3) Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)
They say that to know the true value of someone, absence works better than presence. Whenever Dani Carvajal doesn’t play a game, his importance to the team becomes glaringly apparent. While Danilo is a decent right-back, he is nowhere near Carvajal’s level—who actually makes Gareth Bale a better player with his support.
Real Madrid are going through a good patch of form—something that sees them challenging for the league title as well as playing in the final of the Champions League—and the young Spaniard has been one of the catalysts for that.
With 4 assists under his name and many more pre-assists for that matter, he is the best attacking right-back in the world. He also makes 1.2 crosses-per-game and 1.4 key passes to top off his brilliance.
Defensively, his positioning might not be as sound, but he is not terrible either. In fact, he makes 1.5 tackles, 1.8 interception and 1.4 clearances every game—numbers that are really good for an attacking right-back.
