European Team of the Week: Serie A forward garners only perfect 10 rating
Here we run through the best WhoScored rated XI from the weekend's action in Europe's top 5 leagues, with additional information about their Football Index share prices.
Goalkeeper: Gabriel (Lecce) - 8.53 rating
Football Index share price - £0.36
Lecce finished up on the wrong side of a five-goal thriller against Bologna but had goalkeeper Gabriel to thank for even being in the position to challenge for points. The 27-year-old remarkably mad 12 saves, equalling the record for the most in a Serie A game this season set by himself against Atalanta in October.
Right-back: Ruben Aguilar (Monaco) - 8.15 rating
Football Index share price - £0.37
Monaco will be glad to see the back of 2019 but they at least finished it in style with a 5-1 win at home to high-flying Lille. Ruben Aguilar registered a brace of assists from right-back, having failed to set up a single goal in his previous 13 league appearances this season.
Centre-back: Diego Carlos (Sevilla) - 8.53 rating
Football Index share price - £0.57
Diego Carlos scored for the second time in four games, as Sevilla finished 2019 with a 2-0 win away to Mallorca. As well as scoring, Carlos won four aerial duels and made eight clearances to ensure Sevilla kept a clean sheet.
Centre-back: Jack Stephens (Southampton) - 8.13 rating
Football Index share price - £0.23
Southampton pulled off a shock 3-1 win away to relegation rivals Aston Villa on Saturday to move out of the bottom three in the Premier League, with centre-back Jack Stephens helping himself to his first league goal of the campaign. The 25-year-old made four tackles and seven clearances to see his side over the line.
Left-back: Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) - 8.18 rating
Football Index share price - £0.82
Aleksandar Kolarov rounds off the back four after scoring his fifth league goal of the season in Roma's 4-1 thumping of Fiorentina on Friday night. The veteran left-back scored a trademark free-kick in the victory and completed five tackles and interceptions combined.
Right wing: Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna) - 9.37 rating
Football Index share price - £1.59
Riccardo Orsolini scored a brace in Bologna's 3-2 win at Lecce on Sunday, as many as he had managed in his previous 16 league matches combined this season. Orsolini had six shots in total, equalling his personal best in a Serie A match this season. He also registered three key passes and was fouled four times.
Central midfield: Mario Pasalic (Atalanta) - 9.44 rating
Football Index share price - £1.16
Mario Pasalic is one of two Atalanta players in the XI following their historic 5-0 win over AC Milan on Sunday. Pasalic registered a goal and an assist in the victory, managing the feat for the first time this season. The former Milan midfielder also made four tackles and interceptions combined and completed 91.8% of his attempted passes.
Central midfield: Neymar (PSG) - 9.24 rating
Football Index share price - £8.13
Neymar has scored and assisted in four straight appearances for Paris Saint-Germain, doing so most recently in their 4-1 win over Amiens on Saturday. The Brazilian had four shots, as many key passes, and completed three dribbles in a comfortable victory for Thomas Tuchel's side.
Left wing: Dimitri Payet (Marseille) - 8.78 rating
Football Index share price - £1.33
Dimitri Payet finished 2019 in tremendous fashion, picking up the WhoScored Man of the Match award five times in his final seven appearances of the year, including in Saturday's victory over Nimes. Payet scored his sixth league goal of the season in the 3-1 win and registered seven key passes.
Striker: Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) - 9.76 rating
Football Index share price - £1.15
Wissam Ben Yedder played a direct hand in three of the goals Monaco scored in their 5-1 rout of Lille (two goals, one assist), as many goal involvements as his last six matches combined. The 29-year-old also completed five dribbles.
Striker: Josip Ilicic (Atalanta) - 10 rating
Football Index share price - £1.18
Leaving the best until last, Atalanta forward Josip Ilicic is the WhoScored player of the week from Europe's top five leagues with a perfect 10 rating. The scored two and registered one assist in their 5-0 demolition of AC Milan, as well as completing three dribbles and claiming two fouls.
