Bayern masterclass sees them dominate Euro best XI

 

Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich dominate the WhoScored European team of the week after their resounding 4-0 win at Hertha Berlin, while there are rival inclusions in Everton and Liverpool from the Premier League and Borussia Dortmund and Schalke from Germany... 

 

Goalkeeper: Gabriel (Lecce) - 8.76 rating 

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Lecce frustrated Inter on home turf in what was anything but a happy homecoming for Antonio Conte. The title contenders were held to a 1-1 draw with Gabriel in inspiring form between the sticks. The Brazilian saved seven of the eight shots on target he faced at Via Del Mare and made five successful high claims to earn the WhoScored man of the match award with a 8.76 rating. 

 

Right-back: Damian Suarez (Getafe) - 8.23 rating 

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Getafe earned their fourth away league win of the season at Leganes in a routine 3-0 win over the weekend with Damian Suarez good value for his man of the match gong. The 31-year-old landed a WhoScored rating of 8.23 with his sole key pass returning an assist. Four aerial duels won, one tackle and one interception capped a solid display. 

 

Centre-back: Mason Holgate (Everton) - 8.56 rating 

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Having registered his third Premier League assist of the season in Everton's 1-1 draw at West Ham, Mason Holgate is the first of two Merseyside-based inclusions in this XI. The 23-year-old stepped up to fill in for Michael Keane with aplomb as his WhoScored rating (8.56) suggests. Holgate made five clearances in the stalemate, one of which was off the line, while four tackles and two interceptions helped him land the man of the match award. 

 

Centre-back: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) - 8.53 rating 

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Partnering Holgate at the heart of the backline is Liverpool's imperious centre-back Virgil van Dijk. The towering Dutchman put the Reds ahead against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon with his fourth league goal of the campaign. Eight clearances and three aerial duels won contributed to his notable WhoScored rating of 8.53, that enough to come away from their 2-0 win as the star man as Liverpool moved 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League. 

 

Left-back: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich) - 7.93 rating 

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Rounding off the defence is the first of three Bayern Munich representatives is teenage defender Alphonso Davies. The Canadian was part of a backline that kept Hertha Berlin at bay in the capital as the youngster made three tackles and completed successful dribbles to return a WhoScored rating of 7.93. 

 

Bayern masterclass sees them dominate Euro best XI

 

Right midfield: Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) - 9.02 rating 

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Erling Haaland was the focus of Borussia Dortmund's 5-3 win at Augsburg as the teenage striker rattled in a second half hat-trick from the bench, but it was another youngster who earned the WhoScored man of the match accolade. One goal and one assist in the entertaining victory, those coming from respective returns of three shots and seven key passes, saw Jadon Sancho return a WhoScored rating of 9.02 and become the first player to register double figures for both goals and assists in Europe's top five leagues this season. 

 

Central midfield: Suat Serdar (Schalke) - 8.94 rating 

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Schalke signalled their intentions for the second half of the Bundesliga season with a fine 2-0 win over Gladbach to return from the Winterpause with a bang. Suat Serdar got his name on the scoresheet for seventh time this season as the 22-year-old hit the back of the net with one of his two shot to help make this XI with a WhoScored rating of 8.94. The young midfielder was tough to stop when on the ball, completing four dribbles, and worked tirelessly out of possession as he made two tackles and two interceptions to make the European team of the week. 

 

Central midfield: Thiago (Bayern Munich) - 9.67 rating

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Linking up with Serdar in the middle of the park, Thiago Alcantara bagged his first league goal of the season in Bayern's fine win over Hertha Berlin. The Spaniard was nigh-on unplayable in the victory as he made six tackles and four interceptions. On the ball, he returned a 90.8% pass success rate from his 98 passes and completed five dribbles in a display that warranted a WhoScored rating of 9.67 for Thiago.

 

Right midfield: Ivan Perisic (Bayern Munich) - 10.0 rating

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Ensuring an all-Bundesliga midfield this week, and our European player of the week, is Bayern's third and final representative in Ivan Perisic. The Croat earned a perfect WhoScored 10 rating against Hertha Berlin having had a direct hand in two of Bayern's four goals, scoring one and assisting another. Those came from respective returns of seven shots and four key passes, while two dribbles and three tackles contributed to his star man showing on Sunday.

 

Bayern masterclass sees them dominate Euro best XI

 

Striker: Jhon Cordoba (FC Koeln) - 9.56 rating

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FC Koeln secured a commendable Bundesliga scalp in their 3-1 win over Wolfsburg, with Colombian Jhon Cordoba netting twice in the victory. The 26-year-old earned a WhoScored rating of 9.56 from the encounter, hitting the back of the net with two of his four shots, and dominated aerially, winning eight headed battles to feature in this XI.

 

Striker: Ciro Immobile (Lazio) - 9.55 rating

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The top scorer in Europe's top five leagues this season pulled three goals clear with a hat-trick in Lazio's 5-1 thumping of Sampdoria. Ciro Immobile has been on fire this season, as his 23 league goals suggests, as he returned his seventh WhoScored man of the match award in the resounding victory, netting from three of five shots. He could've had an assist, too, had his teammates boasted their shooting boots, with the Italy international creating three goalscoring chances to help land a WhoScored rating of 9.55.

Bayern masterclass sees them dominate Euro best XI