FOXBOROUGH, MA– Following the New England Revolution’s 3-3 draw with Atlanta United, midfielder Carles Gil has made the MLS Team of the Week!
This is Carles Gil’s 3rd appearance in MLS Team of the Week. He has appeared on the bench of Team of the Week (Matchday 6) and was a starter the week after in the following Team of the Week (Matchday 7).
MLS Team of the Matchday 16. Image Courtesy of Major League Soccer
Carles Gil obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 16 following his spectacular performance in front of the 30,000 + crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday night in Atlanta, GA. Gil, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 9.2 rating according to Fotmob and received man of the match honors. Offensively, Carles had 2 goals on 2 shot attempts (100 % accuracy) with 0 assists. Gil had 58 touches and 4 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 30/38 (79%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 1/2 accuracy on long balls (50%) and 1/5 (20%) on accurate crosses. He went 2/4 (50%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 0 times during the match with 1 chance created. He also took 3 corners during the match. Gil defensively was 0/0 on tackles won with 12 recoveries. He went 7/11 (64%) on ground duels and was 0/0 on aerial duels won. He was fouled 5 times and committed 0 fouls during the match.
Midfielder Carles Gil (10) celebrates his first goal of the match versus Atlanta United on Wednesday, May 31st. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
The New England Revolution (7-5-3, 25 pts.) head to Bronx, NY to face New York City FC (4-4-7, 15 pts.) at Yankee Stadium in an MLS Match on Saturday, June 3rd. The match kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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