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Bundesliga Team of the Week – Matchday 9

Harry Kane, FC Bayern Although unable to find the net despite taking six shots, Kane impressed in a creative role, providing assists for both of Bayern's goals to take his Bundesliga assist tally to eight for the season.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 9, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC
Key points
  • Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, Hoffenheim Making his return from an injury-enforced absence, Coufal impressed by winning all of his duels while also making valuable contributions going forward.
  • Dayot Upamecano, FC Bayern Another impressive outing from the French centre-back, who won eight duels and was excellent in possession, finding a teammate with 94 percent of his 84 passes.
  • Aleix Garcia, Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen's midfield talisman scored a wonderful free-kick and completed 93 percent of his passes, while also winning six of his seven duels.

FC Köln may have lost 1-2 to local rivals Bayer Leverkusen, but Schwäbe certainly did his best to help his side take something from the game, making six saves and preventing 2.59 expected goals.

Additional details
  • Midfielders: Joshua Kimmich, FC Bayern Named Man of the Match in Bayern's 2-1 win over Mainz, Kimmich opened the scoring and pulled the strings in midfield as usual.
  • Maximilian Mittelstädt, Stuttgart Impressed at both ends of the pitch, winning 10 duels and scoring the winner in Stuttgart's 1-0 victory over Werder Bremen.
  • Felix Nmecha, Borussia Dortmund The difference-maker for Borussia Dortmund, Nmecha scored twice to inspire his side to a 2-1 victory over SV Elversberg.
  • Strikers: Albert Grønbæk, Hamburger SV Grønbæk made a decisive contribution with both a goal and an assist in HSV's important 3-1 win over Gladbach.
  • Koki Machida, Hoffenheim A rock-solid performance from the centre-back, who won 10 of his 11 duels while also completing 88 percent of his passes.

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