72 – Frenkie De Jong has completed 72 passes & eight recoveries vs Napoli, more than any other player in FC Barcelona’s friendly match against Napoli.   5-Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix was involved in more goals than any other player in the 2019 International Champions Cup (two goals and three assists).   6– Aritz Aduriz is the sixth highest goalscorer

489-TSG Hoffenheim completed 489 passes in the first half against Wurzburg; the most by any team in a first half in the DFB Pokal since detailed data collection.   154 – Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Sven Bender has completed 154 passes in the DFB Pokal against Aachen (who have completed 176 passes in total) – the highest tally ever after 90

  26 – Since his debut for Inter in September 2015, Ivan Perisic has provided 26 Serie A assists, at least eight more than any other Nerazzurri player. 296 – New Atalanta signing Martin Skrtel has made 296 headed clearances in the last three Turkish Super Lig seasons, less on than Yalcin Ayhan.   42 – In his period with

6-San Jose Earthquakes winger Magnus Eriksson has six goals+assists in nine matches since the start of June. He had six goal involvements in his previous 21 MLS matches combined.   3-Real Salt Lake City is one of three teams with multiple wins in MLS games at Kansas City since 2015.   19-FC Dallas have taken 19 points off teams in

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Eintracht Frankfurt have found themselves in the centre of one of the summer’s most bizarre big-money transfers – and the German side have firmly lost out. Adi Hutter’s side impressed in 2018-19, finishing seventh and securing a Europa League qualification spot – alongside a fine run to the semi-finals of the 2018-19 Europa League, losing to eventual winners Chelsea. The

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