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·2 Februari 2025
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A head-turning statistic, highlighting the excellence of Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong when in possession, has on Sunday come to the fore online.
This comes owing to the Dutchman’s exploits during Barcelona’s meeting with Deportivo Alavés.
Hansi Flick’s troops are of course fresh off securing a much-needed three points, thanking a solitary goal on the part of Robert Lewandowski for a hard-fought victory over Alavés.
En route to as much, the aforementioned Frenkie de Jong was forced to make do with a spot on the bench from the off.
With 45 minutes on the clock, though, the former Ajax man was introduced to proceedings, in place of Marc Casadó.
And, safe to say, De Jong went on to make his impact very much felt.
Excelling in and out of possession alike, the 27-year-old proved a decisive figure in Barcelona’s eventual win.
And, as alluded to above, such excellence on De Jong’s part has since been aptly summed up by one altogether noteworthy statistic.
As revealed by Sofascore, the deep-lying midfielder completed each and every one of his 41 passes during his time on the pitch on Sunday.
On top of as much, De Jong also managed to win 100% of his ground duels, as well as racking up a clearance and an interception.
Conor Laird – GSFN