After a fairly exceptional season at the VFB Stuttgart, with 28 goals scored in 28 games, Serhou Guirassy also explodes the counters at Borussia Dortmund. The former Stade Rennais striker is 15 goals in the league but also shaken the nets in the Champions League. He even produced the best statistical season of an African player in this European competition!
Guirassy first scored his 11th achievement of the season during the quarter -final return of the BVB against Barça, transforming a penalty of a magnificent Panenka (11th). Beaten 4-0 in Catalonia, the residents of Westfalenstadion made a canon start. At the start of the second, Niko Kovac's men doubled the corner. A presentation by Ramy Bensebaini allowed Guirassy to push the ball to the bottom of the nets (49th).
With 12 goals, the Guinean international trained at the Lavall stadium (he grew up in Montargis) is now the best African scorer in a season in front of Sébastien Haller. The Ivorian international trained at AJ Auxerre (he is also a native of France) had marked 11 times with Ajax during the 2021-2022 season.
Most decisive African player Guirassy
But Guirassy is even stronger. With 4 assists in addition to his 12 goals, he became the most decisive African player in a champions League season before Mohamed Salah, author of 10 goals and 4 assists in 2017-2018 with Liverpool.
The “Egyptian King” had notably scored two goals during the two demonstrations against Manchester City in the quarterfinals (3-0 and 1-2) and also marked a double during the semi-final to go against Roma in Anfield (5-2). During the lost final 3-1 against Real Madrid of Karim Benzema, Salah had been put down by Sergio Ramos and was forced to go out in the 31st minute.
