Infographic: The 10 best defenders in the Champions League

Come on now, don't tell us you haven't yet felt that burning desire to tell us what you think about our annual list of the world's 100 best footballers. (Not had a peek yet? We won't shame you, there's still plenty of time to crack on.)

We've also been bringing you additional features – and below you'll find an infographic of the Champions League's most effective defensive players over the last 12 months. We've looked at appearances, clean sheets and minutes per goal conceded to come up with the 10 players who've shut out the opposition with regularity.

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Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 


By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.