UEFA Champions League teams ranked by best possession percentage (Season 2025/26) – 05.01.2026
UEFA Champions League teams ranked by best possession percentage (Season 2025/26)
- Date: 05.01.2026
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- UEFA Champions League teams ranked by best possession percentage (Season 2025/26)
Which team will finish the season as the top ranked by best possession percentage in UEFA Champions League?
Which teams are really the best in this category?
Passing is a lost art form in football, but these teams on the list try to keep the tradition going.
There are thousands of relevant statistics that we could take away from the season so far, and some would argue that the most important statistic is the one that tells us who’s at the top of the league.
But today we are looking at the teams ranked by best possession percentage in UEFA Champions League of the season so far. Let’s see.
| Team | P% |
|---|---|
| 1. Paris Saint-Germain | 67.2 |
| 2. Barcelona | 63.7 |
| 3. Manchester City | 61.4 |
| 4. Real Madrid | 58.0 |
| 5. Borussia Dortmund | 57.4 |
| 6. Liverpool | 56.7 |
| 7. Inter | 56.2 |
| 8. Bayern Munich | 56.1 |
| 9. Chelsea | 55.3 |
| 10. Bodoe/Glimt | 54.5 |
| 11. PSV Eindhoven | 53.9 |
| 12. Marseille | 53.8 |
| 13. Arsenal | 53.3 |
| 14. Galatasaray | 51.4 |
| 15. Ajax | 51.1 |
| 16. Atletico Madrid | 50.8 |
| 17. Tottenham | 49.7 |
| 18. Sporting CP | 49.6 |
| 19. Newcastle | 49.2 |
| 20. Napoli | 49.0 |
| 21. Juventus | 48.8 |
| 22. Atalanta | 47.6 |
| 23. Bayer Leverkusen | 46.5 |
| 24. Slavia Prague | 45.8 |
| 25. Benfica | 45.8 |
| 26. Olympiacos | 44.8 |
| 27. Qarabag FK | 44.6 |
| 28. Club Brugge | 43.9 |
| 29. Kairat Almaty | 43.9 |
| 30. Villarreal | 43.9 |
| 31. FC Copenhagen | 43.6 |
| 32. Athletic Club | 43.5 |
| 33. Monaco | 43.3 |
| 34. Eintracht Frankfurt | 38.3 |
| 35. Pafos FC | 36.9 |
| 36. Union St.Gilloise | 36.4 |
P% = Possession Percentage
* A list of the teams ranked by best possession percentage in UEFA Champions League (Season 2025/26).
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Site expert for statistical analysis and avid fan of all European football. Nikola Horvat has written for various Italian football portals and now he writes for Euro Football Rumours. He is a sports and travel aficionado and has lived in three continents – North America, South America and Europe. The languages that Nikola knows are Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian, English, and Spanish.
