The best players from Europe's top 5 leagues from the past weekend

We picked out the best performer from each of Europe's top five leagues from last weekend's league matches
We picked out the best performer from each of Europe's top five leagues from last weekend's league matches

#3 Serie A - Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)

Calhanoglu charmed the Inter fans with a cracker of a debut!
Calhanoglu charmed the Inter fans with a cracker of a debut!

Winds of change have blown over Inter Milan this summer with key figures like Antonio Conte, Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi - all pillars of their title triumph last season - leaving.

But there was no change in their performance as the Nerazzurri began their title defense with a thumping 4-0 victory over Genoa, with new signing Hakan Calhanoglu the architect.

The Turkish wizard weaved his creative spell again, taking only six minutes to register his first assist in Inter colors, whipping a sublime corner kick which perfectly found Milan Skriniar inside the box.

Just minutes later, he also opened his goal account for the Serpents, lashing home an audacious strike from outside the box which nestled into the bottom corner beyond Salvatore Sirigu.

The former AC Milan playmaker took the San Siro by storm on his debut for his new side, also laying five key passes and eight long balls to win over the Inter Milan faithful, who were just left spellbound by him.

Can he guide the Nerazzurri to a second consecutive Scudetto?


#2 La Liga - Matias Dituro (Celta Vigo)

Matias Dituro, remember the name!
Matias Dituro, remember the name!

We saw some really incredible individual performances in La Liga on matchday two. But none could top that of Celta Vigo's goalkeeper Matias Dituro, who saved their beacon with a goalkeeping masterclass.

An unknown Argentinian quantity, the 34-year-old has spent the majority of his career in South America, but knows the Spanish top-flight a little, having played for Alaves and Celta B during the 2011/12 season.

It was a memorable return to the Iberian peninsula then, as Dituro produced seven saves against a frighteningly offensive Osasuna side on Monday, and helped the Galicians earn a point.

He was equal to everything being thrown at him, including a penalty which Dituro saved from Ruben Garcia in the 48th minute, demonstrating sublime shotstopping skills.


#1 Premier League - Michail Antonio (West Ham)

Antonio took the Foxes to the cleaners
Antonio took the Foxes to the cleaners

Romelu Lukaku and Reece James dominated all the Premier League headlines from the weekend for their scintillating performance against Arsenal in the derby.

But on Monday night, Michail Antonio topped it off with an even bigger shift for the Hammers by orchestrating their 4-1 rout of Leicester City.

The 31-year-old opened his account for the evening with an assist for Said Benrahma, pouncing on a defensive mistake from Caglar Soyuncu.

Then in the final 10 minutes when the match was finely poised at 2-1 in the home side's favor, he decided to close things off and netted an emphatic brace to become West Ham's all-time leading Premier League scorer.

Antonio was strong on the ball and ran his socks off against it too, winning six of 10 ground duels. He also demonstrated his aerial skills as he served the throning fans at the London Stadium to an absolute treat in their first game back in over a year.

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