JOE HART: Was superb as City earned a hard-fought 2-1 win away to Borussia Mönchengladbach. The England goalkeeper kept his side in the game at times with some fine stops.
Serge Aurier: An early goal was followed by a solid display and a clean sheet for the young PSG right-back.
Aymen Abdennour: Continued where he left off last season in the competition with Monaco, as a commanding defensive display helped Valencia earn a clean sheet against Lyon.
Maicon: His largely solid display at the back was capped by a superb match-winning header in Porto’s victory over Chelsea.
David Luiz: One of his more reliable performances, the defender scored the second goal and held firm at the back, as PSG won a potentially tricky tie away to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Esteban Cambiasso: After impressing with Leicester last year, Cambiasso appears to be continuing his Indian Summer with Olympiakos, as he put in a strong display in midfield, consequently playing a pivotal role in the Greek team’s 3-2 win over Arsenal.
Thiago Alcanatra: Bayern missed the youngster through injury for over a year, but Thiago is now back, and showed the German side what they have been missing, as he dictated the play in their comfortable win over Dinamo Zagreb.
Juan Mata: Took his penalty well and laid on a glorious assist for United’s winner against Wolfsburg. The Spanish international was the key figure in attack for Louis van Gaal’s side.
Douglas Costa: Capped a superb start to this season, in which he has risen to the top of the assists table, with another influential display that included a goal in Bayern’s emphatic victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo: Another bravura showing saw Ronaldo score twice in Real’s 2-0 win in Malmo to equal Raul’s all-time goals record for Real Madrid.
Robert Lewandowski: The striker is in ominously good form ahead of the Poland-Ireland match, as evidenced by his hat-trick in Bayern’s 5-0 defeat of Dinamo Zagreb.
Team (Formation: 4-2-3-1)
Hart
Aurier Luiz Abdennour Maicon
Thiago Cambiasso
Costa Mata Ronaldo
Lewandowski
Subs: Julio Cesar, Dimitris Siovas, Sami Khedira, Nicolás Gaitán, Sofiane Feghouli, Alvaro Morata, Luis Suarez.
