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:
\nFormation: 4-4-2
\nGK:\u00a0Jan Oblak\u00a0(Atletico Madrid)
\nAnother flawless performance from the world’s best keeper. Oblak wasn’t troubled too much but had to come to his side’s rescue at the death, saving a late penalty to secure three vital points in the title race.
\nRB:\u00a0Serginio Dest (Barcelona)
\nWatching the 6-1 thumping of Real Sociedad, Barcelona fans were transported back to a time when an effervescent Dani Alves tore down the right flank at will. Such was Dest’s attacking play as he operated more like a winger and even managed to score twice in the process.
\n+3! What a feeling to score my first La Liga goals! \u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Bs9UkgH8h6— Sergi\u00f1o Dest (@sergino_dest) March 21, 2021
\nCB:\u00a0Lilian Brassier\u00a0(Brest)
\nIt was a commanding display from Brest’s 21-year-old centre-back on loan from Rennes. The young Frenchman impressed with six interceptions and five clearances\u00a0to earn his side\u00a0a clean sheet.
\nCB:\u00a0Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)
\nMilan conceded twice so Kjaer has most certainly been included for his crucial contributions at the other end of the pitch this time. A\u00a0long ball over the top found Zlatan Ibrahimovic with precision for the opener and his flicked header from a corner fell kindly for\u00a0Brahim Diaz to stab home\u00a0the second in a 3-2 win.
\nLB:\u00a0Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
\nThe 28-year-old winger-turned-wingback continues to thrive in his new role.\u00a0Kostic has been a force going forward for Frankfurt, complementing the attack well with his runs and excellent delivery. A goal and assist against Union Berlin took him to 14 goal involvements in the league this season.
\nRM:\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0(Barcelona)
\nWasn’t Messi supposed to be having his worst season,\u00a0destined to end a glorious Barcelona career with a whimper? Instead, La Liga’s leader for goals and assists added two and one to his respective tallies\u00a0in a commanding display. Just another day at the office.
\nMessi's legend at Barcelona continues to grow ?Most appearances, goals and assists ??22 goal involvements in 12 games in 2021 \u26bd\ufe0f?\ufe0fIn a league of his own ? pic.twitter.com\/IEa9RjfKDm— Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) March 22, 2021
\nCM:\u00a0Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
\nStarted the game brilliantly, showing great vision to\u00a0pick out Karim Benzema for the\u00a0opener. Kroos then\u00a0pressed well high up the pitch to nick the ball and set up the second as well. The German did seem to run out of steam in the latter stages though.
\nCM:\u00a0Aurelien Tchouameni (AS Monaco)
\nStunning all-round display from the youngster\u00a0who\u00a0bossed the midfield and made six tackles. Superb assist, nudging the ball around a defender with the outside of his boot for Stefan Jovetic to score the opener. Also, played a smart one-two with Aleksandr Golovin before thumping in the finish in a 4-0 win.
\nMessi's legend at Barcelona continues to grow ?Most appearances, goals and assists ??22 goal involvements in 12 games in 2021 \u26bd\ufe0f?\ufe0fIn a league of his own ? pic.twitter.com\/IEa9RjfKDm— Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) March 22, 2021
\nLM:\u00a0Lucas Moura (Tottenham)
\nPlayed out of his skin, ran his socks off, covered every blade of grass, etc. It was that kind of inspired performance from Moura but featured plenty of guile as well as he was involved in virtually every attack and played a\u00a0key role both goals for Tottenham.
\nFW:\u00a0Robert Lewandowski\u00a0(Bayern Munich)
\nBayern Munich were reduced to 10 men when Alphonso Davies got sent off in the 12th minute and Lewandowski responded in the way only Lewandowski does. He scored a perfect hat-trick before the end of the half as the Bavarians cruised to a 4-0 win. He’s like a cheat code in this form.
\nAn early red card is a disadvantage to most teams… but Bayern Munich aren't ???? teams ??Lewandowski inspires a 4-0 win as they motor towards their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title ?? pic.twitter.com\/qiLL97SPNw— Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) March 20, 2021
\nFW:\u00a0Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
\nOutstanding once again from Madrid’s talisman, dragging the champions into the title race. He took his goals expertly and even set up Marco Asensio in a 3-1 win over Celta Vigo.<\/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:
\nFormation: 4-4-2
\nGK:\u00a0Jan Oblak\u00a0(Atletico Madrid)
\nAnother flawless performance from the world\u2019s best keeper. Oblak wasn\u2019t troubled too much but had to come to his side\u2019s rescue at the death, saving a late penalty to secure three vital points in the title race.
\nRB:\u00a0Serginio Dest (Barcelona)
\nWatching the 6-1 thumping of Real Sociedad, Barcelona fans were transported back to a time when an effervescent Dani Alves tore down the right flank at will. Such was Dest\u2019s attacking play as he operated more like a winger and even managed to score twice in the process.
\n+3! What a feeling to score my first La Liga goals! \u26bd\ufe0f\u26bd\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/Bs9UkgH8h6\u2014 Sergi\u00f1o Dest (@sergino_dest) March 21, 2021
\nCB:\u00a0Lilian Brassier\u00a0(Brest)
\nIt was a commanding display from Brest\u2019s 21-year-old centre-back on loan from Rennes. The young Frenchman impressed with six interceptions and five clearances\u00a0to earn his side\u00a0a clean sheet.
\nCB:\u00a0Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)
\nMilan conceded twice so Kjaer has most certainly been included for his crucial contributions at the other end of the pitch this time. A\u00a0long ball over the top found Zlatan Ibrahimovic with precision for the opener and his flicked header from a corner fell kindly for\u00a0Brahim Diaz to stab home\u00a0the second in a 3-2 win.
\nLB:\u00a0Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt)
\nThe 28-year-old winger-turned-wingback continues to thrive in his new role.\u00a0Kostic has been a force going forward for Frankfurt, complementing the attack well with his runs and excellent delivery. A goal and assist against Union Berlin took him to 14 goal involvements in the league this season.
\nRM:\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0(Barcelona)
\nWasn\u2019t Messi supposed to be having his worst season,\u00a0destined to end a glorious Barcelona career with a whimper? Instead, La Liga\u2019s leader for goals and assists added two and one to his respective tallies\u00a0in a commanding display. Just another day at the office.
\nMessi's legend at Barcelona continues to grow ?Most appearances, goals and assists ??22 goal involvements in 12 games in 2021 \u26bd\ufe0f?\ufe0fIn a league of his own ? pic.twitter.com\/IEa9RjfKDm\u2014 Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) March 22, 2021
\nCM:\u00a0Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
\nStarted the game brilliantly, showing great vision to\u00a0pick out Karim Benzema for the\u00a0opener. Kroos then\u00a0pressed well high up the pitch to nick the ball and set up the second as well. The German did seem to run out of steam in the latter stages though.
\nCM:\u00a0Aurelien Tchouameni (AS Monaco)
\nStunning all-round display from the youngster\u00a0who\u00a0bossed the midfield and made six tackles. Superb assist, nudging the ball around a defender with the outside of his boot for Stefan Jovetic to score the opener. Also, played a smart one-two with Aleksandr Golovin before thumping in the finish in a 4-0 win.
\nMessi's legend at Barcelona continues to grow ?Most appearances, goals and assists ??22 goal involvements in 12 games in 2021 \u26bd\ufe0f?\ufe0fIn a league of his own ? pic.twitter.com\/IEa9RjfKDm\u2014 Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) March 22, 2021
\nLM:\u00a0Lucas Moura (Tottenham)
\nPlayed out of his skin, ran his socks off, covered every blade of grass, etc. It was that kind of inspired performance from Moura but featured plenty of guile as well as he was involved in virtually every attack and played a\u00a0key role both goals for Tottenham.
\nFW:\u00a0Robert Lewandowski\u00a0(Bayern Munich)
\nBayern Munich were reduced to 10 men when Alphonso Davies got sent off in the 12th minute and Lewandowski responded in the way only Lewandowski does. He scored a perfect hat-trick before the end of the half as the Bavarians cruised to a 4-0 win. He\u2019s like a cheat code in this form.
\nAn early red card is a disadvantage to most teams… but Bayern Munich aren't ???? teams ??Lewandowski inspires a 4-0 win as they motor towards their ninth consecutive Bundesliga title ?? pic.twitter.com\/qiLL97SPNw\u2014 Sport360\u00b0 (@Sport360) March 20, 2021
\nFW:\u00a0Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
\nOutstanding once again from Madrid\u2019s talisman, dragging the champions into the title race. He took his goals expertly and even set up Marco Asensio in a 3-1 win over Celta Vigo.<\/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\/48672"}],"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=48672"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48674,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48672\/revisions\/48674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}