Five players with the best passing accuracy in Europe’s top leagues for 2014/15: Shock inclusion from England

2. Thiago Motta – PSG

Pass accuracy: 92.9%

The veteran Brazilian has been the rock in the middle of PSG’s midfield for their latest title defence. Too immobile to do anything too fancy, his rating is so high because he is adept at playing it safe. There’s nothing wrong with that at all, but it takes the sheen off the clearly impressive number.