The superb begin to the marketing campaign to have been loved by Barcelona star Iñigo Martínez has this weekend been completely summed up in a single statistic.
This comes amid affirmation that the veteran stopper has, statistically, been the standout centre-half in La Liga in 2024/25.
Iñigo has for his a part of course performed a starring function for Barcelona over the early months of the brand new season.
Owing to constant brilliance out and in of possession alike, the 33-year-old has established himself as one of many first names on the workforce sheet of boss Hansi Flick.
Iñigo, all instructed, has featured from the off in all however one among Barca’s fixtures en path to a spot atop the Spanish top-flight desk.
And, as alluded to above, alongside the way in which, the previous Athletic Membership man has confirmed himself the division’s easiest in his place.
As per statisticians DataMB, bearing in mind all facets of the sport, Iñigo is ‘the very best performing centre-back in La Liga up to now this season’.
The Blaugrana standout leads Actual Sociedad’s Nayef Aguerd in 2nd, with Pau Cubarsí joined by Actual Madrid stalwart Antonio Rüdiger in third.
Highest performing centre-backs in La Liga up to now this season ⚔️
🇪🇸🥇 Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona, 33) — 91🇲🇦🥈 Nayef Aguerd (Actual Sociedad, 28) — 89🇪🇸🥉 Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona, 17) — 88🇩🇪🥉 Antonio Rüdiger (Actual Madrid, 31) — 88🇳🇱🏅 Daley Blind (Girona, 34) — 84
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Conor Laird – GSFN