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In his last season representing Benfica, Grimaldo was the FB with the highest average rating in the league.

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Álex Grimaldo	8.40	Back 4	2941	Benfica
Pedro Malheiro	7.39	Back 4	1699	Boavista
Pepê	7.27	Back 4	966	Porto
Pedro Porro	7.17	Back 5	1074	Sporting CP
Alexander Bah	7.13	Back 4	1878	Benfica
Gilberto	7.12	Back 4	772	Benfica
Hernán de la Fuente	7.12	Back 4	530	Famalicão
Pedro Amaral	7.06	Back 5	502	Rio Ave
Nuno Sequeira	7.04	Back 4	1980	Braga

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;

Data from FBref.

In a title-winning season, Benfica’s captain – Nicolás Otamendi – was the CB with the highest average rating in the league.

Player	Rating	Defense	Minutes Played	Team
Nicolás Otamendi	7.94	Back 4	2773	Benfica
Gonçalo Inácio	7.84	Back 5	2366	Sporting CP
Matheus Reis	7.62	Back 5	2034	Sporting CP
André Amaro	7.55	Back 4	450	Vitória Guimarães
Ousmane Diomande	7.54	Back 5	881	Sporting CP
António Silva	7.50	Back 4	2692	Benfica
Tomás Araújo	7.40	Back 4	1826	Gil Vicente FC
Sikou Niakaté	7.35	Back 4	1972	Braga
Morato	7.16	Back 4	646	Benfica
Pepe	7.14	Back 4	1962	Porto
Pedrão	7.13	Back 5	896	Portimonense
Sebastián Coates	7.08	Back 5	2558	Sporting CP
Iván Marcano	7.05	Back 4	2195	Porto

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

– Relegation/Promotion play-off data excluded;

Data from FBref.