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Another stacked side ahead with Messi, Dybala, Insigne, Isco and a OTW Jovetic all being potential IF's

Last weeks score: N/A

Formation: 3-4-1-2 - http://www.futhead.com/17/squads/4700867/

Goalkeeper

Rui Patricio - GK - 84 OVR We start proceedings with another high rated keeper in Patricio. The Ballon D'or nominee made a total of six saves to help Sporting to a 1-0 home win of Rio Ave of which the Portuguese stopper claimed MOTM for with an 8/10 from Abola. There was a lack of goalkeepers to select from this week and thus helping Patricio with his claim.

Defenders

Lukasz Piszczek - RB - 82 OVR The Polish defender was involved heavily offensively for Dortmund in their 3-0 win over Wolfsburg, playing a part in every goal they scored. Firstly causing the OG with a cross before scoring the second and assisting Dembele (another player in with a chance) for the third.

Jaume Costa - LB - 79 OVR Costa was involved in the only goal of the game with an assist for Villarreal as they won 1-0 away at Sociedad. The Spaniard went on to pick up MOTM for what could turn out to be a vital contribution come the end of the season.

Danilo D'Ambrosio - LB - 75 OVR D'Ambrosio assisted the only goal of the game as Inter scraped a 1-0 win over Bologna which saw the Italian pick up a 7/10 from Gazzetta. The defence was difficult to predict this week so the inevitable high rated players shoved in could well come from the defensive positions.

Midfielders

Lorenzo Insigne - LW - 84 OVR With Insigne receiving a ratings refresh his SIF now looks insane should he get the nod. I think there is a high probability of that happening though after the winger picked up both a goal and assist in Napoli's 3-1 away win which saw him claim a 7.5 from Gazzetta.

Paulo Dybala - CAM - 85 OVR Dybala's previous IF came under rather controversial circumstances during what was the start of shoving high rated players in for the sake of it. Although that trend appears to be continuing now the Argentine actually deserves a spot this time after playing a big part in Juventus's 4-1 win. Occupying the CAM role once again Dybala scored twice and assisted another which saw him pick up MOTM with an 8/10 from Gazzetta.

Isco - CM - 84 OVR Arguably a little cheap for what will be an 88 rated TIF but either way Isco stood out in Madrid's 2-0 home win over Espanyol, assisting both of their goals which saw him pick up 3*'s from Marca alongside MOTM.

Lionel Messi - RW - 93 OVR Under usual circumstances I wouldn't consider Messi unless he bagged a hat trick however it is now week 23 and he is still yet to pick up an IF. Due to that I feel as though his brace in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Leganes is an opportunity for them to give him an IF and with the current trend I don't think its one they miss out on.

Forwards

Kevin Gameiro - ST - 83 OVR With the scores level at one a piece Madrid looked to Gameiro to change the game, subbing him on in the 62nd minute. He took until the 80th to turn up but when he did he changed the game to say the least. The French striker scored in the 80th, 81st and 85th minute to claim one of the fastest hat tricks in history which saw Madrid come away with a 4-1 win.

Stevan Jovetic - ST - 81 OVR We saw no less than 4 OTW items pick up upgrades in week 22 and although there are not as many obvious candidates this time Jovetic makes a shout to be one. The Montenegrin picked up two assists for Sevilla as they maintain their chase at the top with a 2-0 win over Eibar.

Javier Hernandez - ST - 83 OVR Although it was Havertz who picked up both MOTM and player of the week in Germany I feel as though he will be snubbed for Hernandez due to the gold bias and the fact Hernandez also put in a shift. The Mexican striker found the net twice for Leverkusen as they picked up a 3-1 away win over Augsburg.

Substitutes

Yoan Cardinale - GK - 75 OVR In a match which Balotelli claimed the headlines for all the wrong reasons, becoming only the 11th player to pick up a 1/10 from L'equipe since 1999. Cardinale was the star man making a total of five saves to help Nice somehow come away with a 1-0 away win over Lorient. His performance saw him pick up many plaudits alongside an 8/10 from L'equipe.

Christopher Jullien - CB - 73 OVR I personally preferred the old ways of a silver/bronze bench but with it looking as though a gold bench is the way forward now. Despite that I am taking the punt on a couple of silver this week, the first of which is Jullien. Toulouse managed to keep out PSG with a 0-0 draw and it was the big defender who stood out, picking up MOTM for his defensive display.

Corentin Tolisso - CAM - 78 OVR Tolisso picked up MOTM during Lyon's 4-2 home win over Dijon for scoring both the first and second goals for Lyon. His brace saw him pick up an 8/10 from L'equipe which made him one of only three players to be awarded with that.

Konstantin Vassiljev - CAM - 72 OVR After already picking up a silver IF earlier in the season another brilliant performance from the Estonian means he looks set to get upped to a gold. Jagiellonia managed a convincing 5-0 win of which Konstantin both scored and assisted two each of.

Youri Tielemans - CM - 77 OVR Not only have we seen some huge bias towards the Belgian league recently but Tielemans has been nothing short of superb, beginning to show just why there is so much hype surrounding him. The youngster scored twice from long range during Anderlecht's 4-1 away win which despite being close to his previous IF could well be enough.

Emil Forsberg - LM - 76 OVR When Leipzig are performing well a lot of the time it is Forsberg pulling the strings. Once again that was the case during 2-1 away win over Gladbach with the Swede grabbing both a goal and assist, picking up MOTM with a 1.5 in the process.

Gregoire Defrel - ST - 75 OVR I'm not entirely sure if Defrel did infact come on at ST but the logical explanation would be that he did. Either way once the Frenchman came on he changed to game, scoring two goals which saw Sassuolo come away with the 2-1 win.

Reserves

Takumi Minamino - RM - 71 OVR You guessed it the Austrain league is back and what a surprise that we open proceedings with a Salzburg IF. Minamino was involved in four of their goals with three of his own going alongside an assist for Radosevic. Salzburg went on to win the match 6-1 against bottom placed Ried.

Pierre Webo - ST - 73 OVR Webo picked up the headlines, not for his goal scoring but for his assists of which he managed an impressive four of during his sides 5-1 away win. If the four assists was not enough he also scored the other goal. Not a bad day at the office.

Jimmy Smith - CM - 60 OVR Just the one inclusion from the Npower mid-week schedule features in my side and it comes from a superb display from the Crawley midfielder. Smith scored the perfect hat trick to help guide his side to a narrow 3-2 win over Colchester.

Alvaro Ramos - ST - 68 OVR Another Chilean IF looks set to feature after Ramos bagged all three Iquique goals in a 3-1 home win over Cobresal. An interesting position change from RM to ST however despite his pace he only stands at 5ft 5 which could be a problem in terms of FUT.

Adam Rooney - ST - 71 OVR Aberdeen went on a goal spree on Wednesday putting seven past Motherwell of whom could only muster two of their own. Rooney was the stand out player scoring three and assisting another however it is worth mentioning that Christie also scored a goal which has been nominated for the Puskas award.