They made their own luck. These are the players that were instrumental in their team’s performance over the past weekend.
As it is with every other week, 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…
Wahbi Khazri (Rennes vs Nantes) French Ligue 1
Cristian Tello Herrera (Real Betis vs Girona) Spanish La Liga
Mauro Icardi (Cagliari vs Inter Milan) Italian Serie A
Kevin Gameiro (Levante vs Atletico Madrid) Spanish La Liga
Antoine Griezmann (Levante vs Atletico Madrid) Spanish La Liga
Raheem Sterling (Huddersfield Town vs Manchester City) English Premier League
Lionel Messi (Valencia vs Barcelona) Spanish La Liga
But the SOTW will have to go to
Naldo
(Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke 04) German Bundesliga
His header completed a memorable comeback by Schalke 04 in the Revierderby.