The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 concluded with Paris Saint-Germain crowned as the best team in Europe. The tournament, featuring a new format, saw a host of standout performances, surprises, disappointments, and dominant displays. Here, we focus on the latter—the players who truly shone.

With data provided by BeSoccer Pro, this report offers a detailed overview of the players who led in absolute figures across a wide range of statistics, from basic to more advanced metrics, showcasing those who made the biggest impact in this season's Champions League.

The 2024/25 Champions League stats kings

GOALS

Serhou Guirassy and Raphinha (13 each). They share the Golden Shoe, finishing ahead of Lewandowski and Harry Kane (11).

ASSISTS

Raphinha (8). The Barcelona forward topped Ousmane Dembele (6) and Zappacosta, De Ketelaere, Julian Brandt and Achraf Hakimi (5 each).

GOALS OFF THE BENCH

A four-way tie at three goals between Jonathan David (Lille), Radonjic (Red Star Belgrade), Marco Asensio (PSG/Aston Villa) and Angel Correa (Atletico).

GOALS CONCEDED

Dominik Takac (27). The Slovan Bratislava goalkeeper conceded 27 goals in eight matches.

YELLOW CARDS

Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) and Alvaro Carreras (Benfica) each received five yellow cards.

RED CARDS

No player was sent off more than once, but there were a total of 31 red cards issued.

CLEAN SHEETS

Yann Sommer (7). The Inter Milan goalkeeper kept seven clean sheets in 14 matches, ahead of David Raya and Gianluigi Donnarumma with six each.

SUCCESSFUL DRIBBLES

Lamine Yamal (77). He surpassed Ousmane Dembele (59), Vinicius Jr (55) and Michael Olise (54).

OFFSIDES

Lois Openda and Marcus Thuram (12 each). The Leipzig and Inter forwards were flagged offside more times than Pavlidis (11), Undav and Guirassy (10).

FOULS SUFFERED

Marcus Thuram (27), followed by Jude Bellingham and Nuno Mendes (26 each).

SHOTS

Ousmane Dembele (62), ahead of Kylian Mbappe (51) and Harry Kane and Raphinha (49 each).

SHOTS ON TARGET

Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe (27 each). Lamine Yamal was third with 25.

AERIALS DUELS WON

Luuk de Jong (65), with Nicolas Otamendi (55) and Marquinhos (45) rounding out the top three.

DEFENSIVE DUELS WON

Joao Neves (78), followed by Nuno Mendes (73) and Marquinhos (71).

DISTANCE COVERED

Joao Neves (184.3 kilometres). Teammate Vitinha covered 180.2 km, while Joshua Kimmich registered 178.9 km.

TOP SPEED

Achraf Hakimi set the fastest recorded sprint speed at 36.9 km/h, ahead of Erling Haaland (36.6 km/h) and Kylian Mbappe (36.4 km/h).

FOULS COMMITTED

Joao Neves (24), ahead of Achraf Hakimi (21) and Denzel Dumfries (20).

INTERCEPTIONS

Marquinhos (84). Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava) made 79, and Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica) 78.

BALL RECOVERIES

Willian Pacho (214). The PSG centre-back was followed by Marquinhos (208) and Kim min-Jae (178).

HIGH CLAIMS

Gianluigi Donnarumma (37), with Yann Sommer (30) and Thibaut Courtois (23) behind.

PENALTIES SAVED

Wellenreuther (Feyenoord) and David Raya (Arsenal) each saved two penalties.

FINAL THIRD RECOVERIES

Joao Neves (16), with Kimmich (13), Luuk de Jong and Pedri (10 each) also making the list.

SAVES

Yann Sommer (51). He edged out Thibaut Courtois (50) in the final and left behind Dibu Martinez (47) and Kasper Schmeichel (45).

GOALS PREVENTED

This measures the difference between expected goals and actual goals conceded. Lucas Chevalier led the way with 6.06, ahead of Alisson (4.59), Kelleher (4.14) and Courtois (4.14).

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