'Best defender of this World Cup': Barca fans hail Christensen despite Denmark's World Cup elimination

Barcelona defender Andreas Christensen was eliminated from the World Cup after his Denmark side suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Australia in their final group game on Wednesday.

The centre-back was arguably their best player on the day, passing the ball forward really well and being solid defensively solid again. Here are his stats from the game.

109 Touches

89/96 Passes

6/6 Long Balls

10 Passes Into Final Third

0 Times Dispossessed

2 Tackles

1 Block

4 Clearances

1 Interception

 4/5 Ground Duels Won

3/4 Aerials Won

9 Ball Recoveries

 0 Times Dribbled Past

1 Foul Won

Barca fans have been impressed by what they’ve seen from the centre-back, as they reacted on Twitter.