Every week we pick 22 of the best performing players in Europe’s top five leagues and, with your help, narrow it down to the best XI.
\nUsing polls on our Instagram stories, we pit players in each position against each other and let you decide who deserves to make the cut.
\nFollow our\u00a0Instagram page\u00a0to get involved.
\nHere’s\u00a0what our\u00a0latest\u00a0European Team of the Week\u00a0looks like:
\nGK:\u00a0Robin Zentner (Mainz)
\nMade six saves at Signal Iduna Park to hold Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw. His save to deny Julian Brandt in the first half, throwing himself to his left and turning the ball around the post with his finger tips, particularly stood out.
\nRB:\u00a0Thomas Meunier\u00a0(Dortmund)
\nLooked good at the back, making three tackles. He got forward as well and fired home the equaliser from the edge of the box. Did well to win a late penalty only for Marco Reus to miss from the spot and squander the chance for all three points.
\nCB:\u00a0John Stones (Man City)
\nThe resurgent centre-back made no tackles, blocks, interceptions or clearances, but he did plenty with the ball at his feet.\u00a0John Stones was key in the build-up play, making a game-high\u00a0116 passes at a 95.7-per-cent success rate and scored two excellent goals in a 4-0 triumph over Crystal Palace.
\nCB:\u00a0Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
\nAnother centre-back on the right end of a mauling, Kalidou Koulibaly also made the most passes in his encounter [77]. He was good on the ball, made\u00a0four blocks and an excellent clearance off the line to maintain a clean sheet in a thumping 6-0 win over Fiorentina.
\nLB:\u00a0Luke Shaw (Man United)
\nComposed, calculated and flawless, Luke Shaw had one of his best games in a Manchester United shirt as he totally nullified chief threat Mohamed Salah at Anfield.\u00a0The left-back made an impressive\u00a0eight ball recoveries and even created\u00a0two chances in a brilliant display.
\nLuke Shaw vs. Liverpool [Man Utd rank]:? 68 total touches ? 33 passes completed? 8 ball recoveries? 4 fouls suffered ? 2 chances created? 1 big chance created A key player with and without the ball. ? pic.twitter.com\/kyZlF1lCr2— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) January 17, 2021
\nCM:\u00a0Kevin De Bruyne\u00a0(Man\u00a0City)
\nHis assist for the opening goal was a thing of beauty, a sublime outside of the boot delivery for Stones to head home. That was one of\u00a0three key passes he made in the game, while he\u00a0also managed\u00a0four tackles – more than any other City player.
\nCM:\u00a0Diego Demme\u00a0(Napoli)
\nAn energetic performance in the middle of the park against Fiorentina. He made\u00a0four tackles and two interceptions in addition to\u00a0scoring a fine goal, arriving late into the box at the end of a sweeping counter-attacking move.
\nCM:\u00a0Nicolo Barella (Inter)
\nA quite outstanding all-round display from the 23-year-old as he completed three dribbles and three key passes. His cross saw Arturo Vidal score the opener before bagging the second himself.\u00a0A match-winning\u00a0performance\u00a0against the champions.
\nNicol\u00f2 Barella has been directly involved in seven Serie A goals this season. \u25c9 2 goals \u25c9 5 assistsScoring and assisting in the same game for the second time this season. pic.twitter.com\/GwQQQNUn8S— Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 17, 2021
\nFW:\u00a0Raheem Sterling\u00a0(Man City)
\nWorked the channels well and played a hand in the opening goal, distributing it wide for De Bruyne.\u00a0He went on to score with a sumptuous free-kick in a strong individual performance.
\nFW:\u00a0Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
\nAfter scoring twice in 32 appearances for Real Madrid, Luka Jovic matched that tally on his return to Eintracht Frankfurt in just 28 minutes. A dream homecoming featured two outstanding finishes in a memorable cameo.
\nFW:\u00a0Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
\nA measured finish from the edge of the box for his first and made no mistake from the spot for his second. His best moment though was when he ran from inside his own half, taking on three defenders before playing a perfect through-ball for Hirving\u00a0Lozano’s goal.
\nLorenzo Insigne already has more goals than last season ?Last season: 8 goals in 37 Serie A matchesThis season: 9 goals in 14 Serie A matchesReborn ? pic.twitter.com\/HN13Ab0TPj— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) January 17, 2021 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every week we pick 22 of the best performing players in Europe\u2019s top five leagues and, with your help, narrow it down to the best XI.
\nUsing polls on our Instagram stories, we pit players in each position against each other and let you decide who deserves to make the cut.
\nFollow our\u00a0Instagram page\u00a0to get involved.
\nHere\u2019s\u00a0what our\u00a0latest\u00a0European Team of the Week\u00a0looks like:
\nGK:\u00a0Robin Zentner (Mainz)
\nMade six saves at Signal Iduna Park to hold Borussia Dortmund to a 1-1 draw. His save to deny Julian Brandt in the first half, throwing himself to his left and turning the ball around the post with his finger tips, particularly stood out.
\nRB:\u00a0Thomas Meunier\u00a0(Dortmund)
\nLooked good at the back, making three tackles. He got forward as well and fired home the equaliser from the edge of the box. Did well to win a late penalty only for Marco Reus to miss from the spot and squander the chance for all three points.
\nCB:\u00a0John Stones (Man City)
\nThe resurgent centre-back made no tackles, blocks, interceptions or clearances, but he did plenty with the ball at his feet.\u00a0John Stones was key in the build-up play, making a game-high\u00a0116 passes at a 95.7-per-cent success rate and scored two excellent goals in a 4-0 triumph over Crystal Palace.
\nCB:\u00a0Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)
\nAnother centre-back on the right end of a mauling, Kalidou Koulibaly also made the most passes in his encounter [77]. He was good on the ball, made\u00a0four blocks and an excellent clearance off the line to maintain a clean sheet in a thumping 6-0 win over Fiorentina.
\nLB:\u00a0Luke Shaw (Man United)
\nComposed, calculated and flawless, Luke Shaw had one of his best games in a Manchester United shirt as he totally nullified chief threat Mohamed Salah at Anfield.\u00a0The left-back made an impressive\u00a0eight ball recoveries and even created\u00a0two chances in a brilliant display.
\nLuke Shaw vs. Liverpool [Man Utd rank]:? 68 total touches ? 33 passes completed? 8 ball recoveries? 4 fouls suffered ? 2 chances created? 1 big chance created A key player with and without the ball. ? pic.twitter.com\/kyZlF1lCr2\u2014 Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) January 17, 2021
\nCM:\u00a0Kevin De Bruyne\u00a0(Man\u00a0City)
\nHis assist for the opening goal was a thing of beauty, a sublime outside of the boot delivery for Stones to head home. That was one of\u00a0three key passes he made in the game, while he\u00a0also managed\u00a0four tackles \u2013 more than any other City player.
\nCM:\u00a0Diego Demme\u00a0(Napoli)
\nAn energetic performance in the middle of the park against Fiorentina. He made\u00a0four tackles and two interceptions in addition to\u00a0scoring a fine goal, arriving late into the box at the end of a sweeping counter-attacking move.
\nCM:\u00a0Nicolo Barella (Inter)
\nA quite outstanding all-round display from the 23-year-old as he completed three dribbles and three key passes. His cross saw Arturo Vidal score the opener before bagging the second himself.\u00a0A match-winning\u00a0performance\u00a0against the champions.
\nNicol\u00f2 Barella has been directly involved in seven Serie A goals this season. \u25c9 2 goals \u25c9 5 assistsScoring and assisting in the same game for the second time this season. pic.twitter.com\/GwQQQNUn8S\u2014 Squawka Football (@Squawka) January 17, 2021
\nFW:\u00a0Raheem Sterling\u00a0(Man City)
\nWorked the channels well and played a hand in the opening goal, distributing it wide for De Bruyne.\u00a0He went on to score with a sumptuous free-kick in a strong individual performance.
\nFW:\u00a0Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
\nAfter scoring twice in 32 appearances for Real Madrid, Luka Jovic matched that tally on his return to Eintracht Frankfurt in just 28 minutes. A dream homecoming featured two outstanding finishes in a memorable cameo.
\nFW:\u00a0Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli)
\nA measured finish from the edge of the box for his first and made no mistake from the spot for his second. His best moment though was when he ran from inside his own half, taking on three defenders before playing a perfect through-ball for Hirving\u00a0Lozano\u2019s goal.
\nLorenzo Insigne already has more goals than last season ?Last season: 8 goals in 37 Serie A matchesThis season: 9 goals in 14 Serie A matchesReborn ? pic.twitter.com\/HN13Ab0TPj\u2014 Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) January 17, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24423"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24424,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24423\/revisions\/24424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}