The current top scorers and assists in the second-tier competition of Europe as of Thursday night, following the conclusion of this week’s UEFA Europa League play-off first-leg matches, are listed below.
Recall that Juventus and Nantes drew 1-1 in Turin, and Manchester United and Barcelona drew 2-2 at Camp Nou.
Among the other games played on Thursday, Sevilla defeated PSV 3-0 in Spain, while Monaco defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 in Germany.
Marcus Rashford of Manchester United, Vitinha of Braga, and Santiago Gimenez of Feyenoord are the current joint-top scorers in the UEFA Europa League with four goals each.
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Top scorers in the Europa League so far in 2022–2023:
Vitinha (Braga), Marcus Rashford (Man United), and Santiago Giménez each scored four goals (Feyenoord)
Most assists in 2022/2023 Europa League:
5 assists – Evander (Midtjylland)
4 assists – Anastasios Bakasetas (Trabzonspor)
3 assists – Diego Rossi (Fenerbahçe), Juan Miranda (Real Betis), Cody Gakpo (PSV) and Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
The Europa League play-off second leg fixtures will take place next Thursday.