Douglas Luiz distributed two assists in Aston Villa’s 4-0 victory over Ajax, last Thursday, in the round of 16 of the Conference League. With this, the midfielder reached 20 goal contributions this season.
According to a Sofascore survey, the Brazilian participated in 41 games this season, scored 10 goals and recorded 10 assists. With this, he became the top-scoring midfielder in Europe’s top five leagues and the player in the position with the most goal contributions.
The Aston Villa player still has an 89% pass accuracy rate, made 60 decisive passes and converted 80% of the clear chances he had (8/10).
Douglas Luiz was remembered by Dorival Júnior and will defend the Brazilian team in friendlies against England, on the 23rd, and Spain, on the 26th. For Brazil, he won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021.
Douglas Luiz was revealed by Vasco in 2016. The following year he was sold to Manchester City and loaned to Girona, in Spain. At the end of the loan period he was signed by Aston Villa in 2019. In England he has participated in 192 games, scored 22 goals and distributed 24 assists.
Through to the #UECL last eight! 👊 pic.twitter.com/BjcWD0cbWy
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 14, 2024
The victory over Ajax took the English team to the quarter-finals of the Conference League. The club is also fourth in the English Championship with 55 points and is guaranteed a place in the next edition of the Champions League.
Aston Villa returns to the field this Sunday, at 11 am (Brasília time) when they visit West Ham for the 29th round of the English Championship.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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