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Performance of top Muslim players in major European leagues

Lamine Yamal vs Mohamed Salah: Who is winning the productivity race during Ramadan?

From Salah & Marmoush to Hakimi and Guler, here is what top Muslim players in Europe have done from the beginning of Ramadan until now.

The window for this article starts on 19 February and runs to 8 March. To keep the comparison clear, the numbers below cover club matches only in league, cup and European competition.

This is a selected list of high-profile Muslim players across Europe.

Who has stood out most?

Lamine Yamal - Barcelona

Lamine Yamal had the strongest returns among the players listed:

His window was, 1 assist vs Levante on 22 February, a hat-trick vs Villarreal on 28 February, 1 assist vs Atlético Madrid on 3 March in the Copa del Rey and the winning goal vs Athletic Club on 7 March.

Mohamed Salah - Liverpool

Salah has played 4 match in this period and scored 2 goal. Both goals came at Wolves:

His second goal helped Liverpool win 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Omar Marmoush - Manchester City

Marmoush has played 3 match, scored 2 goal and made 1 assist.

The assist came in City’s 2-1 league win over Newcastle on 21 February and his biggest moment came on 7 March when he scored twice in FA Cup win at Newcastle.

Serhou Guirassy - Borussia Dortmund

Guirassy has made 4 appearances and scored 1 goal since the start of Ramadan.

Dortmund went out to Atalanta in Champions League play-off but Guirassy answered with goal in the 2-1 Bundesliga win at Cologne on 7 March.

Achraf Hakimi - Paris Saint Germain

Hakimi has played 4 matches in this window and has 1 assist. PSG drew 2-2 with Monaco on 25 February and still went through 5-4 on aggregate in Champions League play-off.

He then set up Bradley Barcola in the 3-1 league loss to Monaco on 6 March.

Hakan Calhanoglu - Inter

Calhanoglu has played only 2 matches in this period but he still made a big mark. He scored 1 goal, a penalty, in Inter’s 2-0 win over Genoa on 28 February.

That result gave Inter an eighth straight league win and moved them to 67 point.

Arda Guler - Real Madrid

In Spain, Arda Guler has had a quieter but useful Ramadan run. He has played 3 La Liga matches and made 1 assist which came in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win at Celta on 6 March.