The entire round of the French top flight league concluded on Wednesday, here is the highest-rated XI as Ghanaian defender Alexander Djiku was featured in the team of the week for the first time this season.
Known for his hard-tackling style of defending, the 28-year-old was paired in a three-man defensive unit with a rating of 7.5 after sighting the most tackles of 7 alongside 3 interceptions, 4 tackles, 5 ground duels, and 5 aerial duels that earned his side [RC Strasbourg] a point at home against Nantes.
The team revealed featured three Paris Saint-Germain players as the most by a side, with Lionel Messi taking home the Player of the Week following his explosive performance against Toulouse.
Made two assists, 7 shots on goal of which 5 were on target, 4 key passes, 3 created chances and a rating of 9.2 – the Argentine was deployed as the supporting striker to Troyes star Mama Balde and RC Lens’s Florian Sotoca.
The team of the week is below.
In the goal post, is PSG stopper Gianluigi Donnarumma who made 7 saves and kept a clean sheet – being guided by Strasbourg’s Alexander Djiku, Rennais’s Joe Rodon and Marseille’s Chancel Mbemba. Rodon was on the score sheet as his side won 3-1 at home.
Featured on the sides of the midfield is Lyon star Karl Toko Ekambi, who scored and assisted as they edged over Auxerre and Rennais’s Benjamin Bourigeaud, while RC Lens’s David da Costa and PSG Marco Verratti in the central defensive midfield.
Leading the attack are Mama Balde and Florian Sotoca who were both involved twice in the team’s goals and Lionel Messi as the supporting striker.
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