FedEx Performance Zone: Fiorentina duo challenge Guliano

Giuliano's reign at the top of the FedEx Performance Zone, which has stretched for over a month, shows no sign of ending after the third set of UEFA Europa League matches but two Fiorentina forwards are piling on the pressure and Paul Pogba's form rating is also picking up.

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1: Giuliano (Zenit)
No change at the top of the FedEx Performance Zone as Zenit's Brazilian playmaker grabbed the winner to help his side comeback from a goal down to beat a stubborn Dundalk side 2-1. He had three attempts at goal, produced three dribbles, and all but four of his 58 passes found a team-mate as he drove his side to the three points and to maintain his lead at the top.

3: Nikola Kalinić (Fiorentina)
The Croatian forward moved up 18 places to become the- top ranked striker following his two goals against Slovan Liberec which takes his UEFA Europa League tally to three. He was a constant threat having five attempts at goal and his link-up play was solid connecting with all but one of his 15 passes with team-mates.

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5: Antonio Candreva (Internazionale Milano)
The Italian winger rose eight places thanks to the only goal against Southampton. He left the field to a standing ovation after a quality attacking display which included two dangerous crosses and 16 completed passes – many of which came in the attacking third.

Candereva told UEFA.com: I'm happy for the goal but I'm happier about the team's success. The performance of the team was good against a well-organised opponent."

6: Khouma Babacar (Fiorentina)
Babacar chipped in with a goal to ease his side to victory and dash any hopes Liberec had of a comeback. He connected with 12 of his 15 passes, and he complemented his two-goal striker partner Kalinić well.

Babacar said: "I think I have done what the coach told me to do prior to the game. At the beginning I had some problems, especially with keeping possession, but my performance improved and I think I played well for the rest of the game."

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15: Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
The most expensive player in the world produced arguably his best display in a United shirt and contributed two goals in a 4-1 win against Fenerbahçe . He went the entire first half without any of his 23 passes going astray and he ended up completing 41 of his 45, representing a 91% success rate.

Pogba said: "I don't really listen to what is around me, I have to be focused on the pitch. I can be the cheapest player in the world and if I do great on the pitch that is what matters. Today I just enjoyed myself with the team, we had a great performance, we scored a lot of goals and I just enjoyed it."

32: Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma)
The Italian international chipped in with two goals in Roma's entertaining 3-3 draw with Austria Wien. His strike rate was impressive considering he only had three attempts at goal and had an outstanding 96% pass completion rate which helped him rocket up the rankings.