French weekend XI: William Saliba leads as Armand Laurienté and Hugo Ekitike extend runs | OneFootball

William Saliba, Armand Laurienté and Hugo Ekitike headline the French weekend XI. L'Équipe notes that eleven players are selected in a 4-3-3.

Gauthier Gallon kept bottom side Dender afloat in a 0-0 at Cercle Bruges. The winter arrival made eight saves and prevented 2.14 expected goals, sealing a third clean sheet in seven matches.

Arsenal won 2-1 at Chelsea through set plays, with Saliba opening the scoring from a corner after Gabriel Magalhaes’ flick. He also completed 43 of 47 passes and made three recoveries.

Issa Diop deputised for the ill Joachim Andersen as Fulham beat Tottenham 2-1, making only his fifth Premier League start. He won five of seven duels and drew praise from Marco Silva for leadership and concentration.

On loan at Galatasaray from Bayern Munich, Sacha Boey scored in the Champions League play-off first leg against Juventus, 5-2, and again against Alanyaspor, 3-1. Adrien Truffert made it 28 starts in 28 for Bournemouth and stood out in a 1-1 with Sunderland.

Manu Koné earned a fifth nod after a lasered assist to Donyell Malen over nearly 50 metres in a draw with Juventus. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya returned with a deft finish as Freiburg were beaten 2-0.

Ekitike starred in Liverpool versus West Ham, 5-2, with a goal and two assists to reach 22 goal contributions this season. Laurienté became the first forward to deliver two assists in consecutive Serie A matches since 2012.

Source: L'Équipe