Carles Gil named to MLS team of the Matchday 8

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil has made the MLS Team of the Matchday 8 following Saturday night’s 1-0 win over Atlanta United

This is Carles Gil’s second appearance in MLS Team of the Week this season. He previously featured in Matchday 6.

Carles Gil looks to take a corner during an MLS match between New England Revolution & Atlanta United. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.

Carles Gil obtained a position in the MLS Team of the Matchday 8 for his marvelous performance on Saturday night. Gil, who played all 90 minutes finished the match with an 8.8 rating according to Fotmob. Offensively, Carles had 1 goal on 5 shot attempts (100% accuracy). Gil had 84 touches and 15 passes into the final third. The midfielder went 53/63 (84%) on accurate passes throughout the match with 4/8 accuracy on long balls (50%) and 4/6 (67%) on accurate crosses. He went 0/1 (0%) on successful dribbles and was dispossessed 1 time during the match with 4 chances created. He also took 6 corners during the match. Gil defensively had 0 tackles won with 1 clearance & 5 recoveries. He went 3/6 (50%) on ground duels and went 1/1 (100%) on aerial duels won. He was fouled 3 times and committed 0 fouls during the match.

Carles Gil currently leads the team in goals scored this season with 3.

Carles Gil celebrates his penalty kick goal with forward Maxi Urruti. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.

Tomás Chancalay & the New England Revolution (2-1-4, 7 pts.) return home to face off against Eastern Conference side New York City FC (2-2-3, 8 pts). The match is set to kickoff at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, April 19th at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.

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