Champions League: Yamal, Dibango... The ranking of the best assist providers after two matchdays

14.10.26 FT Champions League

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Liverpool

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With two assists in Barcelona’s victory over Galatasaray in Istanbul (1-4), Lamine Yamal has moved into sole possession of first place in the ranking of the best assist providers.

The Spanish winger has been unstoppable in recent weeks. He has been putting together one impressive performance after another, which strengthens his case in the race for the 2026 Ballon d’Or.

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Already providing two assists against Feyenoord Rotterdam (5-1) on the first matchday, he delighted the Catalan supporters with two more assists for Fermín López (50') and Anthony Gordon (53’) in just 3 minutes.

Yvan Dibango, a hat-trick of assists against the Reds

The Cameroonian left-back stood out for LASK against Liverpool. Despite the defeat (3-6), he provided 3 assists in just... 14 minutes.

That performance has allowed him to break into the top three alongside Ousmane Dembélé. The Paris Saint-Germain player set up Maghnes Akliouche for the fourth goal against the Citizens.

Here is the ranking of the Champions League’s assist providers after two matchdays:

1 - Lamine Yamal (FC Barcelona): 4

2 - Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain): 3

3 - Yvan Dibango (LASK): 3

4 - Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart): 2

5 - Zlatko Tripić (Viking FK): 2

6 - Deniz Undav (VfB Stuttgart): 2

7 - Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool FC): 2

8 - Pau Torres (Aston Villa): 2

9 - Arda Güler (Real Madrid): 2

10 - Nico Paz (Como): 2

11 - Carlos Forbs (Club Brugge KV): 2

12 - Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool FC): 2

13 - Matías Soulé (AS Roma): 2

14 - Isaque (Shakhtar Donetsk): 2

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