Thread by @Squawka

The 20LM10s.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Only two players scored more than 250 goals in Europe's top five leagues this decade:

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, of course.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Four players provided 100+ assists in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s:

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇦🇷 Ángel Di María
🇩🇪 Mesut Özil
🇩🇪 Thomas Müller

Three of them started the 2014 World Cup final.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Only two players created 900+ chances in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s:

🇫🇷 Dimitri Payet
🇩🇪 Mesut Özil

Huge numbers.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Arturo Vidal made at least 100 more tackles than any other player in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s.

Víctor Sánchez the only other player to break 1,000. 💪

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Only two players completed 1,000+ take-ons in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s:

🇦🇷 Lionel Messi
🇧🇪 Eden Hazard

Messi completed more than 3rd and 4th combined. 😳

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Eden Hazard was the only player to be fouled 1,000+ times in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s.

Usually the only way to stop him.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Oliver Baumann made more saves than any other goalkeeper in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s.

Peppered for the whole decade.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Peter Crouch won more aerial duels in Europe's top five leagues in the 2010s than Lionel Messi completed take-ons.

🐐 on the floor 🤝 🐐 in the air.

@OptaJoe @OptaJose @OptaJean @OptaFranz @OptaPaolo Lionel Messi tops the final list, but this top five just oozes class. 💫