Barcelona and Tottenham stars make Euro best XI with perfect 10s
Household trio Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Jadon Sancho each returned perfect WhoScored 10 ratings as Barcelona, Tottenham and Borussia Dortmund, respectively, scored five each over the weekend...
Goalkeeper: Gautier Larsonneur (Brest) - 8.70 rating
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Having earned his second WhoScored man of the match award of the season as Brest fell to a narrow 1-0 loss at Lille, Gautier Larsonneur kicks off this XI between the sticks. The 22-year-old was unable to keep Victor Osimhen's early effort out, but it could have been a lot worse for the away side without Larssoneur, who made nine saves, including one penalty stop, impressing as he returned a WhoScored rating of 8.70.
Right-back: Victor Diaz (Granada) - 8.26 rating
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Granada snapped a five-match winless run with a 3-0 home win over Alaves on Saturday, with right-back Victor Diaz playing an influential role. The Spaniard returned his third and fourth league assists of the season in the victory, those coming from two key passes, and excelled defensively as he made four tackles to help gain a WhoScored rating of 8.26.
Centre-back: Guillermo Maripan (Monaco) - 8.48 rating
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Monaco earned their fifth successive home league victory at Amiens' expense over the weekend with summer arrival Guillermo Maripan on hand to net his first league goal following his switch. That came from his only shot in the 3-0 win, while four aerial duels won, three clearances, three interceptions and a 96.1% pass success rate from 103 passes helped gain a WhoScored rating of 8.48.
Centre-back: Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) - 8.48 rating
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Another goalscoring centre-back partners Maripan at the heart of the European team of the week defence as Raphael Varane, like the Chilean, returned a WhoScored rating of 8.48. The Frenchman's first league goal of the season came from one shot, while at the back, three clearances, three tackles and two interceptions helped Varane make this XI in a clean-sheet attaining display.
Left-back: Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham) - 8.78 rating
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Rounding off the defence is the first of two Tottenham representatives with Jan Vertonghen impressive in their 5-0 win over Burnley. The Belgian played the final pass to Son Heung-Min before the South Korean's fine solo goal, so is credited with the assist, and that came from one of two key passes. Vertonghen pressed forward well, completing two dribbles, to garner a WhoScored rating of 8.78.
Right midfield: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 10.0 rating
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The first of four players to land a perfect WhoScored 10 rating at the weekend, Lionel Messi bagged a LaLiga record 35th hat-trick on Saturday night as Barcelona surged back to the top of the table with a 5-2 win over Mallorca. His three goals came from seven shots, while seven dribbles and four key passes was enough to cap a barnstorming display.
Central midfield: Memphis Depay (Lyon) - 9.32 rating
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Lyon were rampant in their Friday night 4-0 win at Nimes with Memphis Depay the star man in the comfortable victory. The Dutchman took his total for the Ligue 1 campaign to nine goals and two assists as he hit the back of the net with two of seven shots and provided one assist from four key passes as Depay yielded a WhoScored rating of 9.32.
Central midfield: Naby Keita (Liverpool) - 9.16 rating
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On his first Premier League start of the season, Naby Keita gave a timely reminder of his quality with one goal and one assist at Bournemouth. The midfielder has struggled with injuries following his big money arrival from RB Leipzig 18 months ago, but put in a man of the match display on the south coast as his goal and assist came from respective returns of three shots and three key passes. Picking out a teammate with 94.7% of his 95 passes helped Keita to a WhoScored rating of 9.16.
Left midfield: Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) - 10.0 rating
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Jadon Sancho has now had a direct hand in nine goals in his last seven competitive appearances for club and country as he scored two and assisted one in Borussia Dortmund's resounding 5-0 win over Fortuna Duesseldorf. The England international secured his second WhoScored man of the match award from his last three Bundesliga appearances with a perfect 10 rating in the league triumph. Four shots, five key passes and two successful dribbles contributed to his stand out performance.
Striker: Sebastian Andersson (Union Berlin) - 10.0 rating
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Three of the four man of the match awards Sebastian Andersson has won this season have come in his last four league appearances as the Union Berlin striker continues to shine in Germany's top tier. In what would have been viewed as a relegation six pointer at the start of the campaign, Andersson and Union Berlin made light work of FC Koeln as the Swede bagged his seventh and eighth league goals of the campaign in a 2-0 win. His brace came from seven shots, while a whopping 18 aerial duels won returned a perfect WhoScored 10 rating.
Striker: Harry Kane (Tottenham) - 10.0 rating
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Completing the best performing European XI this week is Tottenham's star striker Harry Kane. Spurs were dominant against Burnley from the get go as Kane fired the north London side into an early lead in their 5-0 win over the Clarets on Saturday. The 26-year-old scored two and assisted one in a man of the match display and is the fourth and final player to return a WhoScored 10 rating in Europe's top five leagues this weekend.