Chelsea star Eden Hazard is the best dribbler in Europe's top five leagues ahead of Neymar and Lionel Messi... while Paul Pogba ranks 12th
2018/02/26 12:15:10dailymail.co.uk
Chelsea's Eden Hazard is the best dribbler in Europe's top five leagues, superior to Neymar and Lionel Messi, according to the latest research by the CIES Football Observatory.

The Belgian star came out on top when calculations were made using a formula that multiplied the average number of dribbles per game with the percentage of successful ones.

According to the data, Hazard averages 6.4 successful dribbles per 90 minutes in Premier League fixture, with 75 per cent of his dribbles ending with a successful outcome such as a pass to a team-mate, a shot or a goal.


Chelsea star Eden Hazard is the leading dribbler in the big five European leagues


75 per cent of Hazard's dribbles have a successful outcome, according to this season's stats


Hazard ranks higher for dribbling stats than PSG's Brazilian star Neymar


Barcelona's Lionel Messi came in third on the CIES Football Observatory ranking

TOP DRIBBLERS IN EUROPE'S BIG FIVE LEAGUES
Player Team Successful dribbles per
league match % of successful dribbles CIES Index score
Eden Hazard Chelsea 6.4 75 100
Neymar PSG 7.3 62 94
Lionel Messi Barcelona 5.5 62 70
Tanguy Ndombele Lyon 3.7 74 56
Mousa Dembele Tottenham 3 88 56
Papu Gomez Atalanta 3.7 71 55
Arthur Masuaku West Ham 4.3 59 53
Sofiane Boufal Southampton 4.6 53 51
Mario Lamina Southampton 3 79 49
Nabil Fekir Lyon 3.4 70 49
Allan Saint-Maximin Nice 4.1 55 47
Andre Carrillo Watford 3.4 65 46
Paul Pogba Man United 3 73 46
Source: CIES
Hazard has scored 15 goals in all competitions for Chelsea this season and has created a further 11 goals for his team-mates.

The overall score placed Hazard just ahead of Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian Neymar, who tries more dribbles during games on average but loses possession more often.

Neymar's percentage of successful dribbles this season is identical to that of his former Barcelona team-mate Messi at 62 per cent.

The player with the highest percentage of successful dribbles is Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele, but the stats show the Belgian is less likely to attempt them.

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