Nuno Mendes shines for UEFA, former Sporting star still going strong | OneFootball

UEFA announced last Thursday, October 23, the team of the week for the third round of the Champions League, which took place over the past few days. The main highlight is Nuno Mendes from PSG, a player trained at Sporting.

The Portuguese full-back was included in the ideal eleven after scoring a goal and providing an assist in the French team's thrashing of Bayer Leverkusen, 7-2, at a time when he seems to be going through the best phase of his still short sports career.

The complete team also includes: Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham); Denzel Dumfries (Inter), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal); Lennart Karl (Bayern), Felix Nmecha (Dortmund), Fermín López (Barcelona); Dennis Man (PSV), Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), and Anthony Gordon (Newcastle).

UEFA also revealed the MVP of the round, awarded to Fermín López, who shone with the first hat-trick of his career in Barcelona's 6-1 victory over Olympiacos. The Spaniard was followed by Felix Nmecha (Dortmund), Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Bilbao), and Dennis Man (PSV).

This season, Nuno Mendes - valued at 70 million euros - continues to show that he is one of the best players in the world. Representing PSG, he has already played eleven games - seven in Ligue 1, three in the Champions League, and another in the European Super Cup. In the 681 minutes played, the former Sporting player scored three goals and provided three assists.

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