We look at the 20 most impressive statistical performers in European football so far this season.
All of the major football leagues through Europe are now more than half way through their campaigns, meaning that it is a fair time to begin drawing conclusions about the season so far – who has impressed, and who has let themselves down?
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Thanks to football statistics bods WhoScored, we can now answer the first of those questions, with these the 20 most impressive players in Europe’s major leagues so far this season, according to their unique statistical ratings:
=19) Paulo Dybala (Palermo)
=19) Carlos Tevez (Juventus)
18) Neymar (Barcelona)
17) Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
16) Franco Vazquez (Palermo)
=14) Karim Bellarabi (Bayer Leverkusen)
=14) Jordan Amavi (Nice)
13) Nabil Fekir (Lyon)
12) Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich)
11) Naldo (Vfl Wolfsburg)
=9) Kevin de Bruyne (Vfl Wolfsburg)
=9) Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea)
8) Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim)
7) Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)
6) Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (FC Schalke 04)
5) Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
4) Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon)
3) Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
2) Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
1) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
