Technique, liveliness, speed, feints... players capable of eliminating their opponents once again put on a show in Ligue 1 Conforama's season 2018-19. But who were the very best?

Saint-Maximin, King Dribbler

The one who hit the most dribbles that season was Allan Saint-Maximin. The OGC Nice winger racked up an impressive total of 122 dribbles. Eliminating one Ligue 1 Conforama opponent every 24 minutes on average.

The only other player in the league with more than 100 successful dribbles was Toulouse FC captain Max-Alain Gradel (107), while PSG's Neymar completed the podium with 91 dribbles in 17 matches - that's one every 16 minutes, a league-high average.

OGC Nice's Algerian international full-back Youcef Atal finished fourth (88), but Le Gym are not the only club with two players in this top 10, as Angers SCO also boast two entries.  Midfielder Jeff Reine-Adélaïde was seventh (68 successful dribbles) while Flavien Tait came in at tenth (62).

Also noteworthy is the 5th place of Hatem Ben Arfa (80), who beat out competition from Nîmes' Sada Thioub (70). The rest of the top 10 includes Marcus Thuram in eighth (67 dribbles) and Rémy Cabella in ninth (63).

The Top 10 dribblers in 2018-19:

1. Allan Saint-Maximin (OGC Nice): 122 successful dribbles

2. Max-Alain Gradel (Toulouse FC): 107

3. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain PSG): 91

4. Youcef Atal (OGC Nice): 88

5. Hatem Ben Arfa (Stade Rennais): 80

6. Sada Thioub (Nîmes Olympique): 70

7. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Angers SCO): 68

8. Marcus Thuram (EA Guingamp): 67

9. Rémy Cabella (AS Saint-Etienne): 63

10. Flavien Tait (Angers SCO): 62

Neymar gets his record

Out injured for long stretches, Neymar only played 17 Ligue 1 games that season. But that was enough to set two records in a single match, when PSG absolutely thrashed EA Guingamp 9-0 on 21 January (9-0). On that exceptional day, PSG's No. 10 attempted 19 dribbles, pulling off 16 of them to set a new record for successful dribbles in one match.

His German team-mate Julian Draxler may not have amassed the same totals as the top three, but the former Schalke man had the highest success rate among players who completed at least 40 dribbles that season, hitting a stunning 83.3% of his dribbles in France's top flight.