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Neymar, De Bruyne and the players with the most assists in Europe this season so far

Although the likes of Harry Kane, Edinson Cavani and Mauro Icardi have emerged as Europe's top goalscorers in the first-half of the 2017-18 season, they cannot take all the glory.

Behind every great finisher is a great provider, after all, and the continent's most prolific sides are well stocked in that area.

And with the European campaigns around the halfway mark, Goal takes a look at those who have proved most effective in setting up their team-mates to score so far in our list of top assist makers across the top five leagues.

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