Simon joins ex-Barcelona superstar, former Norwich defender, 8 others in Ligue 1 TOTW

Published: February 21, 2022

Nantes' Nigeria national teamer Moses Simon has been included in Whoscored.com's Ligue 1 Team of the Week following the conclusion of the latest round of matches in the division.

Simon shone for Nantes as they secured a shock 3-1 win over a star-studded PSG side at the Stade de la Beaujoire on Saturday night.

Just four minutes in, Randal Kolo Muani opened the scoring for the Canaries with the outside of his boot after he was teed up by Simon and the Nigerian also played a part in the penalty won by Nantes when Georginio Wijnaldum handled the ball in area after he swung in a corner from the right.

Eight different teams have contributed players to the Team of the Week namely Nantes, Clermont Foot, Metz, PSG, Rennes, Montpellier, Bordeaux and Nice.

Simon starts in attack in a 4-4-2 formation, ex-Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has been deployed as a right midfielder and former Norwich City defender Ibrahim Amadou is one of the two center backs.

Against PSG, the Super Eagles star registered a game-high four key passes, won a team-high two fouls, was accurate in 71.4 percent of his passes and registered a game-high six crosses.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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