European Team of the Week | November 4-6

GK: Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia Calcio)

Eyeing a trio to Qatar with the Polish squad in just a matter of days, Spezia’s Bartlomiej Dragowski was fantastic in goal for the Ligurians at the weekend. A late Olivier Giroud goal consigned them to a 2-1 away loss at AC Milan, but Dragowski was a key reason why they nearly bagged a vital point.

Bartłomiej Drągowski on his chances at playing at the World Cup in Qatar: 💬

“I for sure hope to be there, but at the same time I also have no illusions that I’ll play. It’s almost impossible. Everyone by now knows that the undisputed number one is Szczęsny.”

(Il Secolo XIX) pic.twitter.com/YlKAfY71D6

— PSN Futbol (@PSN_Futbol) October 14, 2022

RB: Giovanni González (Real Club Deportivo Mallorca)

In form at the right time for Mallorca and with a chance at going to the World Cup on the cards, Giovanni González put in another good display for the Balaeric outfit at the weekend in a 2-0 win that saw him turn provider once again, keeping the club in the mid-table fight.

Giovanni González is emerging as a surprise candidate to be on Uruguay’s World Cup squad.

The right-back has assisted a goal in both of his last 2 appearances for Mallorca.

González is a well-balanced defender, who has 16 Uruguay caps. pic.twitter.com/jvQ8ozN7aI

— Warriors of Uruguay (@UruguayanHeroes) November 6, 2022

CB: Gerard Piqué (Futbol Club Barcelona)

A clean sheet on his last appearance for Barcelona in a home win at Camp Nou is the way Gerard Piqué would have wanted to call time on his storied career for Barcelona. There may have been better than him this weekend (though he was good), but this is our way of saying thank you.

Gerard Piqué: “In life, when you get older, you realize that sometimes to love is to let go. I’m convinced that I’ll be here again in the future”. 🔵🔴

“I love Barça. That’s why I consider it’s the right moment to go. This is not a goodbye. I was born here, I’ll die here”. pic.twitter.com/ubmNqKrfGy

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 5, 2022

CB: Samuel Gigot (Olympique de Marseille)

Samuel Gigot pushed Marseille over the line and back to winning ways at the weekend against Olympique Lyonnais with a strong all-around performance that he capped off with his headed match-winner two minutes before the half-time interval.

Just before halftime, Samuel Gigot scored the 1-0 for Marseille! 🙌🔥

🍿 Catch Marseille vs. Lyon LIVE now on beIN SPORTS.#OMOL 🇫🇷 #Ligue1

pic.twitter.com/EfQ14hJsL1

— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) November 6, 2022

LB: Youcef Belaïli (Athletic Club Ajaccio)

Ajaccio was one of only two teams in the bottom half of the Ligue 1 table to bag wins at the weekend, with Youcef Belaïli putting in an excellent shift for the Corsican outfit that featured a brace from the penalty spot while he also turned provider for another. Excellent.

Could Youcef Belaili be the x-factor that keeps Ajaccio in Ligue 1? 2 goals and an assist in beating Strasbourg 4-2 this weekend suggests he might be. 🇩🇿pic.twitter.com/LXNLWmTQsj

— Get French Football News (@GFFN) November 7, 2022

CM: Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Back to bite the hand that once fed him, Leverkusen’s Robert Andrich put in an all-action display against former employers Union Berlin at the weekend and chipped in with a goal to top off a strong performance in a 5-0 thrashing.

🎙️ Robert Andrich was on target in #B04FCU, helping @Bayer04_EN to a big #Bundesliga win over his former club on #MD13… pic.twitter.com/m06xAw0zMc

— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) November 6, 2022

CM: Mohamed Camara (Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club)

Mohamed Camara vs. Toulouse:

-3 key passes
-39/42 passes completed
-2/2 long balls completed
-1/1 cross completed
-3/3 successful dribbles completed
-11/14 ground duels won
-4 fouls won
-4 tackles
-2 interceptions@bethlimb on Monaco’s Malian midfielder: https://t.co/ZhSjAs3MBX pic.twitter.com/HMlNO0Cin5

— Breaking The Lines (@BTLvid) November 6, 2022

RW: Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Moussa Diaby is back in business and the timing could not have been sweeter for Leverkusen’s French international winger after he bagged a brace of goals in a second-half blitz against Union Berlin, with a trip to Qatar still a possibility.

56′ 2-0 ⚽️
58′ 3-0 ⚽️

Whatever @XabiAlonso said to @MoussaDiaby_19 at half-time, it worked! 🤩#B04FCU | #Bundesliga | #MD13 pic.twitter.com/k6kRYahNVp

— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) November 6, 2022

LW: Filip Kostic (Juventus Football Club)

Star Serbian international Filip Kostic has, expectedly, been superb since his arrival from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer and remains consistent in what he does back; supply. A brace of assists in the Derby d’Italia against rivals Inter Milan capped off a fantastic outing.

🔎 | FOCUS

Filip Kostić v Inter:

👌 52 touches
🅰️ 2 assists
🎁 3 big chances created
🔑 3 key passes
👟 29/35 accurate passes
💨 1/1 successful dribbles
⚔️ 2/4 duels won
🪵 1 woodwork hit
📈 8.6 Sofascore rating

Our Derby d’Italia man of the match! 🌟#JuveInter pic.twitter.com/y1HA95QXlG

— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) November 6, 2022

CF: Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen)

Czech starlet Adam Hlozek is up and running at the BayArena under new boss Xabi Alonso after the former Sparta Prague academy product led the line to the tune of a goal and an assist as Leverkusen humbled Union Berlin with a 5-0 drubbing at home.

Adam scores his first @Bundesliga_EN goal! 👏#B04FCU I 4-0 I 68‘ pic.twitter.com/dR7JIakYFP

— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) November 6, 2022

CF: Youssoufa Moukoko (Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund)

Dortmund has another young star on their hands in Youssoufa Moukoko after the German wunderkind finally turned red hot in 2022-23 and bagged a brace against VfL Bochum at the weekend, en route to becoming the youngest player to reach ten goals in the Bundesliga. Qatar bound?

Youssoufa Moukoko becomes the youngest player to score ten goals in the Bundesliga ✨ pic.twitter.com/R0IpXmN87N

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 5, 2022