Radamel Falcao remains the top scorer from the Europa League group stage to the final. He has scored 30 goals in the tournament. There are other players who have scored in the Europa League but they didn't make it past the group stage because they came from the Champions League. Apart from Falcao, only Aritz Aduriz has scored more than 25 goals from the group stage to the UEFA Europa League final.
However, former Arsenal attacking duo Alexander Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are in the top 10. However, Aubameyang, who currently plays for Chelsea, has scored 23 goals in the Europa League group stage up to the final. He also appeared in the Round of 16 for Barcelona last season. Munias Dabbur (24 goals), Edin Dzeko (21 goals), Romelu Lukaku (20 goals), Oscar Cardozo (20 goals), Carlos Bacca (19 goals) and Bruno Fernandes (19 goals) are the other players in the top 10. .
However, Manchester United are tipped to face Barcelona in tonight's game, which suggests Bruno Fernandes wants to increase the list if he scores at Old Trafford. The Portuguese midfielder has excelled for Manchester United in the Europa League this season but is yet to score in the competition.
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As reported by Italian newspaper Calciomercatoweb, Real Madrid have set their sights on Tottenham Hotspur target Alessandro Bastoni as David Alaba's long-term successor.
It was recently reported that the stylish defender, who is said to be keeping an eye on Antonio Conte, is in talks with Inter Milan to extend his contract beyond 2024. With that in mind, there are Looks like Spurs have been late in their efforts to sign a contract. 23 years old.
If that weren't enough, Real Madrid have now entered the race with Tottenham to sign Alessandro Bastoni as defender to succeed David Alaba in the coming years.
Real Madrid joins Tottenham in pursuit of Bastoni as Alaba . heir
That's not news any Lilywhites fan dreams of knowing as the weekend is fast approaching. However, Calciomercatoweb did indeed report that Real Madrid could try to beat Tottenham to sign Alessandro Bastoni as a replacement for David Alaba, in the event he doesn't sign a contract extension with Inter Milan.
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While the Austrian defender has impressed at the Santiago Bernabéu, the report makes it clear that his long-term future remains uncertain as he has not been particularly convincing this season.
With Real Madrid viewing another reported Tottenham target Josko Gvardiol as their first choice to succeed the longstanding Bayern legend, Alessandro Bastoni is right behind him on their shortlist.
However, the Serie A side are expected to demand a fee of £52.8m to sell the 'phenomenal' centre-back.
Tottenham have almost no chance of beating Los Blancos in this race
As compared to Liverpool, Los Merengues are indeed favorites to retain their Champions League crown. On the flip side, it is uncertain whether Tottenham will make it into the top four, which is why it is safe to assume that if given the choice, Alessandro Bastoni would choose Real Madrid as David Alaba's heir.
To be fair, almost every player in world football would.
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