And the “Star of the Weekend” goes to …

Picking the outright brightest star is never easy, and sometimes blinding.

The final shortlist for #SOTW included…

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid** – Sevilla) {Spanish La Liga)} – scoring a brace including the winning goal that keeps Real Madrid in the driving seat for the La Liga title.

Philippe Coutinho (West Ham United – Liverpool**) {Premier League} – for his performance and goals contributed to see Liverpool get a victory that keeps their destiny of a top four finish and a 2017/18 UEFA Champions League qualification in their hands.

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspurs** – Manchester United) {Premier League}  – for scoring to give Tottenham an undefeated home record in 2016/17 Premier League season and ending their time at White Hart Lane with a victory.  

Arjen Robben (RB Leipzig – Bayern Munich**) {German Bundesliga} – scoring a late goal to complete a memorable comeback for Bayern Munich at Leipzig. .  

Kylian Mbappe Lottin (Monaco** – Lille) {French Ligue 1} – for his performance in a match that gave Lyon the victory that technically allows them to dethrone Paris Saint-Germain as the champions of France.  

But the SOTW will have to go to …

Michy Batshuayi

(West Bromwich Albion – Chelsea**) {Premier League}

The objective for Chelsea was to secure the maximum points from this match and win the league title.  Batshuayi delivered the goal that achieved the objective.
**The player’s team.