La Liga, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Serie A were back at it again this past weekend as the top leagues on the continent once more left countless frothing at the mouth with a cadre of scintillating displays across Spain, Germany, France, and Italy.
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📰 Table Of Contents
- 1 GK: Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach)
- 2 RB: Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
- 3 CB: Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
- 4 CB: Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier)
- 5 LB: Nuno Tavares (Marseille)
- 6 CM: Valentin Rongier (Marseille)
- 7 CM: Seko Fofana (RC Lens)
- 8 RW: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana)
- 9 CAM: Charles de Ketelaere (AC Milan)
- 10 LW: Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona)
- 11 ST: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
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GK: Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach)
Borussia Monchengladbach came away with a draw against German Champions Bayern Munich, and had Yann Sommer to thank for not being several goals behind come the full-time whistle.
The Swiss stopper set a new Bundesliga record, making 19 saves as he ensured that the spoils were ultimately shared in a 1-1 draw. In the process, he set a benchmark unlikely to be bettered for some time.
1️⃣9️⃣ SAVES.
Yann Sommer breaks a Bundesliga record in a masterclass away at Bayern 👏🇨🇭
— GiveMeSport (@GiveMeSport) August 28, 2022
RB: Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)
Staying in the Bundesliga, Bayern Leverkusen youngster Jeremie Frimpong played a major role in his side’s comfortable 3-0 win over Mainz 05, their first of the season. The right-back grabbed two goals as they strolled to victory in Germany.
2 – Jeremie Frimpong (21 years 260 days) is the second youngest Dutch player to score a brace in a Bundesliga game, after Willi Lippens in 1966 and 1967. Doppelpack. pic.twitter.com/TnB70a3MmU
— OptaJohan (@OptaJohan) August 27, 2022
CB: Matthias Ginter (SC Freiburg)
Our final foray into the German top flight, Matthias Ginter raised plenty of eyebrows when he left Borussia Monchengladbach to join Freiburg this summer, but starred at the heart of their defence in their most recent 1-0 victory, winning all three of his ground duels and 3 of his 6 aerial duels too.
CB: Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier)
It is not often that, in a 7-0 win, it is a centre back that draws praise, but Cozza’s performance was of the highest quality. The Frenchman netted the fourth goal of Montpellier’s rout of Brest, and kept a clean sheet too, earning him a spot in this week’s team.
25′ Nicolas Cozza makes it 0-4 for @MontpellierHSC!#SB29MHSC pic.twitter.com/bi9GIKFwPV
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) August 28, 2022
LB: Nuno Tavares (Marseille)
He just can’t stop scoring 🫢
Arsenal loanee Nuno Tavares doubles Marseille’s lead with a brilliant effort from outside the box ✨ pic.twitter.com/oEFb2tBeRQ
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 28, 2022
CM: Valentin Rongier (Marseille)
To make it two from Marseille, Valentin Rongier’s metronomic performance in the middle of midfield for Igor Tudor’s side was key to their victory, with the Frenchman creating four chances and managing to win 8 of his 12 ground duels.
Fier d’être marseillais 💙🤍
+3pts bravo l’équipe 💪🏼 @OM_Officiel pic.twitter.com/YyNP3AJREN— Valentin Rongier (@Valrongier28) August 28, 2022
CM: Seko Fofana (RC Lens)
Another week, another brilliant performance from Lens star Seko Fofana, who has amazingly stayed put this summer after last year’s brilliant campaign. The Ivorian found the back of the net to open the scoring with a gorgeous curled finish, while in the Lens engine room he created three chances and made four ball recoveries.
RW: Boulaye Dia (Salernitana)
Boulaye Dia played a starring role for newly promoted Serie A side Salernitana, with the forward grabbing a goal and 2 assists as he helped his side to a 4-0 win over Sampdoria, their first of the season.
As easy as that 🤷♂️@OfficialUSS1919‘s first goal courtesy of Boulaye Dia’s tap in was 👌#SerieA💎 #SalernitanaSamp pic.twitter.com/YvbAO8L1w1
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) August 29, 2022
CAM: Charles de Ketelaere (AC Milan)
De Ketelaere was handed his first start in an AC Milan shirt for their clash with Bologna, and made an instant impact, grabbing the assist for the opening goal of the game. He impressed for the hour he was on the pitch four, creating four chances and completing all of his three dribbles.
Charles De Ketelaere vs Bologna
59 minutes
1 assist
23 passes
74% pass accuracy
4 key passes
2 big chances created
3/3 successful dribbles
1 interception
1/1 aerial won
5/7 duels wonHis first-ever Serie A start. So so promising! 🔴⚫️🇧🇪 pic.twitter.com/G3CURe2cen
— Football Talent Scout – Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) August 27, 2022
LW: Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona)
How grateful Barcelona must feel that Dembele decided to stay, as the Frenchman put on another dazzling display at the Camp Nou on the way to his side’s 4-0 victory over Real Vallodolid.
The Frenchman grabbed two assists, while he also created 4 chances and managed 4 dribbles to go with his 2 successful crosses. An all-round top performance.
With two more assists tonight, Ousmane Dembélé has 13 in his last 17 La Liga matches. Marco Reus (10) is the only other player in the top five European leagues to reach double figures in that time. pic.twitter.com/TXp36JIrTP
— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) August 28, 2022
ST: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)
Robert Lewandowski’s move to Barcelona was always going to guarantee goals, and so it has proved, with the Polish star grabbing two goals in a strong performance for his new side.
His first goals at the Camp Nou were something to behold, showing great athleticism to reach the first before pulling off a stunning backheel to double his tally on the night.
Two fantastic far-post finishes, but who did it better? 🤔
🇵🇱 Robert Lewandowski
🇫🇷 Karim Benzema pic.twitter.com/Y5w4MWMFXH— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) August 29, 2022
