Paris (AFP) – A stunning goal from DRC striker Yoane Wissa helped Premier League strugglers Brentford to a 2-2 draw with Chelsea in a London derby at the weekend.
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The 27-year-old acrobatic bicycle kick past goalkeeper Dorde Petrovic into the roof of the net midway through the second half to put the hosts 2-1 up.
But France international Axel Dassey equalized to leave Brentford six points above the relegation zone with 11 rounds remaining.
Here, AFP Sport highlights the African front-runners in Europe’s major leagues:
ENGLAND
YOANE WISSA (Brentford)
Chelsea scored first through Senegalese Nicolas Jackson, who atoned for an earlier missed chance to give the visitors a 1-0 half-time lead. After Dane Mads Roerslev’s equaliser, Wissa struck on 68 minutes for the Bees. His breathtaking sixth goal of the season will be remembered by all who witnessed it at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Antoine Semyon (Bournemouth)
The Ghanaian midfielder grabbed his fifth goal of the season to complete a 2-0 win at struggling Burnley. Semenyo struck in the 88th minute, broke down the right flank and won his shot into the corner with unerring precision. His goal doubled Bournemouth’s lead and ensured they won the league for the first time in 2024.
SPAIN
YOUSEF EN-NESYRI (Seville)
Morocco 2022 World Cup star En-Nesiri scored twice within 13 minutes of opening the first half for Sevilla in a 3-2 La Liga win over seventh-placed Real Sociedad. The goals took his tally for the season to nine — seven short of chart-topper Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid.
MUNIR EL HADDADI (Las Palmas)
Spain-born Moroccan international El Haddadi scored the last goal in a 3-3 thriller between Getafe and Las Palmas, who had twice trailed by two goals. El Haddadi equalized on 57 minutes in the mid-table clash.
GERMANY
SERHOU GUIRASSY (Stuttgart)
The Guinea international took his Bundesliga season tally to 20 by scoring twice for third-placed Stuttgart in a 3-2 win at bottom-tier Wolfsburg. He is second in the race for the Golden Boot behind England star Harry Kane, who has scored 27 times for Bayern Munich.
FRANCE
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG (Marseille)
Aubameyang, the 2015 African Footballer of the Year, sparked a flurry of second-half goals from sixth-placed Marseille in a 5-1 triumph at bottom side Clermont. After the losers canceled out Senegal international Iliman Ndiaye’s half-time lead for the visitors, the former Gabon captain scored to put Marseille ahead for a second time.
TEREM MOFFI (Nice)
Moffi, who was in the Nigeria team that finished runners-up in the Africa Cup of Nations won by hosts Ivory Coast last month, gave fifth-placed Nice an early lead in mid-table Toulouse. His goal was in vain, however, as the hosts hit back in the second half to run out 2-1 winners.
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