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Ligue 1 Top Five, Round 12: Mbappe stars, but PSG fail to win
Two Nice players make the cut, while Memphis Depay turns on the style for Lyon.
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La Liga Top Five, Round 12: Simon and Robles frustrate opposition with clean sheets
Two scourges of Real Madrid and Barcelona, too.
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Bundesliga Top Five, Round 10: Performance of the season from Timo Werner
A hat-trick of goals, and a hat-trick of assists for the RBL striker.
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FC Player of the Day, 3 Nov: Bruno Henrique (Flamengo)
A hat-trick for the Brazilian, and it should have been more.
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Americas Top Five: Alexis Castro tops the rankings with a 10
The best players this week all feature in Argentina and Mexico.
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Football You Missed, Nov 1: Bow before your majesty - Maradona
The Argentina superstar is given a gift by old club Newell's Old Boys...
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European Goals of the Week, Nov 1: Rashford channels his inner Cristiano Ronaldo
A blistering free-kick from the Man Utd star, while Liverpool versus Arsenal throws up two crackers.
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Serie A Top Five, Round Ten: Fabulous Fabian Ruiz
The Spaniard ran the show for Napoli versus Atalanta, as the rankings are made up from five separate teams from the midweek action.
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FC Player of the Day, 31 Oct: Fabian Orellana (Eibar)
The 33-year-old was superb as he helped his side move three points clear of the relegation zone.
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La Liga Top Five, Round Eleven: Messi being Messi, and Real Madrid bounce back
The Argentine was in supreme form against Valladolid, while Los Blancos have two players in the top five.
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Five Games to Watch: Two Serie A spectaculars, and a Swedish title party!
Points and bragging rights up for grabs in the Derby della Mole, while Roma face Napoli at the Stadio Olimpico.
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FC Player of the Day, 30 Oct: Alex Grimaldo (Benfica)
The Spaniard was superb as Benfica humbled Portimonense.
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FC Player of the Day, 29 Oct: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
An Argentine masterclass against Real Valladolid.
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Football You Missed, Oct 28: Ball-ache for La Liga and Coventry's Two-Tone tribute
Plus a couple of major stories in Asia.
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European Goals of the Week, Oct 29: Magnifique Martial
The Frenchman capped off a lovely Manchester United move, while Kylian Mbappe and Memphis Depay lit up Ligue 1.
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Ligue 1 Top Five, Round Eleven: PSG and Mbappe destroy Marseille
The Parisiens, along with Lille, make up the top five this weekend.
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Bundesliga Top Five, Round Nine: Sabiri fires Paderborn to first win of the season
In a low-rated weekend in Germany, there are five players from five different teams.
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Serie A Top Five, Round Nine: Seventh Heaven for Atalanta!
La Dea have no less than four out of the top five players this week after destroying Udinese.
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FC Player of the Day, 27 Oct: Amahl Pellegrino (Kristiansund BK)
A hat-trick in the Eliteserien!
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FC Player of the Day, 25 Oct: Ayoze Perez (Leicester City)
The Foxes demolish the Saints.
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Five Games to Watch: Revierderby in Germany and Le Classique in France
Plus the Swedish Allsvenskan could be secured by Djurgaarden
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European Goals of the Week, Oct 24: Goal of the season candidates in the Champions League
Marcel Sabitzer pulls off a display of technique and the Ox is impudent
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Football You Missed, Oct 25: Brazilian protest and Firmino with an incredible near-assist
Bahia and Ceara stars demonstrated against the government's slow response to an oil spill
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FC Player of the Day, 24 Oct: Franco Vazquez (Sevilla)
The Sevilla forward was in scintillating form as the Spanish side dispatched of Dudelange.
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FC Player of the Day, Oct 23: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham)
The Serbian got the Cottagers back to winning ways with a hat-trick against Luton in the Championship.
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