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=#2 Jadon Sancho | Borussia Dortmund | 14
The next player on the list is Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund, who has run riot in the Bundesliga since the start of the 2018/19 campaign. Although he's been far from his best in terms of end product this season, one thing that hasn't changed from previous seasons is his dribbling ability. Sancho averages 3.8 successful take-ons per 90 out of an attempted 7.1 per 90 this season.
He's dribbled past more players than anyone in the Bundesliga over the last two years and ranks third this season (84). Sancho ranks first for carries into the final third this season (75), while only his teammate Raphael Guerreiro has more carries into the penalty box (233) than the Englishman's 215. Sancho has racked up a career-best 14 nutmegs to go with his six goals and nine assists in the league.
=#2 Neymar | Paris Saint-Germain | 14
Neymar has long been regarded as the most skilful player in the world and possibly one of the best this century. The Brazilian is simply unstoppable in full flow and manages to wriggle himself out of the tightest of situations with an audacious skill move. This season has been no different as Neymar has played fewer league games than anyone on this list and still averages one nutmeg per game.
The 29-year-old attempts more take-ons than anyone on this list, with a staggering 10.6 per 90, completing 6.3 of them in Ligue 1. Despite playing just 14 league games — during which he's racked up six goals, and three assists — only four players in France have dribbled past players on more occasions than Neymar's 82. The world's most expensive football is truly a joy to watch on the pitch.
#1 Marcus Rashford | Manchester United | 20
Manchester United superstar Marcus Rashford ended the 2019/20 campaign with more nutmegs than any player in Europe (13), with a handful of players, including Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies and Liverpool's Diogo Jota coming in next with 12. This year, Rashford has taken it up by a notch as he's 'megged' an opposition player 20 times, at least six more than anyone in the top five leagues.
The English winger has been sensational in 2020/21, registering 20 goals and 13 assists across all competitions (ten and eight in the league, respectively). Only Jack Grealish (75) has carried the ball into the penalty area on more occasions than Rashford (56) in the league, and only Adama Traore (151) has dribbled past a player more times than the 23-year-old (88). Rashford averages just under three successful take-ons a game and is the nutmeg king of Europe with 20.
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