This is how the weekend went for the Swiss mercenaries: Zaai scores, Sommer saves, Stergiou makes his VfB debut

Noah Loosli (Bochum): Had to participate from the 72nd against Leipzig and strengthened Bochum’s five-man chain for the closing minutes. With success: Bochum struggled against the Bulls at 0-0 and goalkeeper Riemann even saved two penalties.

Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg): He played a strong game against Stuttgart for a long time (1:3), but then took the penalty that led to the equalizer. Some newspapers are already wondering whether Zesiger will have to give up his regular place to Jenz after the Nati break.

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund): He celebrated his contract extension with BVB with a home win against Union Berlin (4:2). With the two goals conceded he can’t do anything about it.

Nico Elvedi (Gladbach): Played through in the 2-2 draw against Mainz. A little later it was announced that he had suffered a left knee sprain and would be out of the national team matches.

Jonas Omlin (Gladbach): The Gladbach captain will be out at least until the end of the year after shoulder surgery.

Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg): Oh, how bitter. The right back was injured during the warm-up for the match against Darmstadt and had to watch.

Ruben Vargas (Augsburg): Like Mbabu, Vargas cannot intervene in Augsburg’s defeat against Darmstadt. An hour before the start of the match, the club announced that he would be out due to a tight adductor.

Silvan Widmer (Mainz): Still missing due to his ankle injury.

Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz): He did prepare the 1-1 draw in the 2-2 draw against Gladbach. Nevertheless, the “kicker” gives him the worst grade on the team.

Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen): Plays his first derby against Cologne (3-0) and shows his usual strong performance. At 2-0, Xhaka makes the penultimate pass.

Filip Stojilkovic (Darmstadt): Darmstadt’s record signing must really continue. For the second time in a row he is not in the selection and for the second time in a row the Lilies promptly win. Before the game, the kicker defined Stojilkovic as a symbol of the Lilies’ previous attacking weakness. If he wants to get back into the team, something has to happen.

Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart): Celebrated his debut in the VfB kit with a mini performance (from 93′) in Stuttgart’s fifth straight win.

Manuel Akanji (Man City): The central defender watches the 0-1 defeat against Arsenal from the bench. It is the second defeat in a row for Akanji and the Citizens.

Zeki Amdouni (Burnley): Despite taking the lead, Burnley clearly loses to Chelsea. Amdouni watches the entire match as a substitute.

Fabian Schär (Newcastle): Play in central defense for the Magpies as usual. Also in this wild draw against West Ham (2:2).

Eray Comert (Nantes): Played through again in central defense in the 2-1 away win in Strasbourg.

Yvon Mvogo (Lorient): In the crisis peak against Lyon, the Swiss goalkeeper, like his counterpart, conceded three goals. Mvogo is caught twice at the first post.

Becir Omeragic (Montpellier): The ex-FCZ defender had to leave the field in the 41st minute of the scandalous match against Clermont due to back problems. The game was later abandoned when the score was 4-2 to Montpellier, as a firecracker exploded right next to Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw in stoppage time.

Vincent Sierro (Toulouse): Once again, unlike normal, he is not in the starting line-up. Enters in the 69th minute when the score is 1-0. Had to watch as his team conceded the equalizer deep into injury time.

Breel Embolo (Monaco): The Nati attacker will probably only be available at the end of this year after he tore his cruciate ligament in the summer.

Philipp Köhn (Monaco): Only beaten by a penalty in the 3-1 win against Reims. Otherwise perfect.

Denis Zakaria (Monaco): Pulls the strings in the Monegasque midfield. Played through against Reims and received a yellow card in the 83rd minute.

Fabian Rieder (Rennes): Just like a week ago, he is also in the starting line-up against the Parisian star ensemble. But it also cannot prevent Rennes’ first league defeat. He is substituted in the 71st.

Jordan Lotomba (Nice): Played the full playing time in the 1-0 win against Metz. It remains tight at the back.

Ricardo Rodriguez (Turin): The Torino captain runs a lot in the derby against Juventus and does his best, but cannot change anything about the defeat (0:2). Leave the field in the 84th.

Noah Okafor (Milan): After two competition goals in two games, he is in the starting line-up against Genoa. But remains pale and cannot fulfill his potential. He is substituted during the break.

Michel Aebischer (Bologna): Has an incredible amount of ball contact and always knows where to put the ball. With his organizational talent, he really allows his colleagues in midfield Freuler with his running and Ferguson with his fine ball technique to develop.

Remo Freuler (Bologna): Coach Thiago Motta demands that Freuler keep Inter’s Barella under control. He does this perfectly. ‘Tireless’, was how ‘Gazzetta’ responded to his performance.

Dan Ndoye (Bologna): He never really takes action on the left. This is also due to his opponent Pavard, who leaves no room for the Vaudois.

Yann Sommer (Inter): In extra time he saved Inter from defeat against Bologna. However, he looks unhappy as he concedes the second goal, leading to the equalizer and the final result.

Silvan Hefti (Genoa): Not used in the 0-1 win against Milan.

Djibril Zeug (Sevilla FC): Sow scored for the first time in his ninth match for Sevilla. It’s still not enough to beat Rayo. And after the match, coach José Luis Mendilibar is fired.

Miro Muheim (Hamburg): The former FCZ junior and St. Gallen professional scores 1-1 against newly promoted Wehen-Wiesbaden shortly before the end. His first goal of the season gives HSV at least one point. Otherwise, Muheim also picked up his second yellow of the season.

Jasper van der Werff (Rostock): Unremarkable play by the central defender against Fürth (0:1). In the final phase he is warned by preventing a counterattack.

Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern): The twin brother of Nati star Nico remains at the top of the table with Kaiserslautern and is awarded a penalty for his team after a corner. Warned in stoppage time.

Saulo Decarli (Braunschweig): Remains without action for the fourth time in a row. Braunschweig lost 1:3 at home to Paderborn.

Carlo Brunner (Schalke): The former FCZ player is missing against Hertha and cannot prevent another Schalke defeat. The Royal Blues now have a new coach in the Belgian Karel Geraerts.

Martin Angha (Wehen-Wiesbaden): Came to the newly promoted club as an unemployed person and is an undisputed regular player. There is a remarkable 1:1 against HSV.

Haris Tabakovic (Hertha Berlin): After his brilliant start to the season, his goal machine has come to a standstill. Third game in a row without a goal. Yet Hertha’s team won the match against Schalke with Bundesliga flair.

Christian Fassnacht (Norwich): Replaced in the 76th. At this point Norwich are 1-0 up. Moments later, Fassnacht saw teammate Gibson head the ball into his own goal in the 88th to make the final score 1-1.

Simon Sohm (Parma): Parma suffered its first league defeat against Venezia (2:3). Changed after just under an hour (59th) with a score of 1:1.

Pajtim Kasami (Sampdoria): Is in Andrea Pirlo’s starting lineup. But he did not make much of an impression in the 1-1 draw against Ascoli. Finished work in the 83rd minute.

Charles Pickel (Cremonese): Came on as a substitute in the 80th minute in the 3-1 win over Como, when everything had already been decided.

Michael Frey (Antwerp): Zero minutes played this season. Has no future with the Belgian champion, who returns to victory after three 0-0 draws in a row against Eupen.

Stefan Knezevic (Charleroi): Back in the starting lineup for the first time after recovering from a knee injury. Solid performance in the 2-1 win against Molenbeek. Replaced in the 84th.

Leo Seydoux (Westerlo): Once again not in the selection when Westerlo won 1-0 in the basement match against Kortrijk and thus simultaneously handed the red lantern to the opponent.

Cameron Puertas (Saint-Gilles): The attacking midfielder is in fantastic form for the Belgian leaders and, just like a week ago, provided two assists in the 4-0 away win against Sint-Truiden. He could go down in the 65th.

Andi Zeqiri (Genk): Opened the score against Ghent away (63′). Shortly before (60th) he was warned and shortly after his goal (68th) he was substituted. In the end, the home team equalized Zeqiri’s goal.

Steven Zuber (AEK Athens): Forfeited for the Panetolikos match due to injury. His team is not bothered by this and wins easily 3-0.

Noam Baumann (OFI Crete): Plays in the cup on Monday evening.

Petar Pusić (Osijek): Wasn’t in the selection last week. He was allowed to play against Rudes from the start and provided the assist for the first goal in the 3-0 win.

Josip Drmic (Dinamo Zagreb): The 3-0 home win against Istra followed from the bench.

Gokhan Inler (Besiktas Istanbul): Nothing happened this weekend with his first appearance since moving to Besiktas.

Albian Ajeti (Gaziantep FK): Only played briefly in the 0-2 defeat against Basaksehir.

Marco Burch (Legia Warsaw): Can’t prevent the 1:2 defeat against Rakow. Legia’s only goal could have been his, but instead teammate Pawel Wszolek beat him to it.

Oliver Buff (Vilnius): The 0-2 defeat against leader Panevezys left no major accents. Should go down in the 61st.

Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl): Once again Seferovic only gets one point with Al-Wasl. Unlike the previous match, he also failed to score a goal. Replaced in the 1970s.

Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire): After his double during the week, he, like the entire team, remains without a goal point against Charlotte this weekend. Chicago loses 0-2.

Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): He watched the first half from the bench. The attacking player then intervenes in the game. There’s nothing to cheer about against Charlotte.

Roman Bürki (St. Louis): The former classification goalkeeper is in fact the undisputed regular goalkeeper. But against Vancouver he had to pass and promptly saw his teammates suffer a defeat (0:3).