This is how the weekend went for the Swiss mercenaries: the tireless Xhaka successfully completed a gigantic programme

Noah Loosli (Bochum): Spent 90 minutes on the bench in the 0-0 draw in Heidenheim.

Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg): Play through the 2-1 win against Leipzig and help Wolfsburg win again after five games without a win.

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund): The BVB keeper conceded two early goals against Gladbach, but he was powerless to do so. After that he doesn’t have much to do.

Nico Elvedi (Gladbach): Plays as a central defender at the back, but cannot prevent Gladbach from losing after taking a 2-0 lead in Dortmund.

Jonas Omlin (Gladbach): He is still recovering from his shoulder surgery and will not play again this year.

Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg): Came on as a substitute in the 23rd minute in the 1-1 draw at Union Berlin. Remains inconspicuous.

Ruben Vargas (Augsburg): Under the new coach Jess Thorup, the majority has to content themselves with the role of the joker. That was also the case in the 1-1 draw at Union Berlin, where he came on as a substitute after more than an hour.

Silvan Widmer (Mainz): Finally celebrating its comeback after almost seven months. Plays on the right until shortly before the end. “I’m happy, personally it’s an important moment.” Just like the entire defense, things don’t look good at 1-1.

Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz): Initiates Mainz’s opening goal with a beautiful diagonal pass. Collides with Kramaric before half time and is shown a yellow card. Doesn’t look good when it comes to balancing either.

Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen): The Nati captain plays his 24th match in 106 days in Bremen (3-0), but shows no sign of fatigue and is, as usual, in charge of Leverkusen’s midfield.

Filip Stojilkovic (Darmstadt): In any case, he was back on the bench for the 1-1 draw in Feiburg. But he is not making his first appearance since September 22.

Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart): Not used in the 2-1 win in Frankfurt.

Manuel Akanji (Man City): Just like before Nati’s halftime match against Chelsea, he also played in the top match against Liverpool (1-1) as a defensive midfielder. In action for the entire 90 minutes. “I feel comfortable there,” he says afterwards about his new position.

Zeki Amdouni (Burnley): Plays against West Ham (1:2) to 73. Waits for his second goal of the season. “The Clarets” suffer their sixth defeat in a row.

Fabian Schär (Newcastle): As soon as he returned to the club, the central defender showed his best side again. Played through in the 4-1 win against Chelsea.

Eray Comert (Nantes): Continues with a clean sheet against Le Havre – for the eighth time in ten games.

Yvon Mvogo (Lorient): As always, he was between the posts this season and conceded three goals against Metz. It is his turn to take the penalty that leads to the 2-3 defeat, but he cannot defuse it.

Becir Omeragic (Montpellier): Was on the bench against Brest (1:3) and didn’t get a chance.

Vincent Sierro (Toulouse): Runs as captain against Nice for the second time in a row and cannot avert the 0-1 defeat. To be substituted at the start of stoppage time.

Breel Embolo (Monaco): The Nati striker is still injured and will only be able to play again in the new year after tearing his cruciate ligament.

Philipp Köhn (Monaco): Made some strong saves in the 5-2 defeat to PSG, but didn’t look good in the 1-0 defeat when he let a ball slip out of his hands. At 1:3 he was caught by Dembélé from a tight angle.

Denis Zakaria (Monaco): Play through the Parc des Princes. He missed the 3-4 with a header in the 90th minute, so there was no tension in the final phase.

Fabian Rieder (Rennes): Did not play in the 3-1 win against Reims for the third time in a row in the competition.

Jordan Lotomba (Nice): Was on the field for 72 minutes against Toulouse.

Ricardo Rodriguez (Turin): Plays against Bologna on Monday evening.

Noah Okafor (Milan): Injured his thigh in Nati’s last match against Romania and was out against Fiorentina (1-0). Missed the debut of 15-year-old teammate Francesco Camarda, who set a new Serie A age record.

Michel Aebischer (Bologna): Plays against Torino on Monday evening.

Remo Freuler (Bologna): Plays against Torino on Monday evening.

Dan Ndoye (Bologna): Plays against Torino on Monday evening.

Yann Sommer (Inter): Conceded a goal in his first Derby d’Italia against Juventus (1-1). But it doesn’t stand a chance. Furthermore, present when necessary and radiates security.

Silvan Hefti (Genoa): The right back made another short appearance against Frosinone (1:2) after seven games without playing time. Replaced in the 88th Milan Badelj.

Djibril Sov (Seville): Not used in the defeat against Real Sociedad (1:2). Sevilla has now been waiting for a win for seven league games.

Miro Muheim (Hamburg): Play as usual at HSV, which won 2-1 against Braunschweig.

Jasper van der Werff (Rostock): Like the entire Rostock defense, things were not looking good in the 2-3 win against St. Pauli as Hamburg scored three times in eight minutes midway through the first half.

Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern): Kaiserslautern is sinking deeper and deeper into the crisis, the 3-0 defeat against Kiel is the fifth league match in a row without a win.

Saulo Decarli (Braunschweig): Had to be substituted during the 2-1 defeat in Hamburg after a collision shortly before half-time.

Carlo Brunner (Schalke): The right back has been struggling with groin complaints for weeks and was missing from the selection during the 3-5 defeat in Düsseldorf.

Martin Angha (Wehen-Wiesbaden): Played on the right in the three-man defense in the 2-0 defeat in Fürth.

Haris Tabakovic (Hertha Berlin): After making his debut for Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 2-2 draw in Hannover, he remains without a goal score for once.

Christian Fassnacht (Norwich): Has been given a permanent place again. Against QPR (1-0) he played on – for the second time this season – and received a yellow card in the 84th.

Simon Sohm (Parma): Emphasizes less than usual in a very nervous derby against Modena (1:1). Substituted in the 68th. Deep into injury time, he sees red on the substitution bench because he gets into an argument.

Pajtim Kasami (Sampdoria): Plays against Spezia (2:1). As usual, he plays with an iron will. Not only does defensive work, but also takes part in the offensive if possible. Sampdoria have finally put the crisis behind them with their fourth victory in their fifth match.

Natan Girma (Reggiana): The attacking midfielder starts against Ascoli (1:1), as he often does in his first season in Serie B, with a lot of power. But it visibly collapses as a result. Finished work in the 72nd minute.

Michael Frey (Antwerp): The discarded Bernese no longer has a future in Antwerp. He is not even in the selection against Truidense (1-1).

Stefan Knezevic (Charleroi): The defender played at the left back in the 3-2 win against Westerlo.

Leo Seydoux (Westerlo): The ex-YB junior is still waiting for his first appearance of the current season in the 2-3 defeat against Charleroi.

Cameron Puertas (Saint-Gilles): As a regular starter for the Belgian leader, he saved the 1-1 from the important point in the lead battle against Ghent with his goal.

Andi Zeqiri (Genk): It was a disappointing performance from the Nati player, he was substituted in the 62nd minute and had to watch from the bench as his team lost 1-0 in Liège.

Steven Zuber (AEK Athens): The 32-year-old attacking player confirms his impressive form. He becomes the match winner with the only goal of the match against PAS Gianinna.

Noam Baumann (OFI Crete): Although he conceded a goal against Volos NPS, his teammates still managed to equalize the match.

Petar Pusić (Osijek): The former GC player will be on the pitch for the entire match against Dinamo Zagreb. However, despite an assist, he could not prevent the 1-2 defeat.

Josip Drmic (Dinamo Zagreb): Not in the selection for the 2-1 win against Osijek.

Gokhan Inler (Besiktas Istanbul): Still remains unused. In any case, he made it to the selection, where he experienced the 2-1 away win against Samsunspor firsthand.

Albian Ajeti (Gaziantep FK): After recovering from a torn muscle, he was substituted on the bench in the 1-0 defeat against Ankaragücü. But it is still not enough for use.

Marco Burch (Legia Warsaw): The ex-FC Luzern player did not play a role in the 2-2 draw against Warta Poznan. He watched the entire match as a substitute.

Oliver Buff (Vilnius): The season is over in Lithuania, Buff finished in second place with Zalgiris Vilnius.

Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl): He made a brief appearance in the 75th minute and helped secure a 4–2 win as time expired.

Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire): After the Nati move together, the season is also over for him.

Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): The season is over for him after missing the playoffs with Chicago.

Roman Bürki (St. Louis): The season is over for the best goalkeeper of the MLS season after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.