A look at the disciplinary records of players shows that only 5 players committed more than 12 fouls in the group stage of 2023/24 UEFA Champions League (UCL). Interestingly, Arsenal’s Kai Havertz is the footballer on top of the list. How did he do it?...CONTINUE READING
The 2020/21 UCL winner opened his record in the 2023/24 edition with 3 fouls against PSV Eindhoven players. He was flagged down the same number of times when Arsenal visited Lens for their second Champions League game of the season.
The only match in which the German utility player did not commit any foul was in the October 24 clash with Sevilla in Spain. This sas probably because he was involved in 18 minutes of action in the encounter.
Havertz’s highest number of fouls in a Champions League game came in late November. It was the Group B clash with Lens at the Emirates Stadium.
The former Chelsea forward was flagged down 4 times in the match. Interestingly, he scored the opener during the encounter. One notable thing about the Germany international is that he has not received any booking in the tournament.
The player that comes next to Havertz is Lucas Gourna-Douath. This French midfielder committed 14 fouls in the colors of Salzburg during the group stage. Lucas is followed by the trio of Johan Bakayoko (PSV Eindhoven), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) and Diogo Leite (Union Berlin).
It should be noted that Bakayoko is the only other player that has not been booked so far. Gourna-Douath, Camavinga and Leite have received 3, 2 and 1 cautions respectively…CONTINUE READING>>
