5360Atalanta
Mats Hummels7.08Back 4355Dortmund

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the competition: 270 minutes (equivalent to 3 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

– CL Qualifying Round data excluded;

Data from FBref.