{"id":1188857,"date":"2022-08-24T11:42:35","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T11:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/the-european-team-of-the-week-saliba-bruyne-in-midfield-mbappe-neymar-ansu-fati-as-attackers\/"},"modified":"2022-08-24T11:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T11:42:35","slug":"the-european-team-of-the-week-saliba-bruyne-in-midfield-mbappe-neymar-ansu-fati-as-attackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/24\/the-european-team-of-the-week-saliba-bruyne-in-midfield-mbappe-neymar-ansu-fati-as-attackers\/","title":{"rendered":"The European Team of the Week: Saliba; Bruyne in Midfield; Mbappe, Neymar &#038; Ansu Fati As Attackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><strong>Comprehensive reports on players&#8217; performances in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues thus- England, Spain, France, Italy and Germany, here are the highest-rated stars as the &#8220;European Team of the Week&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">Goalkeeper<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);\">Andrei Radu<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No doubt the Cremonese shot-stopper was arguably the best this week. Faced his former side [Inter Milan], he did a great job in post -denying them on 10 occasions more than any goalkeeper would.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/4e4ce7e99eb243cf9bf3094fc3d3884e\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris Smalling, Raul Albiol, William Saliba<\/p>\n<p>Goal scorer for AC Milan and produce a stabilized backline, Smalling pairs Saliba who was a spear in Arsenal defence and Villarreal&#8217;s Raul Albiol.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fc16db2758fe48358f86b9340491def1\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/a990a429d17146ffbefb015173847b91\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/a384ba51b2ad460f8731b8dac18dfa07\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jack Harrison and Kingsley Coman &#8211; on the equilibrium sides of the midfield. The duo were on top of their form for respective clubs this week. Coman with a goal and two assists and Harrison&#8217;s massive contribution to Leeds United&#8217;s unexpected victory.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinating the central defensive roles &#8211; are <strong>Ismael Bennacer<\/strong> and <strong>Kevin De Bruyne<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Bennacer with the magical equalizer for Inter Milan and the most recorded key passes (8), while De Bruyne, Manchester City&#8217;s knight as his assist settled them from two goals behind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/fa25fdee047948a2850ba88b4fe012bc\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/566e91196ea74ca4a64cf39956a39199\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Scored the first hat-trick of the season in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues, Kylian Mbappe leads as the main striker while teammate Neymar and Barcelona&#8217;s Ansu Fati attack from the wings.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/8ca9aaf96039433992861658e8befd44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: BerBea-nt (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAnsu Fati<br \/>\nEuropean Team of the Week<br \/>\nItaly<br \/>\nNeymar<br \/>\nSaliba<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comprehensive reports on players&#8217; performances in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues thus- England, Spain, France, Italy and Germany, here are the highest-rated stars as the &#8220;European Team of the Week&#8221;. Goalkeeper Andrei Radu No doubt the Cremonese shot-stopper was arguably the best this week. 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