By Adeleye Kunle
Following the conclusion of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) group stage match-day four fixtures on Thursday, below are the current leading scorers and assists in Europe’s second-tier competition so far.
Recall that Fenerbahçe, Freiburg, Real Betis, Real Sociedad and Rennes have all qualified for the Round of 16 stages with two games to spare after this week’s Europa League match-day four fixtures.
Vitinha’s first-half hat-trick for Braga against Union Saint-Gilloise moved him to the top of the UEFA Europa League scorers’ rankings with four goals.
Top scorers in the 2022/2023 Europa League so far:
4 goals – Vitinha (Braga)
3 goals – Cody Gakpo (PSV), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Victor Boniface (Union SG), Santiago Giménez (Feyenoord) 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)
The Europa League group stage match-day five will commence on October 27.
