Rangers defender James Tavernier joins Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eden Hazard on illustrious list

Rangers defender James Tavernier joins Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Eden Hazard on illustrious list
Rangers defender James Tavernier has joined Europe’s top forwards on an illustrious list – and surprisingly it’s because of his attacking contributions.The Gers skipper was involved in a staggering 37 goals this season from right-back, netting 17 times and creating 20 goals in all competitions.Tavernier bombs forward on the Rangers right to good effect11
Tavernier bombs forward on the Rangers right to good effect
The remarkable return puts him alongside the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Eden Hazard on double figures for both goals and assists.Nobody got more assists than Tavernier’s 14 in the Scottish Premiership, while only four players scored more goals.However, he could not inspire the Gers to a trophy as they went crashing out of the Europa League in the group stages and Celtic won all three domestic competitions yet again.But who are the players with the most goal contributions in Europe’s top five leagues this season, according to OPTA. Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla) – 22 goals, 15 assists37 goal contributionsGETTY11
37 goal contributions
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – 28 goals, 10 assists38 goal contributionsGETTY11
38 goal contributions
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) – 31 goals, 7 assists38 goal contributionsGETTY11
38 goal contributions
Raheem Sterling (Man City) – 25 goals, 15 assists40 goal contributionsGETTY11
40 goal contributions
Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) – 30 goals, 10 assists40 goal contributionsGETTY11
40 goal contributions
Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla) – 30 goals, 11 assists41 goal contributionsGETTY11
41 goal contributions
Sergio Aguero (Man City) – 32 goals, 10 assists42 goal contributionsGETTY11
42 goal contributions
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 38 goals, 9 assists47 goal contributionsGETTY11
47 goal contributions
Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain) – 38 goals, 15 assists52 goal contributionsGETTY11
52 goal contributions
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 50 goals, 19 assists69 goal contributionsGETTY11
69 goal contributions


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