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Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden, left, congratulates Thiago Da Silva after he scored the opening goal, during the League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Nantes at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden, left, congratulates Thiago Da Silva after he scored the opening goal, during the League One soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Nantes at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)Remy de la Mauviniere/Associated Press

European Team of the Week: Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o Lead the Line

WhoScoredJan 21, 2014

There's a large contingent from the Premier League in this week's European best XI from WhoScored.com, with no fewer thanย six of the players to make the grade plying their trade in England.

That includes the two top-rated players, with both Yohan Cabaye and Santi Cazorla picking up maximum ratings of 10 from game week 22 in the English top flight.

The Frenchman netted a brace fromย five shots (four on target) in a 3-1 win at West Ham and created a furtherย four chances for his teammates, as well as excelling defensively to makeย three tackles.

Cazorla, meanwhile, also netted twice in a 2-0 home win for Arsenal over struggling Fulham. The playmaker set upย five chances for others and, of the 86 passes he attempted, he was accurate with 93 percent.

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Meanwhile, there's an unlikely Premier League centre-back back pairing in West Brom's Diego Lugano and Norwich's Ryan Bennett.

Both have only been on the fringes of their respective sides this season, but the former shone in the first match under new manager Pepe Mel, netting the equaliser in an impressive 1-1 draw against Everton and producingย five tackles and 17 interceptions to boot.

Bennett went one better to score the only goal of a drab game against Hull City, whilst also winningย nine of 10 aerial duels.

The duo start in front of veteran Evian goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait, whoseย six saves helped his side keep an invaluable clean sheet away at Rennes and earned the 36-year-old a man-of-the-match WhoScored rating of 8.5.

Elsewhere in France, Monaco full-back Layvin Kurzawa continued his excellent form with a goal in a 2-0 win at Toulouse, completingย three dribbles andย four interceptions.ย 

Elche's Damian Suarez completes the back line courtesy of a match rating of 8.4 in the victory over Rayo Vallecano, where he delivered threeย accurate crosses from a game high of 93 touches.

Robert Snodgrass takes his place on the right of midfield, meaning Norwich are the only side with more than one representative this week.

The Scot picked up his first assist of the season for Bennett's last-gasp winner, creatingย five chances in total as well as musteringย five shots at goal himself to earn a rating of 8.5 from WhoScored.com.

Juventus' Arturo Vidal completes the midfield, joining Cabaye in the middle, having netted twice and picked up an assist in aย superlative all-round performance against Sampdoria.

Samuel Eto'o hadย his finest outing in Chelsea blue having scored all three goals in a crucial 3-1 win over Manchester United to bring up Jose Mourinho's 100th victory in the Premier League.

The Cameroonian silenced his critics to score with all but one of his shots at goal to earn a rating of 9.3.

NORWICH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: Ryan Bennett of Norwich City celebrates scoring with team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Hull City at Carrow Road on January 18, 2014 in Norwich, England.  (Photo by Christopher Lee/G

He is joined up front byย Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who completes the XI with a rating of 9.9 from Paris Saint-Germain's win over Nantes.

The Sweden internationalย scored twice to take his Ligue 1 tally to 17 for the season and also picked up his ninth assist in the competition inย the 5-0 rout.

All statistics courtesy of WhoScored.com,ย where you can find yet more stats, including live in-game data and unique player and team ratings.

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