European Team of the Week: Foden, Cunha, Watkins star،
Every week we'll feature the best players from Europe's top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored rating system.
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Find out more about how ratings are calculated at WhoScored here. Here are the top players from the latest round of action.
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Goalkeeper: Mark Flekken (Brentford | Premier League) – rating 8.63
Flekken may have conceded three times in Brentford's final defeat to Manchester City, but it would have been much worse for the Bees without the Dutchman between the sticks. Indeed, Flekken made 12 saves in the 3-1 home defeat, a record in a 2023-24 Premier League match, and became the sixth goalkeeper in Europe's top five leagues to record an assist this season .
Central defender: Patrick Mainka (Heidenheim | Bundesliga) – 8.09
Heidenheim held Borussia Dortmund to a 0-0 draw on Friday night with key Mainka deadlocked. The 29-year-old made 10 clearances, six tackles, an interception and won five aerial duels, in a man-of-the-match performance.
Central defender: Diego Coppola (Verona | Serie A) – 8.01
Coppola may have ended the weekend on the losing side as Verona lost 2-1 at Napoli, but the 20-year-old still put in a solid shift. The Italian scored his first league goal of the campaign in the Napoli clash and made five tackles, four clearances and two interceptions at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Central defender: Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo | La Liga) – 7.96
The defense is completed by Tapia from Celta Vigo. Heavenly Bones ended a three-match winless run with a resounding 3-0 victory at Osasuna as Tapia held on to help his side secure a clean sheet and all the spoils. The Peruvian made 10 clearances and two tackles in what proved to be his best performance of the campaign so far.
Right midfielder: Edon Zhegrova (Lille | Ligue 1) – 9.42
Lille recorded an impressive 4-0 victory over Clermont Foot at the weekend to maintain their place in the top four and have three players in the European Team of the Week to show for their efforts. Zhegrova came away from Sunday's match with a goal and an assist at Stade Pierre-Mauroy.
Central midfielder: Matheus Cunha (Wolves | Premier League) – 9.69
Cunha scored a hat-trick in Wolves' 4-2 win at Chelsea on Sunday, hitting the back of the net with three out of five shots, and completed two dribbles in a superb performance.
Central midfielder: Benjamin André (Lille | Ligue 1) – 9.46
The second Lille representative connects Cunha in the middle of the park. André scored his third league goal of the season in The Mastiffs' comfortable victory against Clermont Foot, but it was the 33-year-old's work without the ball that really caught the eye. Returns of seven tackles and three interceptions allowed Lille to achieve a clean sheet.
Left midfielder: Phil Foden (Manchester City | Premier League) – 9.44
The star of Manchester City's 3-1 win at Brentford on Monday night, Foden got the better of Flekken with three shots from six in west London as City climbed back to second place in the Premier League. Foden also made three key passes and found a teammate with 95.1% of his 82 passes.
Forward: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa | Premier League) – 9.43
Watkins became the first player to record double the number of goals (11) and assists (10) in Europe's top five leagues this season, scoring one and providing two assists in Aston's 5-0 win Villa at Sheffield United on Saturday evening. These came from respective returns of three shots and two key passes as Villa finished the matchweek in the top four.
Forward: Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga) – 9.42
No Serhou Guirassy, no problem. With the 27-year-old striker on CAN duty with Guinea, Undav took it upon himself to take responsibility for VfB Stuttgart's goals. Undav was directly involved in all three goals in their 3-1 win at Freiburg, scoring the back of the net with one of five shots and providing two assists from two key passes.
Forward: Jonathan David (Lille | Ligue 1) – 9.42
David started the season poorly, but made up for a poor start to the campaign and scored seven and eight goals for the season in Lille's 4-0 win over Clermont Foot. The Canadian international struck with two of six shots and made a key pass.
