With extremely high average ratings when playing in a Back 5 defense, PSG players clearly played better when using this type of defense.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Marco Verratti | 9.11 | Back 5 | 446 | PSG |
| Neymar | 8.97 | Back 5 | 359 | PSG |
| Joshua Kimmich | 8.50 | Back 4 | 720 | Bayern Munich |
| Rodri | 8.40 | Back 5 | 603 | Manchester City |
| João Mário | 8.29 | Back 4 | 861 | Benfica |
| Kevin De Bruyne | 8.29 | Back 5 | 452 | Manchester City |
| Leroy Sané | 8.25 | Back 4 | 440 | Bayern Munich |
| Jude Bellingham | 8.21 | Back 4 | 630 | Dortmund |
| Bernardo Silva | 8.21 | Back 5 | 630 | Manchester City |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 8.14 | Back 4 | 692 | Napoli |
| Federico Valverde | 8.08 | Back 4 | 967 | Real Madrid |
| Vinicius Júnior | 8.03 | Back 4 | 972 | Real Madrid |
| Pierre Højbjerg | 7.91 | Back 5 | 624 | Tottenham |
| Sadio Mané | 7.90 | Back 4 | 431 | Bayern Munich |
| İlkay Gündoğan | 7.84 | Back 5 | 582 | Manchester City |
| Julian Brandt | 7.83 | Back 4 | 472 | Dortmund |
| Piotr Zielinski | 7.82 | Back 4 | 603 | Napoli |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | 7.75 | Back 5 | 503 | Tottenham |
| Zambo Anguissa | 7.74 | Back 4 | 650 | Napoli |
| Pedri | 7.72 | Back 4 | 401 | Barcelona |
| Amine Harit | 7.67 | Back 5 | 359 | Marseille |
| Rodri | 7.65 | Back 4 | 302 | Manchester City |
| Jorginho | 7.57 | Back 5 | 328 | Chelsea |
| Enzo Fernández | 7.55 | Back 4 | 427 | Benfica |
| Jack Grealish | 7.53 | Back 5 | 594 | Manchester City |
| Robert Ljubicic | 7.52 | Back 5 | 450 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Rafa Silva | 7.50 | Back 4 | 738 | Benfica |
| Daichi Kamada | 7.49 | Back 5 | 524 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Tjaronn Chery | 7.44 | Back 5 | 270 | Maccabi Haifa |
| Heorhii Sudakov | 7.43 | Back 4 | 480 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| İlkay Gündoğan | 7.43 | Back 4 | 412 | Manchester City |
| Jordan Henderson | 7.42 | Back 4 | 277 | Liverpool |
| Marko Grujić | 7.41 | Back 4 | 270 | Porto |
| Rodrygo | 7.35 | Back 4 | 546 | Real Madrid |
| Toni Kroos | 7.34 | Back 4 | 838 | Real Madrid |
| Mason Mount | 7.27 | Back 5 | 312 | Chelsea |
| Kingsley Coman | 7.26 | Back 4 | 459 | Bayern Munich |
| Rafael Leão | 7.26 | Back 4 | 730 | Milan |
| Mohamed Salah | 7.24 | Back 4 | 511 | Liverpool |
| Luka Modrić | 7.22 | Back 4 | 743 | Real Madrid |
| Jamal Musiala | 7.20 | Back 4 | 435 | Bayern Munich |
| Vitinha | 7.19 | Back 5 | 400 | PSG |
| Stephen Eustáquio | 7.18 | Back 4 | 594 | Porto |
| Mateo Kovačić | 7.16 | Back 5 | 621 | Chelsea |
| Christopher Nkunku | 7.13 | Back 4 | 562 | RB Leipzig |
| Galeno | 7.13 | Back 4 | 563 | Porto |
| Valentin Rongier | 7.09 | Back 5 | 471 | Marseille |
| Leon Goretzka | 7.07 | Back 4 | 516 | Bayern Munich |
| Otávio | 7.03 | Back 4 | 526 | Porto |
| Phil Foden | 7.01 | Back 4 | 286 | Manchester City |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the season: 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.