Juventus, Real Madrid and Basel players also feature.
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Goalscorers generally receive the majority of the praise in football, but the men who create their chances are arguably more important.
Here are the 10 players who carved out the most chances during this season’s Champions League group phase…
10. Marcelo (Real Madrid) – 14 key passes leading to a shot on target in 388 minutes
9. Markel Susaeta (Athletic Bilbao) – 14 key passes leading to a shot on target in 362 minutes
8. Luca Zuffi (Basel) – 14 key passes leading to a shot on target in 357 minutes
7. Carlos Tevez (Juventus) – 16 key passes leading to a shot on target in 540 minutes
6. Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen) – 17 key passes leading to a shot on target in 533 minutes
5. Nani (Sporting Lisbon [on loan from Manchester United]) – 17 key passes leading to a shot on target in 449 minutes
4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – 17 key passes leading to a shot on target in 356 minutes
3. Koke (Atletico Madrid) – 18 key passes leading to a shot on target in 540 minutes
2. Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea) – 19 key passes leading to a shot on target in 492 minutes
1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 23 key passes leading to a shot on target in 517 minutes
