Ronaldo misses out on #7 in best 1-11 shirt number lineup
by Martin Laurence
at lunedì, mar 23 2020 17:26
Teamsheet announcements over tannoys at football matches aren't what they used to be. Gone are the days when players are reeled off from 1 to 11 in terms of their squad numbers. In fact, your lucky to get past the third player in a starting lineup before reaching some ridiculously obscure numbers, a...
Serie A title challenging titans dominate Italy's best XI
by Ben McAleer
at domenica, mar 22 2020 17:46
With all leagues currently suspended to help combat the coronavirus outbreak, the likelihood of any football being played anytime soon is slim. As such, we've decided to see how the WhoScored.com Serie A team of the season would look should the campaign end now, with title challenging Juventus and L...
Manchester United dominate Europa League Team of the Season so far
by Josh Wright
at venerdì, mar 20 2020 11:42
Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from the 2019/20 Europa League campaign up until this point, considering only those who have made six appearances in the competition. Goalkeeper: Giedrius Arlauskis (CFR Cluj) - 7.05 rating CFR Cluj were eventually eliminated by Europa League specialis...
Sancho and Ronaldo fall well short of ultimate dribble XI
by Martin Laurence
at lunedì, mar 16 2020 14:54
Following our Stats XI series opener taking key passes into account, today's sequel focuses on successful dribbles, building a lineup of the players to have completed the most in Europe's top five leagues this season.There are, once again, some big name omissions in the likes of Jadon Sancho and Cri...
Alexander-Arnold and Messi miss out on Europe's most creative XI!
by Martin Laurence
at venerdì, mar 13 2020 17:48
With Europe's top five leagues forced out of action by the Coronavirus outbreak, we're reflecting on the season so far with a new series of statistic-based XIs. The first in the series takes a look at key passes - as voted by our Twitter followers - while we took the decision to exclude set pieces f...
Europa League Team of the Week: 5-star Manchester United dominate
by Josh Wright
at venerdì, mar 13 2020 10:42
Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from Thursday's Europa League action. Manchester United are all but through to the next round after a 5-0 win away to Austrian side LASK, although it's unclear whether there will even be a next round following UEFA's decision to postpone both of their ...
Atletico super-sub Llorente and star goalkeeper Oblak in Champions League best XI
by Josh Wright
at giovedì, mar 12 2020 11:43
Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from the midweek Champions League action, as RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Atalanta all advanced at the expense of Tottenham, Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Valencia, respectively. Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) - 8.73...
Chelsea pair make European best XI after fine home showings
by Ben McAleer
at martedì, mar 10 2020 11:37
Chelsea boosted their top-four hopes with a comfortable 4-0 win over Everton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday to feature in the WhoScored.com European team of the week, while Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka also shone in his man of the match display against rivals Manchester City to make ...