Nuno Mendes or Lucas Hernández, Paris Saint Germain 2025-26: who was the better Defender? Minutes: Nuno Mendes 1251, Lucas Hernández 1747; Tackles per 90: Nuno Mendes 1.80, Lucas Hernández 1.29; Duels won: Nuno Mendes 56 %, Lucas Hernández 57 %; Times dribbled past per 90: Nuno Mendes 0.65, Lucas Hernández 0.41; Interceptions per 90: Nuno Mendes 1.08, Lucas Hernández 1.03.

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Nuno Mendes or Lucas Hernández, Paris Saint Germain 2025-26: who was the better Defender?

Ligue 1 · 2025-26

Stat	Nuno Mendes	Lucas Hernández
Minutes	1251	1747
Tackles per 90	1.80	1.29
Duels won	56 %	57 %
Times dribbled past per 90	0.65	0.41
Interceptions per 90	1.08	1.03

Nuno Mendes
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Lucas Hernández: Defender B (percentile 58), against C (percentile 42) for Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes has more tackles per 90, but Lucas Hernández is dribbled past less and wins more in the air.

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Nuno Mendes averages more tackles per 90 (1.80 to 1.29), but raw volume is misleading. Lucas Hernández proves more reliable defensively, getting dribbled past less often (0.41 per 90) and winning a higher share of duels.

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