MADRID, 9 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The goals of Jude Bellingham, the offensive participation of Artem Dovbyk, the distribution of Aleix García, the dribbling of Nico Williams and Sávio, the defense of Antonio Rüdiger and the stops of Álvaro Valles have been some of the most outstanding individuals in the first half of the season in LaLiga EA Sports 2023-2024.
The main protagonist until the halfway point of the season is being Jude Bellingham. In his first year in Spain, the Englishman has emerged as one of the best players in the world. He has needed only 19 League games to show his potential, being a total player, capable of being decisive with his goals as well as sacrificing himself in defense to help the team.
A performance that is being reflected in its numbers. Bellingham, after 19 games played, is the competition's top scorer with 13 goals, none of them from eleven meters. Numbers that also make him the highest scoring midfielder in the five major leagues. But in addition, the English international has distributed two assists, which makes him also the second player in the competition who has participated the most in his team's goals.
Numbers only surpassed by Artem Dovbyk, the starting forward of the only team that is keeping up with Real Madrid: Girona. The Ukrainian is the top scorer for Michel's team, in addition to being the LaLiga EA Sports player who has participated in the most goals (16) with 11 goals and 5 assists. Furthermore, he is one of the players in the competition who performs the most actions in the opponent's area every 90 minutes of play with 7.4.
And without leaving the offensive plot, two wingers have stood out until the halfway point of the season in the League: Sávio Moreira and Nico Willams. Both share, along with Bryan Zaragoza, the honor of having been the players who have completed the most dribbles so far in the championship with 50. A characteristic in their game that provides verticality and overwhelms two of the most offensive teams in the league. competition, Girona and Athletic Club.
The Brazilian has also managed to score 5 goals and distribute 5 assists, the same goal assists that the Athletic youth player has distributed, a figure that places them in second place in the ranking of top assists in LaLiga EA Sports. The Spanish international winger is also the second winger who has made the most crosses in the competition so far with 96, only surpassed by Luis Rioja's 103.
Finally, the mid-season work carried out by Borja Mayoral and Álvaro Morata also deserves a special mention. The two attackers lead the Zarra Trophy standings with 12 goals, just one goal behind Jude Bellingham. The Getafe forward has already surpassed his best scoring figure of his career in the five major leagues with half the season still ahead of him. For his part, the Atlético de Madrid man is three goals away from equaling his best scoring record of his career in the five major leagues in a campaign and has had his best first round.
KROOS AND ALEIX GARCÍA, HANDLES OF THEIR TEAMS
In the engine room, Toni Kroos has stood out above the rest. The German midfielder has shone as Real Madrid's metronome, setting the pace for the winter champion. He is the top assister in the competition with 6 assists on goal, and is also the midfielder in the League with the highest passing success rate, the third who has completed the most long passes with an average of 7.9 per 90 minutes, and the fifth who more chances he has created. Furthermore, he is also in the 'Top 5' of media that steals the least balls from his rival every 90 minutes, with only 0.2 losses on average.
And if the German is the catalyst for Real Madrid's game, Aleix García is doing the same with Girona. His great season has already earned him the prize of being called up to the national team, fully deserved taking into account his data in LaLiga EA Sports. The Catalan is the player in the competition who completes the most long passes every 90 minutes with an average of 7.93 and the second who makes the most crosses with a total of 112. Finally, to this we must add that he generates an average of 1.5 scoring chances every 90', according to Driblab statistics consulted by Europa Press.
On the defensive line, one player has stood out above the rest: Antonio Rüdiger. The German has been the defender most used by Carlo Ancelotti during the first 19 days of LaLiga with 1,570 minutes, almost 400 more than Dani Carvajal (1,180) who is second. Confidence to which the German colossus has responded with great performances since he is the second defender in the five major leagues with the most clean sheets so far with 9. Furthermore, the white '22' has won in 64% of the matches. aerial duels that he has played.
And if Rüdiger is imposing his experience and forcefulness in the tournament, Mika Mármol is surprising with his performance in his first campaign in the national soccer elite. The young central defender from Las Palmas is the fourth defender in the competition who makes the most successful tackles per game with 2.3 and the fifth who makes the fewest fouls on average with 0.5 in that same period of time. In addition, he has a refined ball output with 88% of passes completed.
Finally, the goalkeeper in the first round had the proper name of Álvaro Vallés. In his first season in the First Division, the Andalusian goalkeeper has surprised by his reflexes and agility between the sticks. Thanks to his saves, Las Palmas is the second team with the fewest goals scored in the competition with 17 goals conceded, and with a save percentage of 83%, also being the second with the most saves made (71). In addition, the figure of Unai Simón has also stood out, the one who has achieved the most clean sheets so far with 9.