Bundesliga 2025/26: Team of the Week Selected

With the completion of the fourth matchday of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, Bulinews Editor-in-Chief Rune Gjerulff has compiled his Team of the Week, arranged in a 4-2-2-2 formation.

Goalkeeper

• Player Performance: Recorded five saves including a remarkable penalty save that ensured Freiburg maintained a clean sheet against Werder Bremen.

Defenders

• Player Performance: Demonstrated unwavering effort on the right flank, contributing four key passes and assisting Dortmund’s late winner.
• Player: Stuttgart Defender
  • Highlights: Delivered an exceptional performance in defense by winning 11 duels and successfully completing 88% of his passes during his team’s 2-0 victory.
• Player: Luka Vuskovic, Hamburger SV
  • Overview: Currently on loan from Tottenham, this emerging talent made a significant impact with a goal, won 8 out of 10 duels, and made 14 clearances in a pivotal win against Heidenheim.

Midfielders

• Player Performance: Executed a breathtaking free-kick goal and provided three key passes in a standout match against Köln.
• Player: Mainz Midfielder
  • Summary: Achieved a unique accomplishment by scoring a rare goal, assisting another, and winning all seven of his ground duels.
• Player: Fabio Vieira, Hamburger SV
  • Achievements: Dominated the central midfield role with a remarkable 96% passing accuracy and furnished a clever assist leading to HSV’s victory.

Forwards

• Player: Oliver Burke, Union Berlin
  • Match Impact: Achieved a phenomenal hat-trick, guiding Union Berlin to a spectacular triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt.
• Player: Veteran Winger
  • Details: Successfully converted a penalty, hit the woodwork, and achieved 96% passing accuracy, including an assist for Freiburg’s second goal.
• Player: Andrej Ilic, Union Berlin
  • Contribution: Although he did not score, he provided three crucial assists in Union’s victory over Eintracht.
• Player: Bayern Star
  • Performance: Made a significant difference by scoring his second hat-trick of the season with impressive precision.