Barcelona star has best duel rate in La Liga this season | OneFootball

A statistic highlighting the excellence of Barcelona star Iñigo Martínez in one-on-one situations this season has come to the fore online.

This comes amid confirmation that the veteran defender leads all of La Liga in ground duel win rate.

Stopper Íñigo is for his part of course in the midst of nothing short of a superb start to the new campaign.

En route to establishing himself as one of the first names on the team sheet of new Barcelona boss Hansi Flick, the 33-year-old has emerged as something of a leader at the back in Catalunya’s capital.

His efforts in possession have been of the highest standard, as showcased by the below statistic:

And, as alluded to above, such excellence has extended to the defensive side of the ball, too.

As per statisticians WhoScored:

‘Iñigo Martínez has the best ground duel win rate (70.6%) in La Liga this season (30+ contested).’

Conor Laird – GSFN