The big check from the European Championship candidates: trio from Italy sets course for the premier class, Rieder’s comeback

Yann Sommer (Inter): The Nati goalkeeper watches his team’s 2-0 win against Empoli from the bench. After his ankle injury from the match against Denmark, he is being rested by the Nerazzurri.

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund): Kobel also doesn’t play on weekends. He missed Dortmund’s 2-0 away win against Bayern due to stomach flu. But his deputy is doing his job well.

Yvon Mvogo (Lorient): Cannot prevent Lorient from losing 0-1 to the surprise team from Brest and falling back to the Barrage place.

David von Ballmoos (YB): YB’s regular goalkeeper stands between the posts against Yverdon and keeps his penalty area clean at 0-0.

Jonas Omlin (Gladbach): His comeback failed, Gladbach lost 3-0 to Freiburg, although Omlin did not look good with his second goal.

Philipp Köhn (Monaco): He remains number 2 for the time being and is also on the bench for the win in Metz.

Fabian Schär (Newcastle): Just like the entire defense in the spectacular 4-3 win against West Ham, it does not seem solid. Some of the blame for the 1:1 and 1:3.

Manuel Akanji (Man City): Returns to the Citizens starting line-up after his muscle problems and withdrawal from the international competition in Ireland. With a solid performance in the 0-0 draw in the top match against Arsenal.

Ricardo Rodriguez (Turin): Started the 1-0 win against Monza as captain and central defender at the back. Substituted after 83 minutes.

Cédric Zesiger (Wolfsburg): Played through the 2-0 win in Bremen under new coach Ralph Hasenhüttl and headed the ball onto the crossbar in the 11th minute.

Nico Elvedi (Gladbach): Nati’s defender, like the entire defense, did not make a good figure in the 3-0 defeat against Freiburg.

Kevin Mbabu (Augsburg): In the 1-1 draw against Cologne he scored the opening goal with a long throw-in. With a lot of attacking urge.

Silvan Widmer (Mainz): Once again only comes off the bench, but helped secure the point in Leipzig (0-0) in the last half hour.

Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz): Substituted ten minutes before time in the 0-0 draw in Leipzig.

Leonidas Stergiou (Stuttgart): Experience the wild game against Heidenheim (3:3) from the bench.

Eray Comert (Nantes): Responsible for the penalty in the 2-1 win in Nice that led to the equalizer.

Becir Omeragic (Montpellier): Plays through in the 2-0 win in the relegation match against Le Havre.

Silvan Hefti (Montpellier): He is fit again after his thigh injury and came on as a substitute shortly before the end of the 2-0 win in Le Havre.

Jordan Lotomba (Nice): Played 83 minutes on the right in the 2-1 defeat to Nantes, but did not look good as he conceded the first goal as he arrived late in the aerial duel against goalscorer Abline.

Ulisses Garcia (Marseille): He is fit again after his early departure from the national team and played in the 2-0 defeat against PSG.

Aurèle Amanda (YB): The central defender was missing from the 0-0 draw against Yverdon due to a yellow card suspension.

Miro Muheim (Hamburg): Scores a dream goal. The left back shot from 25 meters and scored for the second time in a row in the 1-1 draw against Fürth. Also gets yellow and excluded from the next match.

Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen): After another last-minute win against Hoffenheim (2-1) and the home defeat by Bayern, the title is within reach. As always the big driver in midfield.

Ruben Vargas (Augsburg): Prepares for the 1-0 win against Cologne and misses the match point for Augsburg shortly before the end.

Zeki Amdouni (Burnley): Started in the 2-2 draw against Chelsea, but was substituted shortly before half-time as Burnley fell behind outnumbered.

Noah Okafor (Milan): Coming on as a substitute in the 2-1 win against Fiorentina in the 62nd minute. Shows a solid half hour.

Michel Aebischer (Bologna): Was in the starting line-up in the 3-0 win against Salernitana – with which Bologna further consolidated fourth place in the rankings – and played 90 minutes. Initiates the third goal with a pass worth watching.

Remo Freuler (Bologna): Also played against Salernitana from the start and prepared the 2-0. Substituted after 74 minutes.

Dan Ndoye (Bologna): The third Bologna-Swiss takes a seat on the bench at the start. After 64 minutes, Ndoye came on as a substitute and just missed his first league goal a few seconds later.

Vincent Sierro (Toulouse): The match winner in the 3-0 win in Clermont. At 1-0 the captain confidently used a penalty kick, at 3-0 the Nati debutant scored with a low shot into the far corner.

Denis Zakaria (Monaco): Missed the 5-2 win in Metz due to suspension.

Breel Embolo (Monaco): Is back in the selection in Metz for the first time after tearing his cruciate ligament. It is not yet used.

Fabian Rieder (Rennes): Positive news for the Bernese: the midfielder celebrated his return after two and a half months in the 2-0 defeat in Strasbourg and came in for the last seven minutes.

Djibril Sov (Seville): Only shortly before the end did the 1-0 win in Getafe come.

Christian Fassnacht (Norwich): Coming on as a 66th-minute substitute in the 3-1 defeat at Leicester. But can’t do anything.

Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire): Enters the field after an hour during the 0-3 defeat in Atlanta when the score is 0-1. But it can’t turn things around either.

Andi Zeqiri (Genk): Came on as a substitute in the 87th minute in the 1-0 win against St-Gilloise and helped save the win as time went on.

Steven Zuber (AEK Athens): When he came on as a substitute after 70 minutes in the 1-0 win in the top match against Olympiacos Piraeus, he hit the crossbar shortly afterwards, but the goal would not have counted due to an offside position. AEK scores the winning goal in injury time.

Haris Seferovic (Al Wasl): Played 78 minutes in the 3–0 win against Khor Fakkan Club, scoring five times but failing to score.

Ardon Jashari (Lucerne): Leads his team onto the pitch as captain in the 1-1 draw against St. Gallen. The tireless driver whips his colors forward for 90 minutes.

Uran Bislimi (Lugano): Started with the 3-1 win against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy. Shortly before half time he received a brutal foul from SLO-Diakité and had to substitute injured. Diakité immediately sees red.

Renato Steffen (Lugano): Played against Stade Lausanne-Ouchy from the start and prepared Ticino’s second goal.

Dereck Kutesa (napkin): Came on as a substitute in the 66th minute of the 0-1 defeat in Winterthur. After that, like the entire Servette attack, it remains too innocuous.

Carlo Itten (YB): Played from the start in the 0-0 draw against Yverdon and was substituted after 63 minutes after a poor performance.

Joël Monteiro (YB): Same photo with Joel Monteiro. The Nati Hope plays well, but also shows far too little offensively.

Filip Ugrinic (YB): Injured since the injury against Sporting in mid-February. YB said at the time that he could be expected again at the end of April.