The Prism ISSUE 1
6 TO 8 NOVEMBER

The Weekend Prism

The weekend across Europe's five big leagues, in five minutes.

48games
120goals
1late winner
8red cards

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The weekend, by The Prism

Manchester United and Aston Villa drew 4-4, with Alysson putting Villa ahead in the 1st minute and Nicolas Jackson doubling the lead by the 4th, before the sides traded goals in a match that produced eight in total. Across 48 games this weekend, 120 goals were scored and eight red cards shown. Elia Caprile earned the highest rating of the weekend, 9.30, with a clean sheet in Cagliari's 1-0 win over Frosinone, a result that lifted Cagliari three places to 9th in Serie A. Barcelona beat Atlético de Madrid 1-2 to lead La Liga on 33 points, while in the Premier League Arsenal top the table on 27.

In this issue: Player of the weekendTeam of the weekendGame of the weekendLeague by leagueUnder-23sAsked The PrismWorth watching

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Player of the weekend
Cagliari · Serie A · 25Elia CaprileA clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Frosinone. 9.30match
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Team of the weekend

The best eleven across the five leagues

A 4-3-3 of the weekend's best match ratings, each player in his own position.

Game of the weekend

A 4-4 draw

Manchester United4-4 Aston Villa

Premier League · Sunday 8 November · Old Trafford

Manchester United and Aston Villa drew 4-4. Alysson put Aston Villa ahead in the 1st minute with his left foot from the side of the box, set up by John McGinn. Nicolas Jackson made it 2-0 in the 4th minute with his right foot from close range. Bruno Fernandes pulled one back for Manchester United in the 16th minute from the penalty spot. Youri Tielemans equalised for Manchester United in the 44th minute with his left foot from the centre of the box, set up by Noussair Mazraoui. John McGinn put Aston Villa back in front in the 48th minute from the penalty spot. Three more goals followed.

Where the ball was

The ball spent 46% of the match in the third nearest Aston Villa's goal and 16% in the third nearest Manchester United's. Patrick Dorgu was the best-rated player on the pitch at 8.46. Watch the replay in the match centre →

SMASH AND GRABBayer 04 Leverkusen won 2-1 at KölnWith the ball in their own third for 36% of the game and in Köln's for 17%.
League by league

Every result from the weekend

Premier League MATCHDAY 10
Everton3-1Coventry City
Leeds United1-0Tottenham Hotspur
Fulham1-1Newcastle United
Arsenal1-0Hull City
Nottingham Forest3-1Manchester City
Sunderland1-0Chelsea
Ipswich Town1-2Bournemouth
Crystal Palace1-3Liverpool
Brighton & Hove Albion2-0Brentford
Manchester United4-4Aston Villa
Arsenal top the table on 27 points. Leeds United climbed 3 places to 9th. Player of the round: Thierno Barry, Everton, 8.72. Every goal and the match centre →
La Liga MATCHDAY 12
Sevilla0-0Deportivo Alavés
Málaga1-2Racing Santander
Espanyol0-0Deportivo A Coruña
Osasuna1-1Athletic Club
Valencia0-3Real Madrid
Elche0-2Real Betis
Real Sociedad1-0Rayo Vallecano
Villarreal2-0Getafe
Celta de Vigo0-0Levante
Atlético de Madrid1-2Barcelona
Barcelona top the table on 33 points. Racing Santander climbed 6 places to 10th. Player of the round: Arda Güler, Real Madrid, 9.03. Every goal and the match centre →
Ligue 1 MATCHDAY 10
Toulouse3-1Strasbourg
Auxerre0-1Paris
Paris Saint Germain1-0Troyes
Rennes1-2LOSC Lille
Le Mans1-1Monaco
Le Havre0-2Lorient
Brest2-0Olympique Lyonnais
Angers SCO0-2Nice
Lens1-2Olympique Marseille
Paris Saint Germain top the table on 23 points. Le Mans climbed 2 places to 15th. Player of the round: Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal, Rennes, 8.25. Every goal and the match centre →
Bundesliga MATCHDAY 9
Hamburger SV3-1Borussia Mönchengladbach
Paderborn2-2Eintracht Frankfurt
FSV Mainz 051-2Bayern München
RB Leipzig5-2Augsburg
Borussia Dortmund2-1Elversberg
VfB Stuttgart1-0Werder Bremen
Köln1-2Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Freiburg2-0Union Berlin
TSG Hoffenheim2-1Schalke 04
Bayern München top the table on 21 points. Hamburger SV climbed 4 places to 11th. Player of the round: Albert Grønbæk, Hamburger SV, 9.04. Every goal and the match centre →
Serie A MATCHDAY 11
Venezia2-1Udinese
Torino1-1Lecce
Cagliari1-0Frosinone
Parma1-2Bologna
Roma3-0Sassuolo
Napoli1-1Lazio
Monza0-1Atalanta
Genoa1-2Milan
Inter2-0Como
Fiorentina2-2Juventus
Lazio top the table on 29 points. Cagliari climbed 3 places to 9th. Player of the round: Elia Caprile, Cagliari, 9.30. Every goal and the match centre →
Under-23s who stood out

One from each league

Arda Güler 21 · Real Madrid · La LigaA goal and an assist in the 3-0 win at Valencia.Season so far: 1st of 82 attacking midfielders in the top five leagues9.03Brajan Gruda 22 · RB Leipzig · BundesligaTwo assists in the 5-2 win over Augsburg.Season so far: 30th of 82 attacking midfielders in the top five leagues8.66Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal 20 · Rennes · Ligue 1An assist in the 1-2 defeat to LOSC Lille.Season so far: 3rd of 50 centre backs in Ligue 18.25Liam Delap 23 · Nottingham Forest · Premier LeagueTwo goals in the 3-1 win over Manchester City.Season so far: 7th of 24 strikers in the Premier League8.20Matías Soulé 23 · Roma · Serie AThe full 90 minutes in the 3-0 win over Sassuolo.Season so far: 1st of 31 wide players in Serie A7.84

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Asked The Prism this week

“Who are the best centre backs aged 21 or under right now?”

1Jérémy Jacquet 21 · Liverpool · 2nd of 55 centre backs in the Premier League822Dean Huijsen 21 · Real Madrid · 1st of 55 centre backs in La Liga823Jacobo Ramón 21 · Como · 3rd of 68 centre backs in Serie A81

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