Snubbed by Benfica, eyed by Bayern, now Europa League leader | OneFootball

Franculino Djú is making headlines again for all the right reasons. In the fourth round of the Europa League, the former Benfica player scored one of the goals for the Danish team in their victory against Celtic, which places the team at the top of the regular phase of UEFA's second competition.

The match started in the best possible way for Midtjylland. At 31 minutes, Martin Eric opened the scoring against Celtic. Shortly after, at 35’, Mikel Gogorza extended the Danish team's lead. Still in the first half, at 41’, Franculino Djú scored the third goal of the match. In the second half, Reo Hatate, from a penalty, reduced the deficit for the Scots.

With this victory – the 19th in 26 games this season – Midtjylland is doing great in the Europa League. Franculino Djú's team, the former Benfica player, occupies the first place in the competition, with 12 points (four wins), having scored 11 goals and conceded only three.

It should be noted that Franculino Djú represented Benfica for several seasons. However, after failing to reach an agreement with the Clube da Luz, the forward moved to Midtjylland, where he has been in the spotlight (98 games, 51 goals, and 11 assists). In the last transfer window, the athlete was on Bayern Munich's radar.

This season, playing for Midtjylland, Franculino Djú – valued at 13 million euros – has played 25 matches: 13 in the National Championship, 10 in the Europa League, and two in the Cup. In the 1,761 minutes he has been on the field, the former Benfica forward has scored 18 goals and made two assists.

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