Picking the outright brightest star is never easy, and sometimes blinding. There were many bright spots over the weekend, but these candidates made it on our list.
The final shortlist for #SOTW included…
Javier Hernandez (Southampton – West Ham) Premier League
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Swansea City – Manchester United) Premier League
Malcom (Lyon – Bordeaux) French Ligue 1
Nicolai Müller (Hamburger SV – Augsburg) German Bundesliga
Cristian Stuani (Girona – Atletico Madrid) Spanish La Liga
Jose Gimenez (Girona – Atletico Madrid) Spanish La Liga
Willian Jose (Celta Vigo – Real Sociedad) Spanish La Liga
But the #SOTW will have to go to …
Marcos Alonso
(Tottenham Hotspur – Chelsea) Premier League