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LAMINE HAS PROVIDED 10 ASSISTS IN LA LIGA

Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah, kings of assists in the five major leagues

Published:28/01/2025 - 22:49h

Updated:28/01/2025 - 22:49h

Lamine Yamal extended his lead as the assist leader in La Liga (with 10) after the thrashing against Valencia. Only Mohamed Salah (13) has provided more assists in Europe than the Barcelona winger

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The five major European leagues have Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah as undisputed leaders in terms of assists. After FC Barcelona's rout of Valencia (7-1), the Barcelona winger pulled ahead in the assist leaderboard in La Liga, with a total of 10 assists in 18 appearances. The player from Mataró also has 5 goals in the tournament, while in the Champions League he has also provided a couple of goals, in addition to scoring another.

The Egyptian, for his part, leads the Premier League in goals and assists, with 19 and 13 in 22 appearances, respectively. The player from Nagrig, Basyoun is having a great farewell season with Liverpool, the club with which he has a contract until next June 30 and has already confirmed his intention to leave at the end of the 2024-25 season, after eight years with the Merseyside club. In principle, one of his possible destinations could be Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, a club looking for a 'top' replacement for Neymar Jr.

Lamine and Salah pull ahead as Europe's top assist providers

In terms of assists per game, 'Mo' and Lamine maintain very similar records. The '19' from Barcelona averages 0.55 assists per match, while the Liverpool winger stands at 0.59 assists per game, meaning both provide a goal every two matches. In La Liga, Raphinha remains as Lamine's closest competitor as the second top assist provider in the tournament, with 6, tied with Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) and Iñaki Williams.

In the Premier League, however, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) follows Salah's footsteps with 10 assists in 16 matches, followed by Antonee Robinson (Fulham), with 9. In the Bundesliga, Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen) leads the assist rankings, with 9 in 19 matches played. Meanwhile, in the Italian Serie A, the Portuguese Nuno Tavares (Lazio) is the leader in assists with 8, one more than the top assist provider in Ligue 1, the also Portuguese Joao Neves (who has provided 7 with Paris Saint-Germain).

Assist leaders in the five major European leagues in 2024-25

  1. Premier League: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 13 assists.
  2. La Liga: Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona), 10 assists.
  3. Bundesliga: Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), 9 assists.
  4. Serie A: Nuno Tavares (Lazio), 8 assists.
  5. Ligue 1: Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain), 7 assists.