Andreas Christensen (26 years old), with a contract until June 2026 and a clause of 500 million euros, reaches Barça treasuring good statistics despite its intermittence in the Chelsea of Tuchel. He stands out for his good positioning, for his agility despite his corpulence, for his good ball output and, above all, for his quick reaction and anticipation in the face of rival pressure. In England they praise him because he knows how to anticipate danger. His numbers prove it. Few fouls and few risk actions.
In the 34 games and 2,584 minutes played in 2021-2022, Christensen he committed only 25 fouls, 15 of them provoked. His solvency is 0.73 per match, at the level of Araujo who with 0.8 has been one of Barça’s best central defenders. The duels won exceed those lost, with 159 (63.1%). In dribbling, he is favored with a 70% success rate every time he faces an opponent. He usually intervenes in almost 6 out of 10 aerial duels, of which he wins more than half (56%).
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His pass reliability is 90.5%, in line with Piqué and above most of the main European central defenders. In long passes, the Dane also exhibits a good numbering with 58.6%, improving to Ruediger with 54.6% although below Eric Garcia, the European top with 69.2%.
The central also dares in attack. Do not tremble when taking a step forward. In his accounting for this campaign, Christensen He has tried the shot on goal 10 times, six of them well directed and one that hit the post. He scored two play goals.
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