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Merseyside pair make European U21 team of the month as Mbappe steals the show

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Merseyside pair make European U21 team of the month as Mbappe steals the show He may have only played a game and a half upon his return to Paris Saint-Germain having helped France to the World Cup over the summer, but Kylian Mbappe has already made quite the impact.The teenager made his comeback to the side with PSG trailing 1-0 at half-time in Guingamp, only to turn the game...

Leaders PSG and Dijon feature heavily in Ligue 1 team of the month

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Leaders PSG and Dijon feature heavily in Ligue 1 team of the month Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar is the Ligue 1 player of the month for August having earned a WhoScored.com rating of 8.18 over three appearances.The Brazilian earns the award ahead of clubfeet Kylian Mbappe, who does not qualify having started just once in France’s top-flight last month,...

Maupay shines but Middlesbrough dominate Championship team of the month

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Maupay shines but Middlesbrough dominate Championship team of the month Brentford hitman Neal Maupay is the WhoScored.com Championship player of the month for August, securing a rating of 8.25 over four league appearances last month.The Frenchman was in red hot form in front of goal but also a hugely effective link man in attack for the free-scoring Bees. Maupay had a d...

Your weekend watchlist: European top match rundown

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Your weekend watchlist: European top match rundown With the action now back underway across Europe’s top five leagues we round-up the matches to look forward two over the next few days on the continent ahead of the season’s first international break.PREMIER LEAGUELeicester face Liverpool in the early kick-off without a player that has pr...

Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City pairings earn August team of the month spots

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Liverpool, Tottenham and Man City pairings earn August team of the month spots With August having come to an end, at least as far as Premier League action is concerned, we run down the team of the month. Players must have appeared in all three of their clubs respective matches to be considered, with the top six as things stand all represented at least once in the XI below.Neil...

Top Match Betting: Assessing Juventus, Napoli and the Lisbon derby

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Top Match Betting: Assessing Juventus, Napoli and the Lisbon derby With all the major leagues across Europe now back underway, we’ve been looking for value from Saturday’s top matches, starting in Serie A and ending with one of Europe’s fiercest local rivalries.Juventus vs Lazio - Match PreviewIt’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s first match at th...

Leicester trio star among Europe’s top youngsters of the week

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Leicester trio star among Europe’s top youngsters of the week With just the Bundesliga to recommence this coming weekend, we look back at the top performing youngsters of the previous gameweek across the remainder of Europe’s top five leagues, as both La Liga and Serie A got back underway.It was, however, a Premier League star that led the way of players...

Serie A round-up: Ronaldo debut makes Best XI but Gomez shines brightest

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Serie A round-up: Ronaldo debut makes Best XI but Gomez shines brightest With the 2018/19 Serie A season underway, we take a look at the star performers from the first WhoScored.com team of the week of the campaign.All eyes were on the new arrivals to the league and, in particular, Cristiano Ronaldo. After a frustrating first half in which Juventus found themselves falli...

Guendouzi fast becoming Arsenal fan favourite, putting Xhaka to shame

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Guendouzi fast becoming Arsenal fan favourite, putting Xhaka to shame Two games into Unai Emery’s managerial reign at Arsenal, it’s fair to say that things could have gone better for the Spaniard thus far.Matches with the previous two Premier League champions were always likely to prove incredibly difficult, and the fans were certainly prepared for the...

Premier League round-up: Sunday's star men revealed

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Premier League round-up: Sunday's star men revealed There may have only been half the number of Premier League games on Sunday but the day’s action saw just one goal fewer (16) than the six matches on Saturday (17) with three excellent encounters. There were a number of standout displays too, as we assess the man of the match performers from Tu...