The big mercenary check: Summer gives herself a gift, Swiss trio annoys Mourinho

Noah Loosli (Bochum): Substitute after just over an hour in the 3-0 win against Union. At the same time, his comeback after a two-week injury break.

Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg): The Wolves return to victory after two defeats (1-0 in Darmstadt). The former YB professional is only allowed to participate in the last minute.

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund): Only thanks to the goalkeeper’s saves, BVB took a point against Augsburg (1:1). It’s not the Swiss’ fault that Dortmund only has a theoretical chance of winning the title.

Nico Elvedi (Gladbach): The Foals play 2-2 against Bremen – as usual with Elvedi in the center of defence. For the Nati professional, England’s dream could yet come true during the winter break – apparently Chelsea are knocking.

Jonas Omlin (Gladbach): Wants to attack again in the new year after his shoulder injury.

Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg): Strong performance from Geneva in the 1-1 draw against Dortmund, Mbabu plays on.

Ruben Vargas (Augsburg): The ex-Lucerne player remains a complementary player, coming on for goalscorer Demirovic in the 77th minute in the 1-1 draw against Dortmund.

Silvan Widmer (Mainz): Missed the bitter 0-1 home defeat against Heidenheim due to illness – a setback in the relegation battle for Mainz.

Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz): Widmer’s Nati colleague was also injured against Heidenheim.

Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen): The 3-0 win against Frankfurt is the next achievement of the extremely strong team from Leverkusen – Xhaka and Co. remain the leader.

Filip Stojilkovic (Darmstadt): Is on the sidelines for the newly promoted team – again not in the squad for the 0-1 win against Wolfsburg. For the ex-Wallisian, a departure in the winter would probably be best.

Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart): 3-0 defeat in Munich for the surprise team – Stergiou comes into action seven minutes before the end, the final result is already clear.

Manuel Akanji (Man City): Watched a match entirely from the bench for the second time this season in the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace.

Zeki Amdouni (Burnley): The ex-Basel player was allowed to play full field in the 2-0 home defeat against Everton and remained pale.

Fabian Schär (Newcastle): Fear for Nati’s defender: Schär did not play a match for the first time this season; in the 3-0 home win against Fulham, Schär had to leave injured after 14 minutes. Probably a thigh injury.

Eray Comert (Nantes): Regular player Cömert loses 0-2 to Brest with Nantes.

Yvon Mvogo (Lorient): 1:2 defeat against Strasbourg for Nati’s replacement goalkeeper.

Becir Omeragic (Montpellier): Be the only French mercenary to celebrate a win – 1-0 against Metz as starter.

Vincent Sierro (Toulouse): Played 90 minutes as captain in the 0-0 draw against Rennes.

Breel Embolo (Monaco): Working on his comeback after his cruciate ligament tear.

Philipp Köhn (Monaco): Loses 1-0 with Monaco against Kellerkind Lyon.

Denis Zakaria (Monaco): Played through by the 0-1 home defeat against Lyon.

Fabian Rieder (Rennes): Once again only spectators at the 0-0 draw against Toulouse.

Jordan Lotomba (Nice): Played as right back in the 1:3 against Le Havre.

Ricardo Rodriguez (Turin): Captain and starter in the 1-0 home win against Empoli.

Noah Okafor (Milan): Light and shadow for the ex-Basel player: after coming on as a substitute, he made it 3-0 against Monza, which was also the final score. But before the final whistle he has to leave injured again.

Michel Aebischer (Bologna): Fifteen minutes on the field during the 2-0 home win against AS Roma.

Remo Freuler (Bologna): Unlike Aebischer, he played in central midfield and defeated Mourinho’s Roma 2-0.

Dan Ndoye (Bologna): Just like Freuler, he can run the full distance in the win against Roma.

Yann Sommer (Inter): On his 35th birthday he rewarded himself with the 2-0 win over Lazio and the 11th clean sheet of the season.

Silvan Hefti (Genoa): Bench in the 1-1 draw against Juventus Turin.

Djibril Sov (Seville): The southern Spaniards remain stuck in the relegation swamp – Sow has to go down after 72 minutes in the 3-0 home defeat against Getafe.

Miro Muheim (Hamburg): Missed the 2-0 win in Hamburg due to a red card suspension.

Jasper van der Werff (Rostock): Not in the squad for the 3-0 defeat against Paderborn.

Jan Elvedi (Kaiserslautern): Things continue to go downhill under neo-coach Grammozis: 1-2 defeat in Braunschweig, with Elvedi constantly in use.

Saulo Decarli (Braunschweig): Comes through in the 2-1 win against Lautern in the 82nd minute.

Carlo Brunner (Schalke): 72 minutes of action in the 2-2 draw against Greuther Fürth.

Martin Angha (Wehen-Wiesbaden): Played through defense in the respectable 1-1 draw against St. Pauli.

Haris Tabakovic (Hertha Berlin): For the sixth time in a row without a goal in the 0-0 draw against Osnabrück.

Maxime Dominguez (Gil Vicente): The attacking midfielder has been part of the squad since moving to Portugal this summer and has already contributed eight goals (three goals, five assists). Remains 0:3 against Arouca but without a goalscorer.

Francesco Ruberto (Vizela): The substitute is still waiting for his first minutes of action this season.

Christian Fassnacht (Norwich): Followed the draw against Ipswich Town (2:2) from the bench.

Simon Sohm (Parma): After his red card suspension, he will play as a defensive midfielder. Finished work after an hour against Cosenza (0-0).

Pajtim Kasami (Sampdoria): Scores the opening goal in a 2-1 win against Reggiana. Operates the full length of the left wing.

Natan Girma (Reggiana): De Romand watches the match against Sampdoria from the stands due to a yellow-red suspension.

Michael Frey (Antwerp): Is further ahead of the Belgian champions. Again not in the selection.

Stefan Knezevic (Charleroi): Big bad luck for the central defender. Was back in the starting line-up against Standard Liège (0-0) after recovering from an injury, but had to be replaced before half-time due to an injury.

Leo Seydoux (Westerlo): Still not in action this season.

Cameron Puertas (Saint-Gilles): The best assist provider in the competition was on the field for 90 minutes in the 1-0 win against KV Mechelen, but for once did not contribute to the goal.

Andi Zeqiri (Genk): Comes into action in the last 25 minutes against KV Kortrijk (4-0) when the match has already been decided.

Noam Baumann (OFI Crete): Guard the island team’s box again. Had to accept the only goal of the match against Aris Saloniki shortly before half time.

Petar Pusić (Osijek): Plays on against Slaven Belupo (4:1) and prepares the last goal of the match.

Josip Drmic (Dinamo Zagreb): For the fifth time in a row not in the selection for the 0-0 draw against Hajduk Split.

Gokhan Inler (Besiktas Istanbul): The Super Lig was temporarily suspended after the punching scandal against referee Halil Umut Meler. Play will resume on December 19. Inler continues against Alanyaspor on Thursday.

Albian Ajeti (Gaziantep FK): Meet Adana Demirspor on Tuesday after the competition break.

Marco Burch (Legia Warsaw): Also follows the match against Cracovia (2-0) from the bench. Been waiting for a month to use it.

Oliver Buff (Vilnius): The season in Lithuania is over.

Kwadwo Duah (Ludogorets Razgrad): Started on the field in the 1-0 win against CSKA Sofia. Substituted in the final phase (80th).

Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl): After four short appearances back in the starting line-up. After an hour we played against Ittihad Kalba (2:1).

Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire): Season ended.

Maren Haile-Selassie (Chicago Fire): Season ended.

Roman Bürki (St. Louis): Season ended.