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Not quite what we have become accustomed to but with Ramos, Payet, Insigne and Icardi featuring it's far from weak.

Last week’s score: 13/23 Formation - 3-4-1-2 - Squad link: http://www.futhead.com/17/squads/5153276/

Goalkeeper

German Lux - GK - OVR 77 Barcelona lost their top spot courtesy of a 2-1 defeat to Deportivo. Although Lux didn't really have that much to do in my eyes Marca still gave him MOTM with 3's for his four saves. Due to it being a Barcelona defeat I can't look past a Deportivo IF and Lux appears to be the man.

Defenders

Sergio Ramos - CB - OVR 89 We start the defenders off with a punt in Ramos. There were only a handful of big names that realistically have a chance for this side and Ramos is one of those after his goal helped to put Madrid back to the top on the table with a narrow 2-1 win over Betis

Loic Perrin - CB - OVR 82 Even though Perrin didn't keep a clean sheet, nor did St Etienne win I would be very surprised if the defender didn't make EA's cut. Perrin claimed both a goal and assist for the French outlet as they managed a 2-2 home draw against Metz which saw him claim an 8/10 from L'equipe

Christophe Jallet - RB - OVR 79 Continuing the theme of Ligue 1 defenders with both a goal and assist, Jallet managed the exact same feat. The difference being that Jallet also managed to keep a clean sheet though. Once again, an 8 was received and although Depay scored the same for his brace with him featuring in week 24 I can see the defender being given preference.

Midfielders

Lorenzo Insigne - LW - OVR 84 Other than from Inter Milan it was difficult to select players from Serie A to feature in the side. Due to that and the fact that he would now be 87 rated I have taken the punt on Insigne. The Napoli winger scored two of their three goals, one being from the spot, as they managed a 3-0 home win over Crotone.

Ever Banega - CAM - OVR 84 The first of two Inter players to make the cut from their simply ridiculous 7-1 win at home to Crotone is Banega. The Argentine midfielder was involved in an impressive five of those goals with three of his own and two assists to go alongside that. He ended up picking up MOTM with a massive 9/10 scored from Gazzetta which is something you see maybe two or three times a season.

Alan Dzagoev - CM - OVR 81 CSKA recorded a comfortable 4-0 home win of which both Dzagoev and Ionov stood out in. Seeing as Dzagoev played in a deeper goal and was involved in three goals instead of two I have opted for the CM. With a goal and two assists it saw him pick up an 8.5 match rating which with the lack of BPL really should be enough to get in.

Emre Can - CM - OVR 80 Considering there was just the four BPL games playing and that Liverpool were the only big side to win from that selection of games I can see them picking up an IF. Can is the best possible player from that after he scored one of their two goals in a 2-1 win over Burnley.

Dimitri Payet - LM - OVR 86 With EA showing clear bias to the upper-class players the last couple of months I am taking what can be classed as a punt on Payet. The French midfielder was not MOTM in his match nor was he featured in Ligue 1's TOTW however with two assists and a 7 to his name alongside his FIFA rating and OTW item I feel as though EA are going to take this.

Forwards

Mauro Icardi - ST - OVR 84 As I stated with Banega a 9/10 is a very rare score to receive but Inter had two players reaching that mark which is something I have never seen before in Italy. It was another Argentine in Icardi who managed it after he also scored three goals in the 7-1 hammering. No assists for Icardi however it was the first three goals which he scored.

Bas Dost - ST - OVR 80 Although Dost was severely helped by the fact Tondela seemed to enjoy giving penalties away the fact the Dutchman scored four in total makes him a certainty for this week’s side. The first two he scored came from open play before the third and fourth both came from the spot. He had another chance to make it five, funnily enough once again via a penalty but it wasn't to be with the third being missed. He claimed a huge 9/10 from his performance making him 100% for this side.

Substitutes

Felix Wiedwald - GK - OVR 76 This week’s German player of the week was Werder Bremen's keeper, Wiedwald. The stopper made a total of six saves in their 1-1 away draw with Leverkusen but it was the last-minute penalty save to do so which gave him the plaudits. I personally don't understand why a CB would be given a penalty to win the match but still.

Sead Kolasinac - LB - OVR 77 Not many Bundesliga options to choose from this week however there will inevitably be a couple at the very least. Kolasinac has a chance of being one of those players after he picked up a 1.5 from Kicker for his assist in Schalke's 3-0 home win

Juan Fernando Quintero - CM - OVR 79 It's safe to say that Quintero has not quite reached the level people expecting of him while playing his trade over at Porto. Now that he is back in his home country of Colombia player for Medellin he has started to impress again and at just 23 maybe there is still a bright future ahead for him. He scored twice and assisted another on Friday to help his side to a 4-1 win.

Luri Medeiros - RW - OVR 77 Abola seemed quite generous in their marks given this week with multiple 8's being handed out from which previously had been quite difficult to achieve. One player who deserved it was Medeiros though after he was involved in all three Boavista goals with two of his own alongside an assist for Bulos to confirm the 3-0 win.

Josef Alexander Martinez - ST - OVR 72 There is some debate surrounding the matter of if Atlanta can pick up IF's and that ultimately will decide if Martinez gets in or not. The striker scored three goals in their convincing 6-1 away win. If he is unavailable for the IF his replacement in my eyes will be David Villa.

Nicolai Jorgensen - ST - OVR 78 After suffering just their second loss of the season to Sparta Rotterdam Feyenoord bounced back with an impressive 5-2 win over AZ. Jorgensen was a part of all five of those goals with three of his own with two assists. He picked up player of the week in Holland for doing so with a huge 9/10

Oumar Niasse - ST - OVR 77 With just the four BPL games going ahead this weekend due to the FA Cup matches being played I expect Niasse to get the nod simply for the fact of having BPL players involved, despite the fact he plays for a lower side. He scored both Hull goals as they picked up a vital three points with a 2-1 home win over Swansea.

Reserves

[Josh Wright] (http://www.futhead.com/17/players/14934/josh-wright/) - CDM - OVR 64 There have been some controversial ELL players to feature in recent weeks with unpredictable being taken to a whole new level. Wright for me shouldn't get in the side seeing as all three of his goals were from the spot but a hat trick is still a hat trick and thus I can't ignore the Gillingham midfielder.

Joshua King - CAM - OVR 72 King has been scoring a lot recently since Bournemouth gave him a more attacking role and although he was moved back to CAM for their game against WH he sure did deliver. The Norwegian scored all three of their goals in the 3-2 home win and although he also missed a penalty the fact that he scored three means he won’t be missing out.

Medy Elito - ST - OVR 62 The second ELL player to make the cut is Cambridge striker, Elito. The 26-year-old came off the bench to score three goals, two of which came from the spot in their 3-0 away win at Carlisle.

Gerard Badia - ST - OVR 69 With golds now seemingly continuing to get the preference week in week out the reserves section pretty much picks itself nine times out of ten. Badia falls into that category after finding the net three times for Gliwice in their 4-3 away win.

Felipe Mora - ST - OVR 72 Yet another hat trick now, this time from over in Chile as Mora managed to score three in Universidad's 3-0 away win. Straight forward selection really.