#SOTW – Hattrick hero, top goalscorer, and possibility of a ‘Golden Boot’ in his first season at his club

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…

Cenk Tosun (Stoke City vs Everton) – English Premier League
Mario Gomez (Freiburg vs Stuttgart) – German Bundesliga
Ishak Belfodil (Augsburg vs Werder Bremen) – German Bundesliga
Wesley Saïd (Montpellier vs Dijon) – French Ligue 1
Mauro Icardi (Sampdoria vs Inter Milan) – Italian Serie A
Josip Ilicic (Hellas Verona vs Atalanta) – Italian Serie A
Enes Unal (Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid) – Italian Serie A
Michy Batshuayi (Borussia Dortmund vs Hannover 96) – German Bundesliga
Naby Keita (RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich) – German Bundesliga
Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Athletic Club) – Spanish La Liga
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Girona) – Spanish La Liga

But the SOTW will have to go to

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool vs Watford) – English Premier League