Madrid, March 7. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal); defenders Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), Gianluca Mancini (Roma), Matthijs De Ligt (Bayern Munich), Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) and Sead Kolasniac (Marseille); midfielders Matías Vecino (Lazio) and Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton); and strikers Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), Memphis Depay (Atlético de Madrid) and Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) make up the eleven of the day in the major European championships.
– GOALKEEPER (1):
– Aaron Ramsdale (ANG / Arsenal): Nothing would have been possible for Arsenal in their epic comeback against Bournemouth without the magnificent and punctual saves of their goalkeeper, who deprived Ouattara of the 0-2 lead in the first half ( later it would be 0-2 at the start of the second half for Marco Senesi) and 1-3 at Solanke after the hour mark. The leader won 3-2. He retains his five-point lead over Manchester City.
– DEFENSES (5):
– Jeremie Frimpong (NED / Bayer Leverkusen): Six goals and eight assists have already contributed this season by the overflowing winger / side / right winger of the team of Xabi Alonso, passer in the 1-0 victory and author of the 2-0 win in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4th -1 victory over Hertha Berlin. At the end of half an hour, he withdrew with muscle discomfort, although the coach reduced the extent of the damage in a press conference and explained that he had not suffered any breakage.
– Gianluca Mancini (ITA / Roma): Jose Mourinho’s team is back in the Champions League positions thanks to the powerful right foot of the 26-year-old defender in the 53rd minute of the match. A cross and adjusted whiplash that beat Juventus 1-0 and replaced Roma in fourth place ahead of Milan and only three points behind second-placed Inter.
– Matthijs De Ligt (NED/Bayern Munich): Not only did he score the goal with which Bayern opened the scoring to beat Stuttgart 1-2, but he responded to pressure from Borussia Dortmund and retained the lead, with a good shot from distance in the 39th minute, but a few moments before, with 0-0 on the scoreboard, he saved the 1-0 against the 36th minute, heading for the challenge this Wednesday in the Champions League against Paris Saint Germain.
– Wesley Fofana (FRA / Chelsea): Signed last summer for 80 million euros, injured from October to February in the knee, the French central defender jumped more than anyone to chain the victorious header of Chelsea against Leeds United in start of the second half (1-0). A relief for Graham Potter’s group, after three consecutive defeats and six consecutive games without a win. The Champions League zone is still far away: at eleven points.
– Sead Kolasniac (BIH / Marseille): Olympique have recovered from the double setback of last week, the 3-0 home defeat against Paris Saint Germain in Ligue 1 and the elimination in the Coupe de France against Annecy , with a 0-1 victory of the minimums with a goal from the Bosnian defender, who reached the other surface to clinch the gift from the right wing of Under.
– MIDFIELDERS (2):
– Matías Vecino (URU / Lazio): In the 67th minute, with a whiplash from outside the box with the right foot, first, as soon as the ball fell on a rebound from the Neapolitan defense, tight on the post, impossible for the Goalkeeper, the Uruguayan midfielder gave victory to Lazio on the field of the leader and quasi-champion, who lost after eight consecutive victories. He’s only been beaten twice so far in Serie A.
– Carlos Alcaraz (ARG/Southampton): Two wins in the last three rounds have rearmed Southampton, who emerged from the last position of prime minister, on which Bournemouth fell, with a 1-0 victory against Leicester which defined the 20 years old -former midfielder signed from Racing Club de Avellaneda, with arrival and definition. It’s his second goal in eight games.
– FRONT (3):
– Reiss Nelson (ING / Arsenal): The 23-year-old striker came on in the 69th minute, replacing Smith Rowe, in the match against Bournemouth, thanks to his rival’s 1-2 victory; moments later he made it 2-2 to Ben White, already in Arsenal’s constant attack until the end, until the 97th minute when Nelson connected the winning volley to ignite the crowd’s jubilation in the stadium Emirates, which they see every time closer to the ‘Premier’.
– Memphis Depay (NED / Atlético de Madrid): During his first tenure with Atlético de Madrid, the day Diego Simeone became the coach with the most appearances in the history of the rojiblanco club, with 613, he opened the party against Sevilla with two of the concentrated goals in 3 and a half minutes which showed all their qualities. The second was a nice goal. He was acclaimed as his replacement. Atlético won 6-1 against Sevilla, who hit rock bottom at the Metropolitano, with the threat of relegation growing more worrying.
– Cody Gakpo (NED / Liverpool): Sensation in the World Cup and in the first leg of the season, signed by Liverpool in the winter transfer window. The striker has scored four goals in his last six games, including two this Sunday in his side’s resounding victory over Manchester United, who they thrashed 7-0. He opened the victory, at minute 42, with two touches to beat De Gea. At minute 50, he collected the ball in his area, combined with Salah and finished 3-0 on the other side of the pitch, with a subtle choppy final shot.