European Team of the Week: Torres, Onana, Rodrygo 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: André Onana (Manchester United | Premier League) – rating 8.64

On paper, Manchester United may have secured a 3-0 victory at Everton on Sunday night, but Erik ten Hag’s side have their goalkeeper to thank for securing an important three points. The Cameroon international made six saves as United secured a third successive league victory.

Central defender: Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz | Bundesliga) – 8.41

Mainz held Hoffenheim to a 1-1 draw at the PreZero Arena on Sunday with Fernandes key. The 27-year-old provided the assist for Marco Richter’s opener and was on hand to protect his team’s goal well, making seven clearances, six tackles and four interceptions in the deadlock.

Central defender: Alberto Dossena (Cagliari | Serie A) – 8.29

Cagliari may have failed to get the better of Monza in a 1-1 draw at home on Sunday, but they avoided a second straight defeat thanks to Dossena. The Italian defender scored his side’s first goal early on and did everything he could to help his side secure a result, making eight clearances, two tackles and two interceptions.

Central defender: Pau Torres (Aston Villa | Premier League) – 8.11

Aston Villa’s Torres completes the defense. Unai Emery’s side secured a 2-1 victory at Tottenham on Sunday with Torres leading his side into a tie just before half-time. Additionally, the former Villarreal player made two clearances, including one off the line, and completed two dribbles in a solid performance.

Right midfielder: Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest | Premier League) – 8.85

Nottingham Forest were unable to enjoy home advantage against Brighton on Saturday, but that didn’t stop Gibbs-White from playing. He was directly involved in both of Forest’s goals in their eventual 3–2 defeat, following up an assist for Anthony Elanga’s opener with his own goal 15 minutes from time, and made four assists keys and seven shots.

Central midfielder: Morgan Sanson (Nice | Ligue 1) – 8.44

Nice maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 victory over Toulouse while Sanson put in a strong performance at home. Sanson provided the assist for what proved to be Terem Moffi’s game-winning goal on one of two key passes, and completed five dribbles in the close victory. Three tackles and two clearances also allowed Nice to achieve an eighth consecutive clean sheet.

Central midfielder: Rémi Oudin (Lecce | Serie A) – 8.38

Sanson’s partner in the middle of the park is Oudin from Lecce. Lecce played out a 2-2 draw with Verona on Monday night and the midfielder made a big change for Roberto D’Aversa’s side. Indeed, he scored the first goal with one of three shots and was unlucky not to add an assist, having made four key passes.

Left midfielder: Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth | Premier League) – 9.05

Bournemouth secured their third league victory in their last four matches at the expense of Sheffield United on Saturday, in a victory which saw Tavernier shine. The winger scored twice at Bramall Lane, beating Wes Foderingham with two shots from six, and created three scoring chances.

Forward: Rodrygo (Real Madrid | La Liga) – 10.0

After scoring a perfect 10 for the second week in a row, Real Madrid’s Rodrygo was on fire again as his team was depleted. The Whites secured an important 3-0 victory at Cádiz on Sunday. The 22-year-old was directly involved in all three goals: he scored either side of halftime on three shots and provided the assist on Jude Bellingham’s 74th-minute shot on one of the three key passes.

Forward: José Luís Morales (Villarreal | La Liga) – 9:15 a.m.

Another La Liga player features alongside Rodrygo as the 36-year-old striker scored a hat-trick in Villarreal’s 3-1 win over Osasuna. Morales got the better of Sergio Herrera with three out of five shots and came on in the absence of Alexander Sørloth.

Forward: Milan Djuric (Verona | Serie A) – 9.01

Verona striker Djuric scored his second goal and provided his first assist of the campaign in the 2-2 draw against Lecce. Verona came from behind twice to salvage a point as Djuric’s assist for Cyril Ngonge’s first-half goal came from one of two key passes, while his second-half goal came from l one of the two shots.