The best players in La Liga according to stats

Top Tacklers

Tackling is one of the most important parts of the game and these players have not been afraid to put their foot in and win the ball back for their respective teams. A peculiar aspect of this list is the fact that not even a single Real Madrid and Barcelona player make it to the top 10.

On-loan Real Madrid youngster Marcos Llorente is on top of this list with an incredible 80 tackles followed by Malaga’s Ignacio Camacho. Other famous footballers on this list include Real Sociedad’s defensive midfielder Illaramendi and Atletico Madrid full-back Filipe Luis.

Here are the top 10 tacklers in La Liga so far:

Marcos Llorente (Deportivo Alaves) – 80 tackles

Ignacio Camacho (Malaga) – 79 tackles

Sergio Alvarez (Sporting Gijon) – 78 tackles

Gabi (Atletico Madrid) – 77 tackles

Sanjuro Oier (Osasuna) – 76 tackles

Dani Garcia (Eibar) – 74 tackles

Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid) – 74 tackles

Petros (Real Betis) – 72 tackles

Roberto Rosales (Malaga) – 71 tackles

Asier Illaramendi (Real Sociedad) – 70 tackles

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