Here is our latest Team of the Week:
Goalkeeper
Zion Suzuki (Parma) 8.9
Parma battled to a 0-0 draw at Genoa over the weekend, with the visitors indebted to the heroics of Suzuki between the sticks for their hard-fought point.
The Japanese shot-stopper made seven saves during the contest - including one from the penalty spot in stoppage time - preventing an xG of 1.96 to secure his side a share of the spoils.
Defence
Danilho Doekhi (Union Berlin) 8.8
Doekhi was the unlikely hero for Union Berlin on Friday night as Steffen Baumgart’s side moved into the top half of the Bundesliga with a 3-1 victory over lowly Borussia Monchengladbach.
The Dutch defender scored twice inside the opening half-hour with a pair of close-range finishes, while he was equally as important at the back, winning seven duels and making five clearances.
Charlie Cresswell (Toulouse) 8.9
Toulouse made it back-to-back wins in Ligue 1 after a convincing 4-0 triumph against Metz, with centre-back Cresswell influential at both ends of the pitch.
Not only did the Englishman win five aerial duels and complete 92% of his passes, but he also contributed with a goal and an assist in the latter stages of the second half.
Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) 9
Mukiele bagged his first goal in English football on Saturday afternoon as newly-promoted Sunderland proved too strong for Wolves in a 2-0 home win.
Combining with Trai Hume, the French defender tucked a composed finish beyond Sam Johnstone to send the home support into raptures. Mukiele also won an impressive 15 duels during the contest.
Midfield
Mason Greenwood (Marseille) 10
Marseille moved to the Ligue 1 summit on Saturday evening after a resounding 6-2 victory over Le Havre, with Greenwood starring once again for Roberto De Zerbi’s side.
The Englishman scored the Olympians’ first four goals of the contest, including a superb piece of footwork and finish to complete his hat-trick, earning a perfect 10 rating in the process.
Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart) 8.9
Stiller produced another masterful display over the weekend, as the German midfielder inspired Stuttgart to a 3-0 away triumph at Wolfsburg.
Having set up Tiago Tomas' opener with an inch-perfect delivery, Stiller put the seal on an excellent all-round showing late in the second half, sweeping a clinical strike into the far corner for his first goal of the season.
Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) 10
Messi continues to star for Inter Miami in the MLS after another virtuoso performance in his side’s thrilling 5-2 win at Nashville SC.
The talismanic 38-year-old rolled back the years with an expertly taken hat-trick - including two brilliant finishes into the bottom corner - securing his second perfect rating in the space of just three weeks.
Alejandro Grimaldo (Leverkusen) 9.5
Kasper Hjulmand's Leverkusen secured a third successive victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday, battling past Mainz in a seven-goal epic at the Mewa Arena.
Grimaldo was key to the visitors earning all three points, with the Spaniard netting twice in the first half while also winning an impressive nine ground duels throughout the contest.
Attack
Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord) 9.5
Eredivisie leaders Feyenoord continued their brilliant start to the campaign with a 7-0 thrashing of Heracles on Sunday afternoon.
Hadj Moussa was influential for Robin van Persie’s side, with the Algerian scoring twice, registering an assist and winning six ground duels during his 71 minutes on the pitch.
Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord) 10
Joining Hadj Moussa in attack is teammate Ueda, who helped himself to a first-half hat-trick in Feyenoord’s dismantling of Heracles, while also earning a perfect 10 from our internal rating system.
Fresh from netting Japan’s match-winner against Brazil last week, the 27-year-old opened the scoring inside seven minutes with a clinical finish from the edge of the box before adding two more from close range to move up to 11 Eredivisie goals for the season.
Joao Felix (Al Nassr) 9.3
Felix has enjoyed a dream start to life at Al Nassr, with the Portuguese international bagging his second hat-trick of the campaign in a 5-1 thumping of Al Fateh.
Having broken the deadlock with a stunning long-range strike in the first half, Felix completed his treble in a rampant second-half display for the hosts, as he moved clear at the top of the Saudi Pro League goalscoring charts.
