Top 10 players with the highest tackles per game in Europe

Gareth Bale of Real Madrid is tackled by Victor Sanchez of Espanyol during the Copa del Rey Quarter Final, first leg match between RCD Espanyol and Real Madrid at Cornella-El Prat Stadium on January 21, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

Tackling is an art, and Espanyol’s Victor Sanchez has clearly mastered it if we go by the statistics as we could see the former Barcelona player averaging an incredible 5.5 tackles per game. He is followed by Sassuolo’s 21-year old defender Luca Antei.

Arturo Vidal is third in the list, and has lesser number of fouls compared to the first two.

Stats Courtesy: WhoScored

Note: Statistics are subject to change.