Who shone, who fell off? blue Sport follows the performances of the Swiss mercenaries very closely.
Germany
Dortmund
Gregor Kobel
Just like before the international break against Hamburg, Dortmund couldn't manage more than a draw against Stuttgart. Kobel was beaten three times by Deniz Undav. For the first goal conceded, he rushed out of goal after a high ball, but then moved back again - probably a mistake, as he was unable to react after Undav's finish. Kobel was powerless for the other goals conceded.
Stuttgart
Luca Jaquez
He had to withdraw from the national team squad due to adductor problems and it will also be too early for him to play against BVB. He is not in the VfB squad.
Stuttgart
Leonidas Stergiou
Stergiou is on his way back after a lengthy foot injury, but still has to wait for his first professional appearance of the season.
1st FC Cologne
Joël Schmied
A ravenous Saturday evening for Schmied against Frankfurt: First he fails to clear the ball before conceding the goal to make it 2-1, then a little later he is too far away from Jonathan Burkardt, who makes it 3-1 for Eintracht. Schmied is also injured during this action and as he receives treatment, Frankfurt increase the score to 4:1. Schmied is substituted and Cologne's comeback comes too late - in the end, Frankfurt win 4:3.
Frankfurt
Aurèle Amenda
Amenda is substituted in stoppage time and helps to secure the lead.
Gladbach
Nico Elvedi
Third win in a row for Gladbach! After the 3:0 in Heidenheim, the foals make a leap out of the table cellar. Elvedi not only does a good job in defense, but also scores the penalty to make it 1:0.
Gladbach
Jonas Omlin
There is still no way through for him against regular goalkeeper Moritz Nicolas. Omlin will be out against Heidenheim anyway due to adductor problems.
Mainz 05
Silvan Widmer
He was allowed to start for the fourth time in a row against Hoffenheim. However, Widmer was substituted at the break with a yellow card - with the score at 0:1 from Mainz's point of view. His colleagues managed to equalize in the second half and earn a point.
Augsburg
Cédric Zesiger
After missing out three times in a row, Zesiger is allowed to play in the final minutes against HSV. The defensive tower helps to keep the 1:0 lead over time.
Augsburg
Fabian Rieder
He supposedly gives Augsburg the lead after eight minutes, but is just offside - the goal doesn't count. Rieder is also conspicuous afterwards, but the winning 1:0 for Augsburg is scored by someone else: ex-FCB professional Anton Kade.
HSV
Miro Muheim
Muheim plays the full distance as usual, but cannot prevent the 1-0 defeat.
HSV
Silvan Hefti
The St.Gallen native is still missing from the promoted team's squad.
Werder Bremen
Isaac Schmidt
Bremen lose 0:2 in Leipzig and Schmidt does not play.
Freiburg
Johan Manzambi
Freiburg shocked Bayern Munich in the opening stages and led 2-0 after 17 minutes - thanks in part to Manzambi, who headed in the visitors' second goal from a corner. However, Bayern then turned up the heat and won 6:2 in the end, with Manzambi calling it a day after 63 minutes.
Freiburg
Bruno Ifechukwu Ogbus
Ogbus played the full distance twice in the U21 national team. He still has to wait for his first appearance of the season for the Freiburg professionals.
England
Sunderland
Granit Xhaka
After four games without defeat recently, Sunderland are once again the losers. Xhaka and Co. lost 1-0 at Fulham.
Newcastle
Fabian Schär
A big win for Fabian Schär and Newcastle: The Magpies beat Manchester City 2-1. Schär had top striker Erling Haaland under control for long stretches and shone with one or two strong defensive actions.
Leeds United
Noah Okafor
Regular starter Okafor played 80 minutes against Aston Villa, but was unable to prevent the 2-1 defeat.
Nottingham Forest
Dan Ndoye
Nottingham pull off the surprise at Anfield Road - Ndoye and Co. beat Liverpool 3-0 away from home. Ndoye is not involved in the goals, but still plays a very strong game.
Burnley
Zeki Amdouni
Amdouni is still out with his injury.
Italy
Inter Milan
Yann Sommer
Inter lose the derby against AC Milan 1-0. Sommer cannot be absolved of any blame for the goal conceded. After Alexis Saelemaekers' long-range shot, he deflected the ball straight into the path of Christian Pulisic, who slotted the ball home with ease.
Inter Milan
Manuel Akanji
Akanji doesn't look too good when he concedes the goal either. After the rebound, he fails to keep up with Pulisic and is too late. Otherwise, the national team defender plays solidly.
AC Milan
Ardon Jashari
He still has to wait for his first appearance after recovering from a fractured fibula. Jashari is in the Milan squad for the derby, but doesn't get a chance.
AC Milan
Zachary Athekame
The youngster misses the game against Inter with a calf problem. Milan move up to second place with the win.
Genoa
Benjamin Siegrist
In the 3-3 draw against Cagliari, Siegrist is on the substitutes' bench as usual.
Pisa
Michel Aebischer
Pisa play against Sassuolo on Monday evening.
Pisa
Daniel Denoon
Pisa play against Sassuolo on Monday evening. During the week, the defender made headlines off the pitch. The Bülach district court found Denoon guilty of commercial fraud. He defrauded the online retailer Galaxus of over 70,000 francs with a parcel trick.
Bologna
Remo Freuler
Freuler missed the last World Cup qualifying matches for the national team due to a broken collarbone, and the midfielder is not yet fit to play for the club either. Without Freuler, Bologna won 3-0 at Udinese.
Fiorentina
Simon Sohm
Fiorentina still have to wait for their first win of the season, but at least they drew 1-1 against Juventus. Sohm was inconspicuous for an hour before being substituted.
Parma
Sascha Britschgi
Parma's second win of the season: Sascha Britschgi's team beat Hellas Verona 2-1. The Swiss player was yellow-carded for a foul and substituted after 76 minutes.
Spain
Betis Sevilla
Ricardo Rodriguez
Betis draw 1-1 against Girona, Rodriguez sits on the bench for 90 minutes.
Sevilla
Djibril Sow
Sevilla play Espanyol Barcelona on Monday evening.
Sevilla
Ruben Vargas
Sevilla play Espanyol Barcelona on Monday evening.
Valencia
Filip Ugrinic
After recovering from a knee injury, Ugrinic is back in the Valencia squad for the 1-0 win against Levante. However, he will not play.
Valencia
Eray Cömert
Cömert is missing from the squad.
France
AS Monaco
Philipp Köhn
After two defeats in a row, Köhn has to take a seat on the bench - the recovered Lukas Hradecky moves into goal. Monaco went down 4-1 against Rennes and Hradecky did not look good when conceding two goals, so Köhn could be back in action this week in the Champions League. Monaco play away against Pafos on Wednesday (18:45, live on blue Sport)
AS Monaco
Denis Zakaria
Zakaria is back in the starting eleven for the first time since September 13 after recovering from an adductor injury - and is shown a straight red card after 65 minutes following a hard foul.
Stade Rennes
Breel Embolo
Embolo, who moved to Rennes from Monaco in the summer, put in a strong performance in the 4-1 win against his former club. He set up the first goal and scored the interim 3:0 himself with a header. It was the third time this season that he had played.
Marseille
Ulisses Garcia
Garcia does not play in Marseille's 5-1 win over Nice.
Le Havre
Felix Mambimbi
Le Havre lost 3-0 to PSG, with Manzambi making a brief six-minute appearance.
Lorient
Yvon Mvogo
Lorient drew 1-1 with Nantes and Mvogo conceded a goal.
