5 best attacking duos in football this season (2021-22)

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller of Bayern Munich and Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe of PSG
Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller of Bayern Munich and Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe of PSG

#3 Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota (Liverpool)

Manchester United v Liverpool - Premier League
Manchester United v Liverpool - Premier League

Mohamed Salah has been one of the best players in the world in the 2021-22 season. The Egyptian international has upped his game a notch this term and has turned in plenty of matchwinning performances for Liverpool this term.

Portuguese forward Diogo Jota has ably supported him. The 25-year-old has proven to be a worthy addition to Jurgen Klopp's system and he has been among the goals this season as well.

Salah's strengths are pace, close control and shooting. Jota shares all these qualities and in addition to all those, he is also excellent at aerial duels despite not being a very tall customer. The pair have been running riot for Liverpool in the Premier League and other competitions.

Salah has scored 23 goals and provided nine assists in 26 appearances across all competitions for the Merseysiders this term. Meanwhile, Jota has scored 12 goals and provided two assists in 24 appearances across all competitions this season.

#2 Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)

FC Bayern München v SL Benfica: Group E - UEFA Champions League
FC Bayern München v SL Benfica: Group E - UEFA Champions League

Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller will go down in history as one of the greatest attacking duos of the 21st century. The pair have been dominant for a very long time now and despite being well into their 30s, it's hard to contain the two.

Lewandowski continues to be in wonderful goalscoring form. He has been prolific in front of goal once again and in Thomas Muller, he has a great enabler in that respect. Muller's game intelligence is on a whole different level. His off-the-ball movements helps create plenty of space for Lewandowski to exploit.

Due to the fact that they've played alongside each other for close to eight years now, they share a telepathic understanding. Muller is the 'assist-king' of Europe right now and Lewandowski is the king of goalscoring.

The Polish international has scored 31 goals and provided three assists in 26 appearances across all competitions for the Bavarians so far this term. Muller has scored eight goals and racked up a whopping 18 assists in 27 appearances across all competitions this season.

#1 Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)

Athletic Club v Real Madrid CF - La Liga Santander
Athletic Club v Real Madrid CF - La Liga Santander

Vinicius Jr. wasn't very far away from being written off as a mercurial talent. That was before he decided he was going to broaden his horizons and maximize his potential. The Brazilian international has taken his game to a whole new level by doubling down on his strengths.

Vinicius Jr.'s finishing has improved immensely this term and he has been a menacing presence down the left flank for Real Madrid this term. To make things better for Los Blancos, their experienced striker Karim Benzema has also been in great touch.

Together, Benzema and Vinicius Jr. have been tearing it up in La Liga. The Frenchman has scored 22 goals and provided eight assists in 25 appearances across all competitions this term.

Meanwhile, Vinicius has netted 14 times and racked up nine assists in 26 appearances across all competitions for Real Madrid this season. Like Vinicius' game, the understanding between the two players has also grown immensely this season and Carlo Ancelotti's men are reaping the benefits of it.

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