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If you thought Mesut Ozil is still the king of assists in Europe, you were wrong. Goal notices that after four consecutive blank matches in the Premier League, Arsenal's star lost the top spot in this category. The German national team member started the season excellently and reached the limit of 16 assists even before Christmas, and everyone believed that soon he would break Thierry Henry's Premier League record. And although Ozil still needs to improve Henry's achievement, he is no longer the best in terms of European assist statistics. Borussia Dortmund player Henrikh Mkhitaryan now leads the assist category, which includes players from the top five European leagues. Counting performances in all competitions, the Armenian has already made 17 assists. It must be acknowledged that the Borussia player has only nine assists in the Bundesliga, but he significantly added to his account in other matches, while Ozil has not yet made a single assist beyond the limits of the Premier League this season. Mkhitaryan assisted his teammates six times in Europa League matches and added two in DFB-Pokal games. His last assist, which helped him rise to the top spot, was made in the 3-1 match against Gladbach. After helping defeat Valencia managed by Gary Neville, Neymar is now tied with Ozil, also having 16 assists. Another player who could make a serious challenge for the assist title is Angel Di Maria, who shares fourth place with 12 assists. Soon the Argentine should rise to third place, knowing that due to injury Kevin De Bruyne will not be able to improve his stats for a long time. The most unexpected member of this top ten is undoubtedly Roberto Soldado, who shares the tenth spot with Cristiano Ronaldo and Douglas Costa with 10 assists.
