Who shone, who fell short? blue Sport follows the performances of the Swiss mercenaries very closely.
🇩🇪 Bundesliga
Bayer Leverkusen
Granit Xhaka
Bayer Leverkusen remain hot on Bayern's heels. Xhaka is once again the undisputed mastermind in the champions' midfield. The 5:1 victory was a well-deserved reward for a strong performance by Xhaka and the Alonso team.
Dortmund
Gregor Kobel
Kobel enjoyed a quiet evening for a long time in the game against Wolfsburg, but after the change of ends a different wind blew in front of his goal. In the 49th minute, he made a strong save to thwart Wolfsburg's first goal, followed by further saves. Kobel was powerless to prevent the 3:1 final score. BVB are delighted with their first away win of the season.
Gladbach
Jonas Omlin
Gladbach are doing well, Omlin less so. He once again sits on the bench in the Foals' 2-1 win over Hoffenheim. Moritz Nicolas, who replaced Omlin in the starting eleven, held on to victory for his team on Saturday evening with strong reflexes.
Gladbach
Nico Elvedi
Elvedi plays through and plays strongly. Gladbach sniff at the European places again. Gerardo Seoane's team work their way up to 7th place before the winter break.
Mainz 05
Silvan Widmer
After Bayern Munich, Frankfurt were also beaten by the cheeky Mainz team. The visitors won 3:1 with a shorthanded goal, but Widmer was largely a spectator and was only allowed on the pitch for the final quarter of an hour to secure the win. The result remained unchanged.
Augsburg
Ruben Vargas
Augsburg receive a good slap in the face. Against newly promoted Holstein Kiel, Ruben Vargas was supposed to turn things around from the 59th minute with the score at 1:4. But it didn't happen: FCA lost 1:5.
Stuttgart
Fabian Rieder
Stuttgart also lose against a promoted team. Rieder sits on the bench for the time being in the 0:1 against St. Pauli. He laces up his boots from the 65th minute and is unable to do anything about the defeat.
Stuttgart
Leonidas Stergiou
Sits on the bench. He was last in the starting line-up in the 3-2 win against Union Berlin at the beginning of December.
Wolfsburg
Cédric Zesiger
Zesiger was on the bench for Wolfsburg in their 3-1 defeat to Dortmund. The central defender's last appearance in Wolves' kit was against Union in November. He was substituted in the 93rd minute. Zesiger makes no secret of it: "I'm open to a change".
Frankfurt
Aurèle Amenda
He is still out with a syndesmosis ligament injury.
Freiburg
Bruno Ifechukwu Ogbus
Freiburg go down 5-1 at Leverkusen - Ogbus doesn't have to watch the whole thing: he's missing from the squad. On Monday, Freiburg announced that the 19-year-old had ruptured his right Achilles tendon in training and would be out for a long time.
Freiburg
Johan Manzambi
Manzambi experienced the defeat against the champions first hand. Although not as close as he would have liked. He sits on the bench for the entire match.
VfL Bochum
Noah Loosli
Bochum achieve something in the Bundesliga that has been a long time coming: VfL win their first game of the season. Loosli cheers on his colleagues from the substitutes' bench during the 2:0 win against Heidenheim.
🏴 Premier League
Manchester City
Manuel Akanji
Oh, oh, oh. What's going on with Manchester City? The Citizens have been virtually untouchable in recent seasons, but now they are losing again. In the 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa, Akanji played in central defense and neither stood out nor stood out. City slipped to 7th place in the table.
Newcastle
Fabian Schär
Starts Newcastle's lightning start against Ipswich with a mega ball. In the 1st minute, the St.Gallen teammate serves Jacob Murphy with a long pass across the entire field - after a rebound, it's 1:0 for the Magpies. Plays through in the 4:0 win.
🇮🇹 Serie A
Inter Milan
Yann Sommer
Sommer plays against Como on Monday evening - a duel between a championship contender and a relegation aspirant.
AC Milan
Noah Okafor
Missed Milan's 1-0 win over Hellas Verona due to a training injury.
Bologna
Michel Aebischer
Aebischer has been out for weeks with adductor problems.
Bologna
Dan Ndoye
Bologna will be without winger Ndoye for the 2-0 win over Torino. He was injured last week against Fiorentina and will be missing from the squad for the last away game of the year.
Bologna
Remo Freuler
The usual back-up for 90 minutes: The Nati player celebrates a 2-0 win with Bologna and stays close to the European places.
Empoli
Nicolas Haas
Out for months with a cruciate ligament injury.
Parma
Simon Sohm
After scoring a brace a week ago, AS Roma are now giving Sohm and Co. a run for their money. Or, as "Eurosport" puts it: The Swiss comes back "down to earth". Parma left the Italian capital with a 5-0 defeat. Sohm plays through.
🇪🇸 LaLiga
Betis Sevilla
Ricardo Rodriguez
Not part of the squad for the 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano.
Sevilla
Djibril Sow
Continued to miss the Andalusian side's 4-2 defeat to Real Madrid due to a left thigh injury.
Real Valladolid
Eray Cömert
Cömert slips to the bottom of the league with Valladolid. Valladolid had no chance against Girona and lost 3-0, with Cömert playing in the back five. The Spanish media are harsh on him. "Very poor game from the Swiss", writes "Onefootball", for example. He is another new signing who has not proven himself.
🇫🇷 Ligue 1
AS Monaco
Philipp Köhn
Köhn sits on the bench for the Cup match against L'Union Saint-Jean. His team advance to the next round with a 4:1 win.
AS Monaco
Denis Zakaria
While Köhn has to make do with the bench, Zakaria can also opt for the sofa. Adi Hütter leaves the Nati player at home for the cup game and gives him a rest.
AS Monaco
Breel Embolo
Embolo plays from the start. He doesn't score any goals, but he does set one up: In the 20th minute, he set up Eliesse Ben Seghir, who made it 1:0.
Marseille
Ulisses Garcia
Garcia comes on in the 70th minute of the Cup match against Saint-Étienne. Marseille prevail 4:0.
Toulouse
Vincent Sierro
Stumbles by a whisker at fifth division side Hauts Lyonnais. Neither team managed to score for 90 minutes and it was only the penalty shoot-out that decided the game. Toulouse prevailed 4:2. Sierro was rested and possibly watched the game from home, chewing his fingernails.
Montpellier
Becir Omeragic
A bitter evening. Spent 90 minutes on the pitch in the 4-0 defeat against fourth-division side Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne.
Montpellier
Gabriel Barès
Gabriel Barès' hands were tied in the cup tie against the fourth-division side. He did not travel with his team.
Stade Brest
Edimilson Fernandes
Sits on the bench in the 1-0 win against La Roche.
Other Swiss players abroad
Benfica Lisbon
Zeki Amdouni
Scored an assist in the win against Nacional. He set up world champion Ángel Di María in the 74th minute immediately after coming on as a substitute.
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Jordan Lotomba
Jordan Lotomba is out for several months. The 26-year-old Swiss right-back suffered a fracture to his lower leg in training with Feyenoord Rotterdam at the beginning of December.
Fortuna Sittard
Ryan Fosso
Celebrates a 5-2 victory with his team against Utrecht. Fosso plays until the 83rd minute.
Ludogorets Razgrad
Kwadwo Duah
Comes on as a substitute in the 75th minute - nothing changes in the 4:2 lead after his substitution. Ludogorets win and now lead the table with a 13-point advantage over their closest rivals.
Bruges
Ardon Jashari
Jashari plays through in the 2-2 draw against USG. Bruges come back from 2-0 down to secure a point.
Standard Liège
Andi Zeqiri
Zeqiri plays against KAA Gent, but remains pale in offense and loses 0:1 with Liège.
KAA Gent
Franck Surdez
Franck Surdez scores his second goal of the season in the Belgian championship. The Swiss U21 international scores in the 83rd minute to give Ghent a 1-0 win at Standard Liège.
Midtjylland
Kevin Mbabu
The Danish league is sleeping, or rather preparing for the second half of the season, which starts in mid-February.
AEK Athens
Steven Zuber
Zuber is no longer in demand at AEK. In the new year, he will be hunting goals for FC Zurich.
Sturm Graz
Gregory Wüthrich
The Austrian Bundesliga has a winter break. It continues in February.
RB Salzburg
Bryan Okoh
Okoh is also preparing for the second half of the season with his colors.
Should have played against lower-ranked Tours in the Cup. However, according to the French Football Association, Saturday's match has been postponed. The reason: safety concerns. FC Tours had not been able to take precautions to ensure that the match could be played with regard to the reception of spectators.
HSV (Bundesliga 2)
Miro Muheim
Shines with two assists in the 5:0 gala against Fürth. HSV were already celebrating in the 1st minute after Muheim wonderfully headed a corner onto the head of goalscorer Dennis Hadzikadunic. Twelve minutes later, Muheim moves forward down the left and sets up Adam Karabec to make it 3:0. Muheim plays through in his position and moves HSV up to third place.
HSV (Bundesliga 2)
Silvan Hefti
In the starting eleven a week ago, now back on the bench. His HSV wins at home against Fürth after the defeat in Ulm.
1. FC Kaiserslautern (Bundesliga 2)
Jan Elvedi
Returns to the starting line-up after a yellow card suspension and loses 1-0 to Cologne.
Karlsruher SC (Bundesliga 2)
Andrin Hunziker
Hunziker is still out with a hip injury. Karlsruher SC win 2:1 against Paderborn and spend the winter in 3rd place.
Karlsruher SC (Bundesliga 2)
Noah Rupp
Not in the squad at the end of the first half of the season.
Schalke 04 (Bundesliga 2)
Adrian Gantenbein
Substitute and already set up a goal: Gantenbein sets up the 4:1 for Moussa Sylla one minute after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute. It is immediately the goal for the final score. Schalke move further away from the bottom of the table with the win against Elversberg.
SSV Ulm 1846 (Bundesliga 2)
Aaron Keller
Keller is busy on the left wing for 90 minutes. He is unable to score a goal against Münster.
Queens Park Rangers (Championship)
Michael Frey
He makes his first competitive appearance since mid-October. Frey returns from injury and plays from the 62nd minute against Preston. Queens Park Rangers win 2:1 and are in mid-table.
Leeds United (Championship)
Isaac Schmidt
Schmidt is on the pitch from the 77th minute. In view of the fact that he has only played a total of eleven minutes in the Championship, Schmidt gets plenty of match practice. With Leeds, Schmidt wins 4-0 against Oxford and stays in a promotion position.
Norwich City (Championship)
Christian Fassnacht
Not in the squad for the 2-1 defeat against Sunderland.
Hull City (Championship)
Anthony Racioppi
Hull win their first competitive game since the start of October. But one thing remains the same in the 1-0 win over Swansea: Racioppi is on the bench.
OFK Belgrade
Filip Stojilkovic
Stojilkovic is in action on Monday afternoon.
NK Osijek
Petar Pusic
Playing against Istra 2:2, his team catches up on a 0:2 deficit after his substitution in the 60th minute.
NK Osijek
Kemal Ademi
Ademi also plays little part in the comeback. He came on in the 90th minute with the score at 2:2.
Universitatea Cluj
Jasper van der Werff
Missing from the squad for the 0-0 draw against Sepsi.
Al-Wasl
Haris Seferovic
Seferovic has to be substituted in the 25th minute. His team wins the game against Baniyas 3-1. An injury update on the 32-year-old is still pending.
Al-Qadsiah (Saudi Pro League)
Cameron Puertas
The league in Saudi Arabia continues on January 9.
