Verratti passes the ball to Messi 20 times per game, ranking first in Ligue 1

According to the official Ligue 1, Paris player Verratti passes the ball to Messi 20 times per game on average, ranking first in Ligue 1 this season. The two are the only pair on the list that has nothing to do with defensive players.

In 1139 minutes of playing time, Verratti passed 252 times for Messi, with an average of 20 passes per 90 minutes, ranking first in Ligue 1. In second and third place is Nice's centre-back combination, with Todibo passing the ball 527 times for Dante in 2,386 minutes, an average of 20 per 90 minutes. Dante made 467 passes for Todibo in 2,386 minutes, an average of 18 per 90 minutes. In the top 10 list, only Verratti, who is at the top of the list, passed the ball for Messi, and neither of them was a defender. In fourth place is Dante's average of 17 passes per game for left-back Melvin Barr. Paris Saint-Germain's central defender, Marquinhos and Kim Pembe, ranked sixth with the former passing the latter 16 times per game. The playing time of all players included in the statistics is greater than 1000 minutes.