In his breakout season, Vinicius Júnior was one of the most game-changing players in the world. With his technical ability and speed, Vini was one of the surprises that helped Real Madrid win the title this season.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Vinicius Júnior | 8.21 | Back 4 | 2588 | Real Madrid |
| Daniel Parejo | 7.99 | Back 4 | 2704 | Villarreal |
| Iker Muniain | 7.87 | Back 4 | 2785 | Athletic Club |
| Yannick Carrasco | 7.76 | Back 4 | 888 | Atlético Madrid |
| Ousmane Dembélé | 7.74 | Back 4 | 1220 | Barcelona |
| Pedri | 7.74 | Back 4 | 885 | Barcelona |
| Sergio Busquets | 7.71 | Back 4 | 3018 | Barcelona |
| Luka Modrić | 7.67 | Back 4 | 1942 | Real Madrid |
| Casemiro | 7.57 | Back 4 | 2509 | Real Madrid |
| Nabil Fekir | 7.57 | Back 4 | 2794 | Real Betis |
| Frenkie de Jong | 7.53 | Back 4 | 2311 | Barcelona |
| Sergi Darder | 7.49 | Back 4 | 2855 | Espanyol |
| Toni Kroos | 7.46 | Back 4 | 2103 | Real Madrid |
| David Silva | 7.35 | Back 4 | 1561 | Real Sociedad |
| Sergio Canales | 7.32 | Back 4 | 2791 | Real Betis |
| Thomas Lemar | 7.21 | Back 5 | 677 | Atlético Madrid |
| Mikel Merino | 7.19 | Back 4 | 2800 | Real Sociedad |
| Lucas Torró | 7.19 | Back 5 | 515 | Osasuna |
| Denis Suárez | 7.17 | Back 4 | 2819 | Celta Vigo |
| Gonçalo Guedes | 7.17 | Back 4 | 701 | Valencia |
| Brais Méndez | 7.16 | Back 4 | 2841 | Celta Vigo |
| Óscar Trejo | 7.10 | Back 4 | 1879 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 7.07 | Back 5 | 1352 | Atlético Madrid |
| Geoffrey Kondogbia | 7.06 | Back 4 | 647 | Atlético Madrid |
| Santi Comesaña | 7.03 | Back 4 | 2682 | Rayo Vallecano |
| Yannick Carrasco | 7.03 | Back 5 | 590 | Atlético Madrid |
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);
Data from FBref.