European Team of the Week | 5-8 May

GK: Tomás Koubek (Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e.V.)

Bavarian outfit FC Augsburg earned a vital three points at the weekend in a massive 1-0 win against Union Berlin in front of home support to give them a real chance to stave off relegation, with Czech shot-stopper Tomás Koubek putting in a man of the match performance in the process.

Tomáš Koubek is your MOTM 👐 pic.twitter.com/0UkLN53wI3

— FC Augsburg (@FCA_World) May 7, 2023

RB: Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli)

Italian international right-back Giovanni Di Lorenzo is one of the heartwarming stories across the European top flight after helping Napoli to their first Scudetto in over 30 years. He followed that success with another polished performance in a 1-0 win over Fiorentina.

Giovanni Di Lorenzo ©️🐅

#22 #NAPOLISCUDETTO pic.twitter.com/4jtX9krMkC

— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) May 7, 2023

RCB: Mats Hummels (Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund)

Veteran German center-back Mats Hummels has been one of the leading lights at the back for club and country for the duration of his career. During Dortmund’s 6-0 drubbing of VfL Wolfsburg, Hummels earned his 200th win with the club, becoming the second to do so. Aged like a fine wine.

200 – Mats Hummels celebrated his 200th win with Borussia in his 339th Bundesliga game for Dortmund – he is only the second player after Michael Zorc (206) to reach the mark of 200 BL wins with BVB. Winner. #BVBWOB pic.twitter.com/dBKDd5Yb0l

— OptaFranz (@OptaFranz) May 7, 2023

LCB: Francesco Acerbi (Football Club Internazionale Milano)

Inter Milan banked a massive three points in the race for Champions League football next season with a vital 2-0 win at AS Roma over the weekend, with Italian defender Francesco Acerbi proving a rock at the back with four blocks and eight clearances to confirm the clean sheet.

+3💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽#RomaInter #Inter #SerieA pic.twitter.com/V5Di2zwy4w

— Francesco Acerbi (@Acerbi_Fra) May 6, 2023

LB: Samuel Iling-Junior (Juventus Football Club)

There could not have been a better senior debut than the one witnessed by many Juventus supporters at the weekend when young English left-back Samuel Iling-Junior was given his first start for the rampaging Old Lady of Italian football. He repaid that with his first senior goal in the 2-0 away win at Atalanta.

☑️first-ever start for Juventus

☑️first-ever goal for Juventus

What a day for Samuel Iling Junior! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/R1lKHb3IJk

— Football Talent Scout – Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) May 7, 2023

RCM: Julian Brandt (Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund)

Once one of the most highly-touted talents of his generation, Julian Brandt’s rebirth as a sa central midfielder has done wonders for his career as he hits the prime years of his footballing journey. He produced a fantastic performance against Wolfsburg, providing a hat-trick of assists during a clinic of creativity and control.

#BVBWOB Julian Brandt

3 assists
5 key passes
2 fouls won
34/41 passes
3/3 long balls
56 touches
90 minutes

— BVBstatistics (@BVBstat) May 7, 2023

LCM: Joris Chotard (Montpellier Hérault Sport Club)

Joris Chotard (21) 🇫🇷 vs Lyon

Minutes – 90
Assists – 2
Crosses – 4
Long Balls – 5
Big Chances – 2
Clearances – 2
Tackles – 2#Montpellier #France pic.twitter.com/rxjkvH3m9x

— On The Bench (@RockyRoadBall) May 7, 2023

RW: Karim Adeyemi (Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund)

One of many German wunderkind that has immense potential, Karim Adeyemi has found his stride at Borussia Dortmund this season, and another performance at the weekend highlighted that progression after a brace and an assist helped Die Schwarzgelben keep pressure on Bayern Munich.

Here is rocket fuel / Borussia Dortmund ’s Karim Adeyemi with his assessment of his day. Was a bit shocked. Also, asked where he learned to jump that high. @espnfc pic.twitter.com/69zoL7KlMY

— Archie Rhind-Tutt (@archiert1) May 7, 2023

LW: Bradley Barcola (Olympique Lyonnais)

French starlet Bradley Barcola is another in a laundry list of names that Olympique Lyonnais has brilliantly produced from their academy setup, and now with increased faith being placed on his shoulders, he continues to deliver. The young forward bagged a hat trick of assists to aid Alexandre Lacazette in his goalscoring exploits.

And Bradley Barcola provided a hat-trick of assists. 👨‍🍳 pic.twitter.com/ShtkWI1Oeq

— Squawka (@Squawka) May 7, 2023

RF: Elye Wahi (Montpellier Hérault Sport Club)

French U21 international Elye Wahi will not be short of suitors during the upcoming transfer winder after his fantastic 2022-23 for Montpellier, with his sensational four-goal performance against Lyon taking his season tally to 17 league goals and within striking distance of cracking the 20-goal mark.

Elye Wahi has scored 4 goals in 15 minutes for Montpellier against OL 🇫🇷💫

That’s now 17 goals for the season 🔥🎯 pic.twitter.com/G5ooCu7KXU

— Get Football (@GetFootballEU) May 7, 2023

LF: Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyonnais)

Upon his return to boyhood club Lyon, there was always a chance that Alexandre Lacazette was capable of rekindling what made him one of the club’s best-ever youth products; he has undoubtedly delivered. After bagging four goals against Montpellier, only Erling Haaland and Harry Kane have more goals across Europe’s top five leagues than his 24.

Alexandre Lacazette scored a 98th-minute penalty earn a 5-4 win for Lyon over Montpellier.

They trailed 4-1 in the 55th minute.

It was his 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 goal.

WHAT A GAME 🍿 pic.twitter.com/uVVdKItUr9

— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 7, 2023