European Team of the Week: Jackson, Palmer, Doku, Kane 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.

Ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data from live matches, with over 200 raw statistics, which give us a single rating from 1 to 10 (1 being poor; 10 being excellent) weighted based on performance. influence of a player in a game.

Find out more about how ratings are calculated at WhoScored here. And these are the best players in the final round of action.

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Goalkeeper: Finn Dahmen (Augsburg | Bundesliga) – 8.60

Augsburg goalkeeper Dahmen is number 1 after a heroic performance in the 1-1 draw against Cologne. The 25-year-old provided a solid last line of defense for the Fuggerstädter as he made 10 saves in the deadlock, the most in a Bundesliga match this season.

Central defender: Adrien Tamèze (Torino | Serie A) – rating 8.19

Turin have won two consecutive league victories at the expense of Sassuolo. The Toro earned a 2-1 home win on Monday night. Tameze was directly involved in both goals, having provided his first and second league assists of the season on two created goal-scoring chances. Additionally, the 29-year-old found a teammate with 93.6% of his 78 passes attempted in a dominant display.

Central defender: Ronald Araújo (Barcelona | La Liga) – 8.01

Barcelona’s match-winner from Saturday’s 1-0 win over Real Sociedad joins Tameze at the back. Araujo popped up with a late header to secure the points for Xavi’s side as the centre-back got the better of Álex Remiro with one of three shots on goal. The Uruguay international played a key role in securing a clean sheet, making six clearances and winning five aerial duels.

Central defender: Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco | Ligue 1) – 7.89

Monaco got their Ligue 1 title back on track with a 2-0 victory over Brest on Sunday afternoon and they have youngster Magassa to thank for securing a clean sheet at home. The 20-year-old finished the game with seven tackles, three interceptions and three clearances as Monaco bounced back from their 2-0 defeat at Lille the previous week.

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Right midfielder: Cole Palmer (Chelsea | Premier League) – 8.70

The first of two Chelsea players to qualify after their thrilling 4-1 win at Tottenham on Monday evening. Palmer pulled the Blues level from the spot in the first half and provided the assist for Jackson’s hat-trick well into added time. These came from respective returns of two shots and a key pass, as well as four additional successful dribbles.

Central midfielder: Bernardo Silva (Manchester City | Premier League) – 9.07

Manchester City are now top of the Premier League table after beating Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. Bernardo Silva scored two of his goals at the Etihad Stadium in the resounding 6-1 win over the Cherries, the brace coming from four shots. Silva was also unlucky not to add an assist, having made three key passes in a fine midfield performance.

Central midfielder: Ousmane Dembélé (PSG | Ligue 1) – 8.80

PSG star Dembele joins Silva in the middle of the park. Nominally a winger, Dembele was deployed in a central attacking pair alongside Lee Kang-In as PSG won 3-0 against Montpellier. The 26-year-old recorded his third assist of the season, setting up a passer for teenage sensation Warren Zaire-Emery, and made five key passes in total. He was a real handful for the Montpellier defense as he finished the game with six dribbles and two tackles.

Left midfielder: Jérémy Doku (Manchester City | Premier League) – 10.0

In total, Doku was directly involved in five of Manchester City’s six goals as the reigning Premier League champions tore Bournemouth apart. The Belgian winger opened the floodgates for City on the half-hour mark, beating Andrei Radu with one of three shots, before turning passer with four of his five key passes resulting in assists.

Forward: Gerard Moreno (Villarreal | La Liga) – 9.32

Moreno may have found himself on the losing side as Villarreal lost 3-2 at home to Athletic Club, but the 31-year-old continued his good form by scoring for the fourth consecutive league game . Moreno struck with one of five shots, while one of his five key passes resulted in the assist for Alexander Sorloth’s consolation goal. Moreno also completed three dribbles and three tackles.

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Forward: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich | Bundesliga) – 10.0

Another week, another perfect 10 performance from Kane. The Bayern Munich striker claimed his third Bundesliga hat-trick of the season as he made light work of rivals Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park. All three of Kane’s goals came from five shots to cap another memorable performance from the 30-year-old.

Striker: Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea | Premier League) – 9.53

Jackson has struggled to score goals since arriving at the club in the summer and did all he could to avoid scoring at Tottenham on Monday. But he ultimately ended the night with the match ball by scoring a late hat trick against nine-man Spurs. Amid the VAR chaos, Jackson took six shots and completed three dribbles to carve out a spot on the front line.