The 8 best players in European football Gameweek 37

Although most of the European title races have been decided, players from all over the continent still have a lot to play for in the final few weeks of the season.
Whether it’s the chance to play in Europe next season, a new contract at their current club or a big-money move, several players have huge motivations to impress in late 2023/24.
Here are the top eight players who impressed 90 min very much on the continent this past weekend.
Unless you are a Hoffenheim or Togo fan, you may not have heard of Ihlas Bebou before.
Bebou’s name was rightfully in the headlines over the weekend, however, thanks to his team’s impressive performance.
The wide forward gave his side a glimmer of hope of qualifying for the Europa League on the final weekend of the 2023/24 season with a brace and assist in a 6-0 win over Darmstadt. It was beautiful.
Perhaps the main reason why Real Madrid was able to win La Liga comfortably while also reaching another Champions League final is its strength in depth.
That team quality was on display again at the weekend, with left-back Fran Garcia chipping in with a goal and an assist in the win over Granada.
There aren’t many other clubs in Europe that have reserves that can do that.
Since Jonathan David arrived at LOSC Lille in 2020, the Canadian forward has done one thing: score goals.
David matched his career-best tally at Lille this past weekend by scoring his 25th and 26th goals of the season in all competitions.
Those goals were enough to beat Nantes 2-1 – a win that saw Lille move up to third in Ligue 1.
It’s fair to say that Charles De Ketelaere’s first season in Serie A with AC Milan was an unmitigated disaster.
His second season in Italy’s top flight, while on loan at Atalanta, was much better.
De Ketelaere was in impressive form at the weekend, single-handedly pacing a talented AS Roma side with two goals in Bergamo.
Did anyone in the world ever think that Josip Stanisic would be the most involved player in Europe in 2024?
We highly doubt it.
Yet here we are, with the right wing-back scoring important goal after important goal after important goal. Stanic followed up with a 97th-minute equalizer to keep Leverkusen unbeaten in midweek before scoring to help Bochum win.
Christian Pulisic excelled in his first Serie A campaign with AC Milan, scoring a league-best 12 goals in 2023/24.
Two of those goals came in season bests at the weekend when they beat Cagliari 5-1.
Isco earned his 19th man of the match award in just 28 games at the weekend thanks to a goal and assist in the win over Almeria.
That makes absolutely no sense.
The resurgence of the midfielder’s career has been one of the best stories of the season in La Liga.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again:
Every time Brahim Diaz starts for Real Madrid, he plays the stars.
He did it again at the weekend, scoring twice in a 4-0 win over Granada and proving why he may be the best attacking midfielder in world football right now.
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