da stake casino： There have been plenty of top performers from all around the continent over the course of the past season – but who ranks above all others?
da cassino online： Which players have had the biggest impact in Europe this season? Has it been Vinicius Jr and his 40 goal contributions in all competitions? Has it been Kylian Mbappe, a winger who has dragged PSG to the Ligue 1 title? Or does Ronald Araujo deserve recognition for anchoring Barcelona's European-best defence?
There have been plenty of standouts across Europe, with talent abound at traditional powers and plucky upstarts. Certainly, the likes of Napoli, Arsenal, and, to an extent, Barcelona, have been buoyed by some top players. The likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Pedri and Victor Osimhen have all been vital for some of the continent's best teams.
So, as the season comes to a close for good, GOAL looks at the 21 best performers from around Europe in 2022-23…
Getty21Kim Min-jae (Napoli)
A lot of the focus this season has been on Napoli's attack, and for good reason: the duo of Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have been devastating in the final third. But Kim Min-jae has been Napoli's most important player otherwise, and certainly the best value-for-money defender in Europe this year.
The Serie A winners paid Fenerbahce just €18 million (£15.7m/$19.4m) for his services last summer, and he's been worth every penny. Terrific in the air and excellent on the ball, the South Korean has made the loss of Kalidou Koulibaly seem like a positive.
AdvertisementGetty20Pedri (Barcelona)
Barcelona duo Gavi and Pedri are often grouped together as two similar players, but they couldn't be any more different. Gavi is all scrap, while Pedri is the epitome of finesse, and the latter's improvement in central midfield has been crucial for the Blaugrana this year.
Pedri is still a wonderful dribbler and precise passer, but he's also started to become a more consistent attacking threat, with six goals to his name. It's a shame that the Spanish magician missed 12 games with an injury – if he'd been fit all season, Barca could have won La Liga by 20 points.
19Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
In many ways, Karim Benzema has been a victim of his own success. The French striker was so good last season, that this year was always going to be underwhelming in some sense. In effect, he couldn't really improve on his Ballon d'Or-winning campaign.
That's not for want of trying, though. Benzema has struggled with injuries, but the world-class talent is still very much there. He has bagged 29 goals in 41 games, while turning in a few vintage performances.
He netted a brace against Liverpool in the Champions League, scored a hat-trick against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final, and scored seven in four games in a stretch in early April. Whether he can be relied on to play a full season anymore remains to be seen, but Benzema can still be a top-quality performer.
Getty18Nathan Ake (Man City)
Manchester City were never really of the title race, but Ake is one of the reasons they dragged themselves back into it. One of Pep Guardiola's masterstrokes this season was moving Ake into a modified left-back role, effectively using the Dutchman as a third centre-back when City defend.
It shored up a backline that had struggled for a few months, and also gave City a lockdown one-on-one defender against some of the league's best attacking players. Ake was a £40m ($53m) signing nearly three years ago. This year, he has finally shown why City spent big.