Payet, it's over

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By: Nicolas Gerbault

Figure of the Ligue 1 of the last two French decades and international from 2010 to 2018, Dimitri Payet unfortunately has no title to his record except a meeting of the meeting … The 37 -year -old attacking midfielder (which ends his career in Vasco da Gama) however marked the history of the French championship since he is the only player to count more than 100 goals and more than 100 decisive passes. Outstanding.

The best L1 passer in the 2014-2015 season with Marcelo Bielsa's OM, Payet, transfigured by the Argentinian coach, was then a better passer in the Europa League 2017-2018, during the course of the Rudi Garcia team to the final. In addition to its magical goal in the quarter-finals return against Leipzig, in a molten velodrome, or its crying out during the first period of the lost final against Atlético at the OL Park (0-3), the Reunionese thus gave seven assists.

Payet overwhelmed by Cherki!

Four other players ended up 7 assists on a season of Europa League: Daniel Carvalho with the CSKA Moscow in 2004-2005 to a final won against Sporting, Diego with Atlético de Madrid in 2011-2012 for a coronation against Athletic Bilbao, a third Brazilian player in the person of Willian with Chelsea in 2018-2019 Won in front of Arsenal, as well as the Belarusian environment Igor Stasevich with Bate Borisov in 2018-2019.

It is an understatement to say that Rayan Cherki achieves a historical performance. Author of two assists during the success of OL in front of Bucharest (4-0) on Thursday, the gaming leader of the Gones now displays eight assists in the Europa League. A great first over the last 20 years in this second European Cup, as indicated by the X account
Stats Foot. Cherki is already making the most prolific season in Dé 'passes for an OL player. It already has 18 as Serge Chiesa in 1971-1972 and 1972-1973.