Crystal Palace's Senegalese midfielder #07 Ismaila Sarr (L) vies with Brighton's Ecuadorian defender #30 Pervis Estupinan (L) and Brighton's Japanese midfielder #22 Kaoru Mitoma (R) during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on December 15, 2024. AFP

Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder #08 Bruno Fernandes battles for the ball with Manchester City's Belgian midfielder #17 Kevin De Bruyne during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on December 15, 2024. AFP

Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder #08 Pablo Barrios (C) tries to evade Getafe's Paraguayan defender #15 Omar Alderete during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Getafe CF at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on December 15, 2024. AFP

Dortmund's German forward #14 Maximilian Beier and Hoffenheim's French defender #34 Stanley Nsoki vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Borussia Dortmund and TSG Hoffenheim in Dortmund on December 15, 2024. AFP

Villarreal's Spanish midfielder #10 Daniel Parejo fights for the ball with Real Betis' Spanish defender #05 Marc Bartra during the Spanish league football match between Villarreal CF and Real Betis at La Ceramica stadium in Vila-real on December 15, 2024. AFP

Como 1907's Nico Paz and Roma's Manu Kone, right, in action during the Serie A soccer match between Como and Roma at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium in Como, Italy, Sunday Dec. 15, 2024. AP

Chelsea's Malo Gusto, right, vies for the ball with Brentford's Keane Lewis-Potter during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brentford at Stamford Bridge in London, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. AP

Southampton's Flynn Downes, left, and Tottenham Hotspur's Djed Spence battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur at St Mary's Stadium, Southampto, England, Sunday Dec. 15, 2024. AP

AC Milan's Rafael Leao, right, challenges for the ball with Genoa's Alessandro Vogliacco during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Genoa at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. AP

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, right, and Leganes' Jorge Saenz challenge for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Leganes at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. AP

Frankfurt's Egyptian forward #07 Omar Marmoush and Leipzig's Dutch defender #03 Lutsharel Geertruida vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match between RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt in Leipzig on December 15, 2024. AFP