Who has the best minutes-to-assist ratio in Europe?

Anna Woodberry 7 years ago 3.7k
Bernardeschi has been a key provider for his players. AFP

Despite Lionel Messi, Kevin De Bruyne and Neymar providing assists left, right and centre, it's a Juventus winger who in fact has the least minutes-to-assist record in Europe's 'big five' leagues this season.

'Opta' complied a list of the players with the best minutes-to-assists ratio from the Premier League, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga, who have created a minimum of six goals this season.

In a surprise turn of events, Bernardeschi tops the leaderboard, leaving Messi, Neymar and co. trailing in his wake.

We take a look at the top 10:

10. James Rodriguez (Bayern Munich)

187.83 (six assists from 1127 minutes)

9. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

182.58 (12 assists from 2191 minutes)

8. Chris Brunt (West Brom)

171.67 (six assists from 1030 minutes)

7. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

165.5 (14 assists from 2317 minutes)

6. Paul Pogba (Manchester United)

163.11 (nine assists from 1468 minutes)

5. Leroy Sane (Manchester City)

154.8 (ten assists from 1548 minutes)

4. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal)

139.5 (eight assists from 1116 minutes)

3. Neymar (PSG)

137.54 (13 assists from 1788 minutes)

2. Lucas Vazquez (Real Madrid)

135.71 (seven assists from 950 minutes)

1. Federico Bernardeschi (Juventus)

120.83 (six assists from 725 minutes)

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F. Bernardeschi
Paul Pogba
Lucas Vázquez
L. Messi
K. De Bruyne
Leroy Sané
H. Mkhitaryan
C. Brunt
Barcelona
Bayern München
Juventus
Manchester City
Manchester United
Real Madrid
West Bromwich Albion
Premier League
Bundesliga