Who makes our Europa League Team of the Week?
Friday, April 12, 2019
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Arsenal's clean sheet and Benfica's four-goal salvo against Franfurt ensure they are both well represented.
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Arsenal won 2-0 at home against Napoli, but it was their clean sheet that served them best in terms of Team of the Week places; they have three defensive players in this week's selection, plus Aaron Ramsey. Meanwhile, Benfica's 4-2 win against Eintracht has earned them three slots.
Note: While the FedEx Performance Zone is a form tracker taking into account domestic and European games, the Team of the Week is based purely on form shown in the UEFA Europa League matchday in question.
Goalkeeper: Petr Čech (Arsenal) – 74th (+66 FedEx Performance Zone ranking)
Defender: Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) – 53rd (+42)
Defender: Rúben Dias (Benfica) – 33rd (+41)
Defender: Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Arsenal) – 67th (+51)
Defender: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) – 3rd (+12)
Midfielder: Filip Kostić (Frankfurt) – 1st (no move)
Midfielder: Gedson Fernandes (Benfica) – 137th (+121)
Midfielder: Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) – 29th (+58)
Midfielder: Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) – 14th (+76)
Forward: Gonçalo Paciência (Frankfurt) – 106th (+155)
Forward: João Félix (Benfica) – 17th (+183)