Following the conclusion of this week’s UEFA Europa League play-off second-leg fixtures on Thursday night, below are the leading top scorers and assists in the Europe second top-flight competition so far.
Recall that Manchester United defeated Barcelona 2-1 at Old Trafford, while Juventus defeated Nantes 3-0 in France.
AS Roma defeated RB Salzburg 2-0 in Italy, while Union Berlin beat Ajax 3-1, among other games played on Thursday.
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Braga’s Vitinha, Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder and Feyenoord’s Santiago Gimenez are currently the joint-top UEFA Europa League top scorers with four goals each.
Top scorers in the 2022/2023 Europa League so far:
4 goals – Vitinha (Braga), Marcus Rashford (Man United), Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) and Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord).
3 goals – Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Cody Gakpo (PSV), Ludovic Blas (Nantes), Victor Boniface (Union SG), Martin Terrier (Rennes), Gustav Isaksen (Midtjylland), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Anastasios Bakasetas (Trabzonspor), Kristoffer Zachariassen (Ferencváros), Rick (Ludogorets Razgrad) and Michy Batshuayi (Fenerbahçe).
Most assists in 2022/2023 Europa League:
5 assists – Evander (Midtjylland)
4 assists – Anastasios Bakasetas (Trabzonspor)
3 assists – Diego Rossi (Fenerbahçe), Amine Gouiri (Rennes), Juan Miranda (Real Betis), Cody Gakpo (PSV) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).