And the bright spot of the past football weekend came from …

Their impact in gameplay brought some players here, while the importance of goals brought others. The big stage needs a big player to take charge.

Picking the outright brightest star is never easy, and sometimes blinding.  There were many bright spots over the weekend, but these are the men that were able to make our list.

The final shortlist for #SOTW included…

Marouane Fellaini ( Manchester United vs Crystal Palace) – English Premier League

Shinji Kagawa (Augsburg vs Borussia Dortmund) – German Bundesliga

Harry Kane ( Huddersfield Town vs Tottenham Hotspurs) – English Premier League

Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain vs Bordeaux) – French Ligue 1

Richarlyson (West Bromwich Albion vs Watford) – English Premier League

Marcelo Brozovic (Benevento vs Inter Milan) – Italian Serie A

Lucas Nahuel Castro (Chievo Verona vs Fiorentina) – Italian Serie A

Lucas Ocampos (OGC Nice vs Marseille) – French Ligue 1

But the SOTW will have to go to

Kevin de Bruyne

(Chelsea vs Manchester City) – English Premier League

For scoring the winning goal in a match that was supposed to be the biggest test for his team.