Top 5 players with most key passes in Europe’s top flight leagues this season

In the top-flight leagues across Europe this season, the play-makers have once again stamped their authority with key passes and match-winning performances.

Such performances have led to crucial results going in their team’s favor. A crucial key pass or intervention made can change one point into three.

It is always a game of inches and margins and a pass gone wrong can change the result of a season let alone a match.

The top players with the most key passes this season are:

MEMPHIS DEPAY

The Lyon winger has been in sensational touch this season scoring 16 goals and providing 9 assists for the French side as they look to secure a top 4 spot this season.

The Holland international has made 82 key passes this season.

Such passes have helped Lyon score the 3^rd most number of goals this season in Ligue 1 with 63 strikes to their name.

BRUNO FERNANDES

The Portuguese play-maker is continuing his brilliant form since joining the Red Devils in January 2020.

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Bruno Fernandes has been at the heart of play for United as he made 87 key passes this season leading to crucial winning goals and assisting the best of moves.

His individual season also has been brilliant with 16 goals and 11 assists this season.

With the season reaching its climax, United are hopeful that he continues his fine form.

DAVID TURNBULL

The Celtic player has put in some brilliant performances this season and has been a highlight in a poor campaign.

The central-attacking midfielder has made 91 key passes this season and has been a key figure in the squad.

He has been involved in 13 goals scoring 8 and assisting in 5 of them.

Celtic came 2^nd place in the Scottish league 20 points adrift of champions, Rangers.

XAVIER MERCIER

The central-midfielder has made 97 key passes for OH Leuven in the Belgian First Divison A this season.

In 33 matches, he has scored 9 goals and provided 16 assists, making him his side’s best player in a poor campaign this time.

OH Leuven are placed 11^th in the league standings.

DUSAN TADIC

The Serbian playmaker is Europe’s top player with the most key passes made this season being 107.

Tadic is one of the reasons why Ajax have been table-toppers this season.

The ex-Southampton player has scored 14 goals and provided 13 assists in Ajax’s top-notch campaign.

His contributions to Ajax’s success can’t be measured through stats only as he adds so much variety and creativity to the set-up.