The star of the winter transfer window, and then the round player in the Bundesliga - Erling Haaland became the absolute hero of January in football Europe in 20 days.
When on December 29, Borussia announced that the Norwegian had arrived for 20 million euros from Salzburg, it was clear that the giants wasted a great chance, and Haaland very quickly demonstrated it - he scored a hat-trick in the derby in the jersey of the "millionaires" and brought a big turnaround against Augsburg (3:1, then 3:5).
It took only 23 minutes for the 20-year-old forward to score three goals, and last weekend Ćiro Imobile, the goal scorer of Lazio, had the same effect, who shone in his team's victory at Sampdoria.
We present the players who marked the European football weekend:
THE GOALKEEPER
Gasaniga (Tottenham) - there were games in which he cost Spurs, but specifically against Watford he was the most responsible for Mourinho's team saving a point. The Argentinian saved Dini's penalty.
DEFENSE
Van Dijk (Liverpool) - since he came to Liverpool in January 2018, he has scored eight goals in the Premier League. However, it is impossible to measure Van Dijk's contribution to the game and the victories of the Reds with statistics.
Hernandez (Milan) - has often been Milan's savior this season. Against Udinese, he showed again that he is the best reinforcement of the Rossoneri in the last few years.
Burgos (Eibar) - when Atletico concede a stoppage time goal early in the match, then the alarm bells go off. This is exactly what happened to the "colćoneros" on the road in the Basque Country.
THE MIDDLE
Müller (Bayern) - the leader of Bayern's dressing room enjoys being under the command of Hansi Flick. Three goals and eight assists in the last eight games indicate that the experienced midfielder still has something to offer at the top level.
Rebic (Milan) - until Sunday, it was an obvious failure of the Milan administration. And then he waited for his moment and solved the question of the winner in the duel with Udinese with two goals. From the already seen man on the transfer list, the Croatian is now a potential reinforcement of the giants for the continuation of the season.
Chiesa (Fiorentina) - some new winds are blowing in Florence with the change of coach. The impression is that the arrival of Giuseppe Iacini on the bench is particularly pleasing to the young ace who played spectacularly in the victory over Napoli.
Casemiro (Real Madrid) - the attackers of the Merengues had no chance against Sevilla's defense, but the tenacious midfielder from Brazil finished the job and settled the question of the winner with two goals.
ATTACK
Ronaldo (Juventus) - against Parma, he scored in the seventh game in a row in Serie A. Criticism of the Portuguese fell silent...
Haaland (Borussia Dortmund) - the wonderful debut of the Norwegian is just an announcement of what he can do in Borussia's system, which seems to be made for young attackers.
Real Estate (Lazio) - in Italy, no one has numbers like Ćiro Imobile. He scored 23 goals in the first 19 matches of this season in the league...
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