⚠️ | QUICK STAT Players with more than 10 interceptions in the opening three rounds of a Premier League campaign in the last five seasons: • N'Golo Kanté – 11 interceptions in 2020/21 🆕 Kobbie Mainoo – 11 interceptions in 2024/25 Elite company for the United's youngster. 💎

🔝 | TOP 10 IN THE TOP 5 Our first overview of the highest-rated players in Europe's top 5 leagues for the 2024/25 season is here! 🤩 Four goals in the opening two matches and one perfect-rated performance were enough for Hoffenheim's Andrej Kramarić to take the top spot. 👏👏

⚠️ | QUICK STAT William Saliba has made 14 tackles without being dribbled past once in the 2024/25 Premier League, which is the most tackles made among players who are yet to be dribbled past in Europe's top 5 leagues this campaign. New season, same old Saliba. 💪

📜 | #UCL HISTORICAL DATA Finally, we can share this with all of you — after success with our World Cup and EURO historical data, we're now proud to share that we have in-depth data for the UEFA Champions League going back to 2003/04! 🤩 Find out more in the video below. 👇

📜 | HISTORICAL FOCUS Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United in the 2006/07 #UCL quarterfinal v Roma: 👌 60 touches ⚽️ 2 goals 🎯 10 shots/5 on target 🅰️ 1 assist 💨 8/9 successful dribbles ⚔️ 16/21 duels won 🤕 5 fouls suffered 📈 10 Sofascore Rating Iconic performance. 🐐

📜 | HISTORICAL FOCUS Lionel Messi at Santiago Bernabéu in the 2010/11 #UCL semifinal: 👌 89 touches ⚽️ 2 goals 🎯 4 shots/2 on target 🔑 3 key passes 👟 53/58 accurate passes 💨 9/12 successful dribbles 📈 9.3 Sofascore Rating Greatness personified. 🐐

📜 | HISTORICAL FOCUS Gareth Bale in *that* match at San Siro in the 2010/11 #UCL group stage: 👌 81 touches ⚽️ 3 goals 🎯 4 shots/3 on target 🔑 1 key pass 💨 5/7 successful dribbles ⚔️ 9/15 duels won 🧲 4 interceptions 📈 9.3 Sofascore Rating Football heritage. 🙌

📜 | #UCL HISTORICAL DATA Crème de la crème of the UEFA Champions League! 🤩 A total of 1044 players have made at least 20 appearances in the competition since the start of 2003/04, and these are the ten with the highest average Sofascore Rating. 👇

🔟 | PERFECT PERFORMANCE Takefusa Kubo v China: 👌 96 touches ⚽️ 1 goal 🎯 4 shots/2 on target 🅰️ 2 assists 🔑 4 key passes 👟 57/64 accurate passes 💨 2/4 successful dribbles 🤺 6/9 ground duels won 📈 10 Sofascore Rating And a dominant 7–0 #WCQ win for Japan. 🇯🇵🔥

🌍 | 🇵🇹 Portugal 2–1 Croatia 🇭🇷 Cristiano Ronaldo in #PORCRO: ⚽️ 1 goal 🎯 4 shots/2 on target 🔑 3 key passes Luka Modrić in #PORCRO: 🎁 1 big chance created 🔭 6/6 accurate long balls 👟 65/67 accurate passes Highest-rated players for their teams. 🐐🐐 #NationsLeague

🌍 | 🇸🇲 San Marino 1–0 Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 • Possession: 41% – 59% • Shots (on target): 8 (2) – 8 (0) • Touches in pen. area: 10 – 16 • Accurate passes: 235 – 361 For the first time ever, San Marino have won a competitive football match! 👏👏 #NationsLeague

⭐️ | STARS OF EUROPE Highest-rated players of today’s UEFA #NationsLeague action: 📈 9.7 – Alexander Isak 🇸🇪 📈 9.7 – Viktor Gyökeres 🇸🇪 📈 9.0 – Viktor Johansson 🇸🇪 📈 9.0 – Fedor Lapoukhov 🇧🇾 📈 8.5 – Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸

📜 | #UCL HISTORICAL DATA Most goals in the #UCL since 2003/04: 🥇 140 – Cristiano Ronaldo 🥈 129 – Lionel Messi 🥉 94 – Robert Lewandowski Most assists in the #UCL since 2003/04: 🥇 40 – Cristiano Ronaldo 🥈 39 – Lionel Messi 🥉 36 – Ángel Di María His competition. 👑

📜 | #UCL HISTORICAL DATA Most key passes in the #UCL since 2003/04: 🥇 350 – Lionel Messi 🥈 333 – Toni Kroos 🥉 279 – Cristiano Ronaldo Most successful dribbles in the #UCL since 2003/04: 🥇 687 – Lionel Messi 🥈 435 – Cristiano Ronaldo 🥉 363 – Neymar Messi Magic. 🪄

📜 | HISTORICAL FOCUS Thierry Henry against Juventus in the 2005/06 #UCL quarterfinal: 👌 60 touches ⚽️ 1 goal 🎯 6 shots/2 on target 🅰️ 1 assist 🔑 3 key passes 💨 7/7 successful dribbles ⚔️ 11/17 duels won 📈 9.0 Sofascore Rating King of Highbury. 👑

🌍 | GLI AZZURRI WIN IN PARIS • Possession: 54% – 46% • Shots (on target): 12 (3) – 11 (6) • Big chances: 1 – 5 • Touches in pen. area: 35 – 17 After conceding in the opening minute, Italy responded well and inflicted France their first competitive defeat at home in more

🌟 | PLAYER OF THE MATCH Kevin De Bruyne v Israel: 👌 78 touches ⚽️ 2 goals 🎯 5 shots/3 on target 🔑 3 key passes 👟 42/53 accurate passes 💨 5/7 successful dribbles ⚔️ 6/11 duels won 📈 9.2 Sofascore Rating And a 3–1 win for Belgium. 🇧🇪💪 #BELISR #NationsLeague

📜 | #UCL HISTORICAL DATA Since the start of the 2003/04 campaign, only two players have recorded 12 key passes in a single UEFA Champions League match: • Mesut Özil (2011 QF v Tottenham) • Juan Cuadrado (2021 R16 v Porto) Historic performances under the lights. 💫

🔟 | PERFECTION Jamal Musiala v Hungary: 👌 71 touches ⚽️ 1 goal 🎯 1 shot 🅰️ 3 assists 🎁 4 big chances created 🔑 7 key passes 👟 46/52 accurate passes 💨 2/4 successful dribbles ⚔️ 9/14 duels won 🦵 4 tackles 📈 10 Sofascore Rating An outstanding display in a 5–0 win! 🇩🇪💎