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European Team of the Season: ST – Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

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European Team of the Season: ST – Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Finishing the WhoScored.com European team of the season is Barcelona sensation Lionel Messi.The Argentine secured an exceptional WhoScored.com rating of 8.68 across the course of the campaign as the Bluagrana landed the title. Messi was central to their domestic success having scored more goals (34)...

The Debate: Will Barcelona or Real Madrid enjoy the better season?

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The Debate: Will Barcelona or Real Madrid enjoy the better season? Real Madrid survived a scare on Tuesday night but overcame Bayern Munich to book their place in a third successive Champions League final. Now only Liverpool stands in their way of creating further European history. If Zinedine Zidane’s side defend the Champions League for a third season in a ...

Wilf Zaha flies onto European form rankings leaderboard as Salah drops out

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Wilf Zaha flies onto European form rankings leaderboard as Salah drops out There’s no change at the top of the form rankings leaderboard this week, with Memphis Depay still leading the way, followed by Lyon teammate Bertrand Traore.The pair were both on the scoresheet again as OL recorded a seventh consecutive league win to move second in Ligue 1. For Depay, it was a...

Form Rankings: Manchester United flop now the most in form player in Europe

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Form Rankings: Manchester United flop now the most in form player in Europe It’s all change atop the player form rankings in Europe’s top five leagues as Lionel Messi relinquishes top spot having only started three of Barcelona’s last six league matches.The same could be said of Cristiano Ronaldo, who also still doesn’t feature having not started the...

Player Form Rankings: Ex-Manchester United duo climb into Europe's top 20

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Player Form Rankings: Ex-Manchester United duo climb into Europe's top 20 There are eight new names in WhoScored.com’s latest top 20 form rankings from Europe’s top five leagues, including two former Manchester United outcasts that have been silencing any critics this season.The only new qualifier under the rules of playing at least two of the last three leagu...

Stats prove Messi, Ronaldo and Kane well short of Europe's clinical finishers

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Stats prove Messi, Ronaldo and Kane well short of Europe's clinical finishers When it comes to football, goalscorers are the most precious of commodities, worth their weight in gold no matter what situation a team may find themselves in. It’s why they command the highest transfer fees, and why they are often the riskiest signings to make.For sides lower down the ranking...

Masterful Messi extends lead atop European form rankings

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Masterful Messi extends lead atop European form rankings Another magic display from Lionel Messi moved the Argentine well clear atop the player form rankings in Europe’s top five leagues, though the Barcelona star has a new closest challenger to that spot.The 30-year-old scored a match-winning hat-trick as the blaugrana extended their lead in LaLiga...

Ex-Arsenal star up to third in European form rankings as Ronaldo drops out

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Ex-Arsenal star up to third in European form rankings as Ronaldo drops out Former Arsenal youngster Serge Gnabry has shot up WhoScored.com’s player form rankings into third after a perfect 10 rating as Hoffenheim demolished Cologne at the weekend.The 22-year-old, currently on loan at TSG from Bayern, scored a brace in a 6-0 win on Saturday and has now scored four goa...

Top Scorer Analysis: Goal breakdown shows Kane is Europe's most complete striker

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Top Scorer Analysis: Goal breakdown shows Kane is Europe's most complete striker A breakdown of the goals netted by each of the top ten scorers in Europe’s top five leagues this season proves that Harry Kane is the most complete finisher on the continent.Assessing the number of goals that each has scored with different body parts (left foot, right foot and head) and the zo...

Champions League Team of the Round: Messi and Ronaldo still top

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Champions League Team of the Round: Messi and Ronaldo still top The biggest takeaway from the Champions League round of 16 was that suggestions Premier League sides were on the brink of ending Spanish sides dominance in the competition were premature. Manchester United and Chelsea both crashed out against Sevilla and Barcelona, respectively, while Tottenham&rsqu...