Thought I might be hitting the heights of 18 or 19 out of 23 last week, however I'm happy with 15 given I didn't see anyone better it. Onto this week and I'm afraid we won't be hitting the dizzy heights that we did in TOTW19, but this week's side is still a good looking one nonetheless!
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Some players have already picked up a remarkable number of assists this season, Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and, of course, Nicky Wheeler himself to name a few. They would’ve been proud of the performances of two box-to-box midfielders in Europe over weekend, two players who aren’t necessarily renowned for their creative prowess. The first performance came from Blaise Matuidi, who assisted three of Paris Saint-Germain’s five in a win over Angers; Angel di Maria is also in my selection following that game after netting two goals himself. The other performance came from Andres Guardado of PSV Eindhoven who, like Matuidi, registered three assists from central midfield. Two of those were for his national teammate, Hector Moreno, who also scored two goals and finds himself in this week’s TOTW first XI.
Almost 1,000 career appearances between them…
…and Alexander Meier of Eintracht Frankfurt and Aritz Aduriz of Athletic Bilbao are still showing they can cut it. The former scored a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Wolfsburg, taking his league tally for the season to 10 from 14 appearances; not bad for someone who isn’t considered an out-and-out striker. Aduriz this season has arguably been even more impressive, especially in all competitions. The veteran Spaniard has 25 goals from 21 appearances, which of course includes his hat-trick in the Super Cup against Barcelona. He also took his league total for the season to 13 on Sunday with two fantastic goals against Eibar, one of which was a spectacular bicycle kick.
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First XI
GK: Steve Mandanda (Marseille) - 8 saves, 1-1 vs Lyon
RB: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) - 1 assist, 1-0 vs Arsenal
CB: Gonzalo Rodriguez (Fiorentina) - 1 goal, 2-0 vs Torino
LB: Hector Moreno (PSV Eindhoven) - 2 goals, 4-2 vs FC Twente
RW: Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain) - 2 goals, 5-1 vs Angers
RW: Antonio Candreva (Lazio) - 2 goals & 1 assist, 4-1 vs Chievo
CM: Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund) - 1 goal & 1 assist, 3-1 vs Borussia Monchengladbach
LW: Morales (Levante) - 2 goals, 3-2 vs Las Palmas
CF: Alexander Meier (Eintracht Frankfurt) - 3 goals, 3-2 vs Wolfsburg
ST: Roberto Firmino (Liverpool FC) - 2 goals & 1 assist, 5-4 vs Norwich
ST: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao) - 2 goals, 5-2 vs SD Eibar
Substitutes Bench
GK: Oliver Baumann (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim) - 7 saves, 1-1 vs Bayer Leverkusen
RB: Fernando Navarro (Club Leon) - 2 goals, 3-2 vs Cruz Azul
CM: Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen) - 1 goal & 2 assists, 3-1 vs Schalke 04
RM: Blair Spittal (Dundee United) - 2 goals & 2 assists, 5-1 vs Kilmarnock
LM: Jimmy Cabot (Troyes) - 2 goals & 1 assist, 3-1 vs Lille
LM: Gustavo Lorenzetti (Universidad de Chile) - 3 goals, 8-1 vs O’Higgins
ST: Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar) - 3 goals, 4-2 vs Feyenoord
Reserves
CM: Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) - 3 assists, 5-1 vs Angers
CM: Andres Guardado (PSV Eindhoven) - 3 assists, 4-2 vs FC Twente
ST: Antonio Sanabria (Sporting Dijon) - 3 goals, 5-1 vs Real Sociedad
ST: Enner Valencia (West Ham United) - 2 goals, 2-2 vs Manchester City
ST: Leigh Griffiths (Celtic FC) - 3 goals, 8-1 vs Hamilton Academical
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