A host of Morocco internationals made significant contributions for their European clubs in a busy week of action from 9 to 16 October. The period saw impactful performances across the Bundesliga, Premier League, and UEFA Champions League, with goals, assists, and key roles in important victories.
Basra scores for Bayern
Ismael Basra scored for Bayern Munich in their 2-2 Bundesliga draw with FC Augsburg on Saturday 10 October. Basra started the match and was substituted in the 68th minute after finding the net. Days later, the same player came off the bench in the second half of his team's 3-3 Champions League draw with Viking on Tuesday 13 October, where he also received a yellow card.
Aynaoui provides key assist
Neil Aynaoui provided a key assist for RB Leipzig in their emphatic 6-0 Bundesliga win over Eintracht Frankfurt last Saturday. Aynaoui started the match and was taken off in the 58th minute after registering the assist, also picking up a booking. His form continued in the Champions League, where he played the full 90 minutes in Leipzig's 1-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday 13 October.
Khannouss features in Stuttgart wins
Bilal Khannouss was involved in two victories for Stuttgart during the week. He came on as a 77th-minute substitute in his team's 2-0 Bundesliga win over SC Paderborn on Saturday. He then started and played 81 minutes in Stuttgart's 3-0 Champions League win over Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday 14 October, receiving a yellow card.
Further contributions across Europe
In the Premier League, Issa Diop played the full match for Ipswich Town in their 2-1 win over Fulham on Saturday. Ayyoub Bouaddi came off the bench in the 80th minute for Manchester City in their 3-0 victory over Liverpool on Sunday 11 October, earning a yellow card. In the reverse Champions League fixture against Paris Saint-Germain, Bouaddi entered at half-time and registered an assist in City's 4-2 loss on Wednesday.
In France, Achraf Mouh started and played 72 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 Ligue 1 win over Le Mans on Saturday. He then played the full match in PSG's 4-2 Champions League victory over Manchester City on Wednesday. In the Netherlands, Sofyan Amrabat played every minute of both Ajax matches: a 1-1 Eredivisie draw with NEC Nijmegen on Saturday and a 2-1 Europa Conference League loss to HNK Hajduk Split on Thursday 15 October.
The national team now looks ahead to its next fixture, a home match against Niger on 11 November in World Cup qualifying.
