Following the conclusion of this week’s UEFA Europa League play-off first-leg fixtures on Thursday night, below are the current leading top scorers and assists in the Europe second top-flight competition so far.
Recall that Manchester United drew 2-2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou, while Juventus also drew 1-1 with Nantes in Turin.
Sevilla thrashed PSV 3-0 in Spain, while Monaco defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in Germany, among other games played on Thursday.
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Braga’s Vitinha and Feyenoord’s Santiago Gimenez are currently the joint-top UEFA Europa League top scorers with four goals each.
Top scorers in the 2022/2023 Europa League so far:
4 goals – Vitinha (Braga), Marcus Rashford (Man United) and Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord)
3 goals – Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Victor Boniface (Union SG), Martin Terrier (Rennes), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Gustav Isaksen (Midtjylland), Kristoffer Zachariassen (Ferencváros), and Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahçe).
Most assists in 2022/2023 Europa League:
5 assists – Evander (Midtjylland)
4 assists – Anastasios Bakasetas (Trabzonspor)
3 assists – Diego Rossi (Fenerbahçe), Juan Miranda (Real Betis), Cody Gakpo (PSV) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
The Europa League play-off second leg fixtures will take place next Thursday.
