Bundesliga Team of the Week - Matchday 9

@runegjerulff Here's our Team of the Week for Matchday 9 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. FC Köln may have lost 1-2 to local rivals Bayer Leverkusen, but Schwäbe certainly did his best to help his side take something from the game, making six saves and preventing 2.59 expected goals.

Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, Hoffenheim Making his return from an injury-enforced absence, Coufal impressed by winning all of his duels while also making valuable contributions going forward. Dayot Upamecano, FC Bayern Another impressive outing from the French centre-back, who won eight duels and was excellent in possession, finding a teammate with 94 percent of his 84 passes.

Koki Machida, Hoffenheim A rock-solid performance from the centre-back, who won 10 of his 11 duels while also completing 88 percent of his passes. Maximilian Mittelstädt, Stuttgart Impressed at both ends of the pitch, winning 10 duels and scoring the winner in Stuttgart's 1-0 victory over Werder Bremen.

Midfielders: Joshua Kimmich, FC Bayern Named Man of the Match in Bayern's 2-1 win over Mainz, Kimmich opened the scoring and pulled the strings in midfield as usual. He completed 93 percent of his 98 passes while also winning six of his seven ground duels.

Aleix Garcia, Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen's midfield talisman scored a wonderful free-kick and completed 93 percent of his passes, while also winning six of his seven duels. Felix Nmecha, Borussia Dortmund The difference-maker for Borussia Dortmund, Nmecha scored twice to inspire his side to a 2-1 victory over SV Elversberg.

Strikers: Albert Grønbæk, Hamburger SV Grønbæk made a decisive contribution with both a goal and an assist in HSV's important 3-1 win over Gladbach. Harry Kane, FC Bayern Although unable to find the net despite taking six shots, Kane impressed in a creative role, providing assists for both of Bayern's goals to take his Bundesliga assist tally to eight for the season.

Brajan Gruda, RB Leipzig One of the driving forces behind RB Leipzig's 5-2 win over Augsburg, Gruda provided two assists, created five chances and completed an impressive 10 of his 11 dribbles.