FLOP OF THE WEEK: Per Mertesacker (Arsenal).
He made a rash decision getting himself sent off in Arsenal's home match against Chelsea. Per got sent off early in the game for trying to stop Diego Costa after he was put through on goal by Willian. Per tried to stop the run but dropped Costa instead and he was the last man which laments to a red card and left his team handicapped, which also led to Arsenal losing the game 1-0 which puts a dent on Arsenal's title run.
GOAL OF THE WEEK: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao).
This happened in Athletic's 5-2 win against Eibar.We won't say much about this brilliant cross, met with a nice overhead-kick plus he is 34 years old yes we said 34 years old.
SAVE OF THE WEEK: Joe Hart (Manchester City).
Joe Hart is one of the top goalies in the world and with this save his status is intact. A free-kick for West-Ham was taking by Dimitri Payet and it looked like he hit the perfect free-kick but Joe Hart jumped up and high to stop the ball from entering. His reflexes were sharp and was very alert to the situation.
MATCH OF THE WEEK: Norwich V Liverpool (Barclays Premier League).
9 goal thriller, this match had everything, goals, comebacks, last minute silencers and so on. Well lets get into this.
Firmino opened the scoring with a tight angle finish after James Milner set him up to make it 1-0 to Liverpool. James Milner had a chance to put Liverpool 2-0 up but brave defending from Robbie Brady made the score remain the same. It did not take long for Norwich to equalise as Mbokani back heeled the ball into the net to make it 1-1 on the day. Just before first Naismith scored a good goal from a tight angle to make it 2-1 to the canaries. Half time and Norwich were on top.
Second Half, Alberto Moreno fouled Steven Naismith in the box which resulted into a penalty that Wes Hoolahan took and scored. 3-1 Norwich. We taught it was all over but Liverpool still had a say in the game. Jordan Henderson buried with a nice volley few minutes after Norwich scored their 3rd to make it 3-2 and in no time it was 3-3 as Firmino scored his second with a delightful chip. Norwich were trying to attack for the 4th but captain Russel Martin misplaced his pass which brought up a 1-on-1 situation that included James Milner and Declan Rudd. The English midfielder scored to make it 4-3 to Liverpool. We all taught it will be done there but Norwich still had a say in stoppage time as Sebastian Bassong hit a half volley from outside the area to make it 4-4. The drama was not done yet as Liverpool went on to score a fifth as Lallana smashed in a bounced shot that gave the reds all three points. What a game.
MANAGER OF THE WEEK: Juan Merino (Real Betis).
Rallied his team to a 1-1 draw against title contenders Real Madrid. Merino made his team compact and pressed Madrid high giving them no room to operate. In the end Madrid were lucky to go home with draw with the chances missed by team from Betis.
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Chelsea (Premier League).
They are still unbeaten under Guus Hiddink and they beat title favorites Arsenal at the emirates in their push to get to the top end of the table. Chelsea were pretty smart with their game plan and made Arsenal look ordinary in their hard earned victory.
COMBINED TEAM OF THE WEEK: 4-4-2
GK: Sergio Rico (Sevilla).
He was top notch in Sevilla's match against Atletico as he made top saves to give his team a point and he gained a clean sheet.
RB: Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea).
Solid performance by the Chelsea vice-captain as he helped his team keep a clean sheet against Arsenal and he got the assist to the solitary goal, no wonder he was given a new contract.
CB: Kurt Zouma (Chelsea).
Despite Arsenal being down to ten he was disciplined on the night as me made last ditch blocks and won all his duels against his opponents which resulted to Arsenal beating Chelsea 1-0.
CB: Adil Rami (Sevilla).
He was part of the defense that got Sevilla a good point against title contenders Atletico
LB: Coke (Sevilla),
He was a treat going forward for Sevilla and his defensive duties were not misplaced as well. He helped his team keep a clean sheet and won a decent point against Atletico.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan (Dortmund).
He scored and assisted in Dortmund's 3-1 win over Gladbach in their Bundesliga fixture.
CM: Cesc Fabregas (Chelsea).
Matured performance by him and was man of the match on the day. He totally ran the show and it seems he is giving his good half a season right now.
RW: Nacer Chadli (Tottenham).
He scored a beauty and assisted another in Tottenham's 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. With this victory Spurs are now 5 points from the top of the table.
LW: Adam Lallana (Liverpool).
He was an impact substitute in Liverpool's 5-4 away win against Norwich. The England International assisted the equaliser and scored the winner.
ST: Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Bilbao).
He scored a brace in his team's 5-2 win over Las Palmas. Aduriz now has 25 goals in all competitions this season.
ST: Alex Meier (Frankfurt).
He scored a hat-trick in Frankfurt's 3-2 win over Wolfsburg in their Bundesliga game.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alexander Meier (Frankfurt).
He was top scorer in the Bundesliga last season and at 33 he has scored 10 goals in 14 games. He has carried his form from last season to now were he can boast of a shooting accuracy at 69% and a good passing accuracy at 68%. We know he is most likely not going to go for EURO 2016, but with stats like this he should dawn the the white shirt for the germans.
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