The 8 best players in European football Gameweek 2
The 2024/25 season delivered some more incredible matches across Europe in what was a high-scoring weekend on the continent.
While it was Gameweek 2 for most of the top divisions, the Bundesliga kicked off on Friday night with some more late Bayer Leverkusen drama. Elsewhere, Europe’s elite sides racked up plenty of goals, with an array of hat-tricks from some familiar, and less familiar, faces.
Here are the top performers from the second round of fixtures across Europe.
Dusan Vlahovic helped Juventus to a routine win / Alessandro Sabattini/GettyImages
Achraf Hakimi sparkled in a six-goal win for PSG / Catherine Steenkeste/GettyImages
Viktor Gyokeres continued his red-hot form / SOPA Images/GettyImages
Son Heung-min was at his best against Everton / Visionhaus/GettyImages
Jamie Gittens bagged a brace on the opening Bundesliga weekend / Stuart Franklin/GettyImages
Andrej Kramaric claimed the match ball / Helge Prang/GettyImages
Yet another hat-trick for Erling Haaland / Michael Regan/GettyImages
A first Chelsea hat-trick for Noni Madueke / James Gill – Danehouse/GettyImages
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