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Manchester City defender leads the way in Champions League best XI

by Ben McAleer at Thursday, Sep 14 2017 09:54
Manchester City defender leads the way in Champions League best XI There were 54 goals scored across the opening 16 games of the 2017/18 Champions League season, an average 3.38 per game. Needless to say, Europe’s elite club competition returned with a bang. Four of the representatives in the first team of the week scored two or more goals in their respective...
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European Team of the Season: ST - Edin Dzeko (Roma)

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 31 2017 17:00
European Team of the Season: ST - Edin Dzeko (Roma) In Roma’s 3-2 win over Genoa on Sunday, a match that will forever be remembered as Francesco Totti’s final game for the Serie A giants, striker Edin Dzeko netted his 29th goal of the season, becoming the first Roma player to reach the figure since Rodolfo Volk in the 1930/31 campaign. It...
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European Team of the Season: FWL - Neymar (Barcelona)

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 31 2017 15:15
European Team of the Season: FWL - Neymar (Barcelona) Just pipping Lionel Messi to top spot as the highest rated player in Europe’s top five leagues this season was the irrepressible Neymar, who gained a WhoScored.com rating of 8.52.Many may have criticised the Brazil international over the course of the season, with a foolish red card in the 2-0...
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European Team of the Season: AM - Eden Hazard (Chelsea)

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 31 2017 14:30
European Team of the Season: AM - Eden Hazard (Chelsea) Having played a starring role in Chelsea’s Premier League title win, Eden Hazard earns a place in the European team of the season with his WhoScored.com rating (7.81) better than any other Premier League player and the sixth best in Europe’s top five leagues this term. The Belgium intern...
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European Team of the Season: FWR - Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, May 31 2017 13:45
European Team of the Season: FWR - Lionel Messi (Barcelona) It wouldn’t quite be a European team of the season without Lionel Messi, who scored more goals (37) than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues this term.There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the mercurial Argentine, who continues to astound and amaze for Barcelona. T...
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European Team of the Season: AMC - Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig)

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 31 2017 13:00
European Team of the Season: AMC - Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) As far as first seasons in a major European league go, Emil Forsberg made the step up to the Bundesliga with consummate ease. Creator in chief for a RB Leipzig side that can claim to have done the same thing, exceeding expectations, the Sweden international is now believed to be the subject of inter...
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European Team of the Season: MC - Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)

by Martin Laurence at Wednesday, May 31 2017 11:35
European Team of the Season: MC - Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich) As Bayern cantered to another Bundesliga title, the orchestrator of their success and indeed their play was in little doubt. While Lewandowski ended the campaign with the Golden Boot once more and there was a renaissance from Ribery and, in particular, Robben, Thiago Alcantara was at the heart of ev...
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European Team of the Season: DC - Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City)

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 30 2017 16:55
European Team of the Season: DC - Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City) Featuring alongside Federico Fazio at the heart of the defence in WhoScored.com’s European team of the season is compatriot Nicolas Otamendi. The Manchester City man earned a rating of 7.49 this past campaign with his proactive approach helping to earn such a figure.While Otamendi has his doub...
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European Team of the Season: DC - Federico Fazio (Roma)

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, May 30 2017 16:00
European Team of the Season: DC - Federico Fazio (Roma) “Everyone in Italy is shocked and surprised that you’ve been playing so well,” was a backhanded compliment from one reporter to Federico Fazio this season. The gargantuan Argentine excelled for Roma this season to earn a WhoScored.com rating of 7.50.Time and time again, the 30-year...
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European Team of the Season: DL - Alex Sandro (Juventus)

by Martin Laurence at Tuesday, May 30 2017 15:24
European Team of the Season: DL - Alex Sandro (Juventus) There’s little wonder why Alex Sandro is believed to be the target of numerous interested parties this summer, though it would take a huge fee to convince Juventus to sell.The left-back has been a standout performer for the Old Lady all season long, with his consistency marking the Brazilian o...
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