Europe’s 25 Biggest Ball Hoarders: Arsenal, Liverpool & Man United Among Top Possession Dominators

These lot love to keep the ball!

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Football today is all about possession – keeping it tires opponents, as well as preventing them from scoring, of course.

Of all the teams in Europe’s top five leagues – La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, the Bundesliga and the Premier League – these 25 teams have had the biggest share of possession on average this season.

25. Lazio – 53.4%

24. Southampton – 55.1%

=22. Lille – 55.2%

=22. Wolfsburg – 55.2%

=20. Liverpool – 55.7%

=20. Tottenham – 55.7%

19. Napoli – 56.0%

18. Chelsea – 56.1%

17. Borussia Dortmund – 56.2%

16. Rayo Vallecano – 56.6%

15. Celta Vigo – 57.0%

14. Real Madrid – 57.1%

13. Lyon – 57.5%

12. Everton – 57.8%

11. Manchester United – 57.9%

10. Fiorentina – 58.0%

9. Marseille – 58.1%

8. Inter – 58.4%

7. Manchester City – 58.8%

6. Arsenal – 60.3%

5. Juventus – 60.7%

4. Roma – 62.0%

3. PSG – 65.4%

2. Barcelona – 70.0%

1. Bayern Munich – 70.7%