Which teams are the best at finding their teammates?
Passing accuracy is now seen as one of the most important skills that a team can have in the modern game, particularly since the measurability of such statistics entered into football, with the general wisdom being that the most effective teams are those who are capable of keeping hold of the ball the best.
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Is this really true, however? To find out, we’ve compiled this list of the ten sides from the major European leagues with the highest passing accuracy, with all stats courtesy of WhoScored.com:
10) Swansea City (England – 85.1%)
The Swans have continued the passing style that has defined them since promotion to the Premier League.
9) Juventus (Italy – 86.2%)
Juventus have made a perfect start to the Serie A campaign despite being without the injured Andrea Pirlo.
8) Manchester United (England – 86.3%)
Have lost three games out of eight under Louis van Gaal, but the United ship now seems to be steadying.
7) Arsenal (England – 86.8%)
The Gunners have been accurate in their passing but already trailing Chelsea by nine points in the race for the title.
6) AS Roma (86.9%)
Have started the season in fine form and were extremely unlucky to lose their last Serie A game to Juventus.
5) Manchester City (87%)
City have returned to form after a shock Premier League defeat to Stoke City and are clinging to the coattails of Chelsea.
4) Real Madrid (87.3%)
Shock defeats to Real Sociedad and Atletico have left them with La Liga ground to make up, but Real sure can pass a ball.
3) Bayern Munich (87.6%)
Summer signing Xabi Alonso has completed the most passes out of any player in Europe so far this season.
2) Barcelona (88.4%)
The fact that Barcelona do not top this list hints towards a slight different style being employed by Luis Enrique.
1) Paris Saint Germain (89.4%)
PSG have dropped points in Ligue 1 due to a number of frustrating draws, but it certainly isn’t down to a lack of passing accuracy.