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The Bundesliga is renowned for being a goal-rich competition, and the goal-scorers take most of the plaudits. However, the ones conjuring those opportunities also deserve as much limelight as the scorers.
Top five assist-providers in the 2020-21 Bundesliga
As has been the case for a while, the Bundesliga is graced by a bevy of quality assist-providers who tirelessly create goals for their colleagues up front.
On that note, let us have a look at the top five assist-providers in the Bundesliga this season.
#5 Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) - 7 assists
One of the most highly-rated full-backs in the Bundesliga, Raphael Guerreiro narrowly edges his teammate Jadon Sancho, whose form has plunged this season, to make this list.
Both players have made seven top-flight assists each, but the Portuguese international has managed to do so in fewer games.
In fact, Raphael Guerreiro has the most assists by a full-back in the Bundesliga this season; he has already surpassed his previous best tally of six assists made during the 2018/19 season.
A fine crosser with an eye for a goal, Guerreiro doesn't score a lot of goals, but he more than makes up for that with his assist-making prowess.
#4 Jonas Hofmann (Borussia Monchengladbach) - 8 assists
After failed to impress at Borussia Dortmund, Jonas Hofmann has found his name at Borussia Monchengladbach, where he has become a key player since joining them in 2015.
This season, the German is enjoying his best season to date; he has been involved in 12 Bundesliga goals, which is two more than his previous best tally for the club.
Hofmann has scored four goals and provided eight Bundesliga assists this campaign. He is thriving as the creator-in-chief of Die Borussen, bringing a new dimension to their attack that has scored more league goals than all but three sides in the competition.
Recently, he scored two goals and provided an assist for Marco Rose's side in the come-from-behind 3-2 win against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich; Hofmann also made two assists
helped Marco Rose's side secure an emphatic 3-2 comeback victory against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and also made two assists in a 3-1 win at Koln earlier in the season.
#3 Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich) - 9 assists
Kingsley Coman, who scored the winner in the 2019-20 Champions League final, is enjoying one of his finest seasons with the record Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
It suffices to say the Frenchman has merely continued from where he left off in Lisbon six months ago, enjoying another season of great returns.
Coman has had his fair share of injuries and quarantine-enforced absences in the Bundesliga this season. Nevertheless, he has managed to score thrice and make nine assists, the most he has ever managed in a Bundesliga campaign.
The Frenchman scored a hat-trick of assists in Bayern Munich's 3-3 thriller against RB Leipzig in December; only two other players in the Bundesliga have managed such a feat this season.
#2 Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) - 10 assists
A player who doesn't need an introduction: Thomas Muller. He still rules the roost when it comes to assist-making, as he sits jointly atop the Bundesliga charts with 10 for the season.
He is second in the list only because the Bayern veteran has conjured that number in more games than the one ranked above him. Nevertheless, Muller has the epitome of class and grace in the Bundesliga all season.
The 31-year old set a new league record for assists (21) last season to surpass Kevin de Bruyne's previous mark of 20 recorded for Wolfsburg in the 2014/15 Bundesliga.
With another 14 games to go, Muller could emulate or even break his record at the end of the present league campaign.
#1 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) - 10 assists
Joshua Kimmich has always impressed in Bayern Munich colours; but his performances under Hans-Dieter Flick have been on another level altogether.
A vital cog in the Bavarian juggernaut which romped to a second continental 'treble' last season, Kimmich has been on a role this campaign too.
He has registered ten Bundesliga assists in only 14 games, an impressive tally considering he missed five games because of a knee injury.
What makes his numbers even more remarkable is the fact that Kimmich is a defensive midfielder, a role he took on not too long ago after starting as a full-back.
