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Bundesliga Team of the Week: Round 17 - Bayern Munich's Toni Kroos & Schalke's Benedikt Howedes debut
Goal.com picks the best of the best from Germany's top flight in the most recent round of action
19 Dec 2011 09:29:00
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| Bundesliga Team Of The Week: Round 17 Table/Results |
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Mohamed AMSIF
Augsburg
TOTW Apps: 1
| Augsburg pushed Hamburg to the limit on Saturday, and earned a point mainly thanks to Mohamed Amsif, who was the best player on the pitch. The goalkeeper came under siege, but managed to avoid conceding more than once, ensuring a draw. |
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 Benedikt HOWEDES Schalke TOTW Apps: 1 |
 Kyriakos P'POULOS Schalke TOTW Apps: 1 |
 DANTE Monchengladbach TOTW Apps: 2 |
 M'vin PLATTENHARDT Nurnberg TOTW Apps: 1 |
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| The Schalke defence was in fine form against Bremen on Saturday, and for their performances, Benedikt Howedes and Kyriakos Papadopoulos are honoured in Team of the Week. The former was rock-solid in defence and inspired confidence as his side's captain, while the latter added similar quality at the back and scored a goal to boot. Centre-back Dante ensured Monchengladbach's 1-0 win over Mainz on Sunday, brilliantly aiding the similarly impressive Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal. In Leverkusen, Marvin Plattenhardt had an excellent game for visitors Nurnberg in their surprise 3-0 win. The 19-year-old's defensive play was outstanding, and he also earned a pair of assists from corners. |
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 Ilkay GUNDOGAN Dortmund TOTW Apps: 1 |
 Toni KROOS Bayern Munich TOTW Apps: 1 |
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| Even down to 10 men for an hour, Bayern Munich managed to keep a whopping 67% of possession against Koln, a testament to the brilliant distribution quality of Toni Kroos. The youngster really came alive in the second half, setting up Thomas Muller with a clear chance before scoring a late goal in the Bavarians' 3-0 win. The next day, Ilkay Gundogan put in a performance for Dortmund that made him a candidate for man of the match: the Germany international gave a fabulous assist for Shinji Kagawa's opener, and later netted a critical goal as BVB earned a 4-1 victory in Freiburg. |
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 Patrick HERRMANN Monchengladbach TOTW Apps: 2 |
 David ALABA Bayern Munich TOTW Apps: 1 |
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| Marco Reus returned for Gladbach on Sunday after recovering from a broken toe, but it was Patrick Herrmann who stole the show, scoring the only goal of the match early in the game. Also in Munich, substitute David Alaba was a real game-changer for the Bavarians, scoring a critical second goal, and assisting Kroos' late strike. |
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| FORWARDS |
 Robert LEWANDOWSKI Dortmund TOTW Apps:4 |
 RAUL Schalke TOTW Apps: 2 |
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| Robert Lewandowski maintained his sublime form for Dortmund on Saturday, netting a brace as the title holders hammered Freiburg. Just over an hour later, Raul stole the show in Gelsenkirchen as he netted a hat trick in Schalke's 5-0 win over Bremen. |
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