FEATURE standout players from Bundesliga Matchday 7
Bundesliga Matchday 7 produced another entertaining weekend of German football, with Bayern Munich maintaining their unbeaten start, Borussia Dortmund securing an important victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig recording the biggest win of the round. Werder Bremen continued their impressive run with another victory inspired by Niclas Füllkrug, while Borussia Mönchengladbach claimed their first three points of the season against Stuttgart.
Hoffenheim also produced one of the weekend's biggest surprises by defeating Bayer Leverkusen 3-0. Here are five players whose individual performances made the difference for their teams.
Niclas Füllkrug - Werder Bremen Niclas Füllkrug continues to demonstrate why returning to Werder Bremen was one of the best decisions of his career. The German international scored twice in Bremen's 3-2 victory over Mainz, converting penalties in the seventh and 25th minutes to give Daniel Thioune's side an early advantage.
Although Mainz fought back through Anthony Caci and Lee Jae-sung, Ludovit Reis scored Bremen's third goal to secure an important away victory. Füllkrug has now scored eight goals in seven Bundesliga matches, making him the competition's leading goalscorer.
His remarkable form is not only helping Bremen collect valuable points but also strengthening the argument that he deserves another opportunity with the Germany national team. Rômulo - RB Leipzig Rômulo was instrumental in RB Leipzig's convincing 4-0 victory over newly promoted Elversberg.
After Tidiam Gomis opened the scoring shortly after half-time, the Brazilian striker doubled Leipzig's advantage in the 66th minute before completing his brace in stoppage time. Christoph Baumgartner also found the net as Martín Demichelis' side secured their fourth Bundesliga victory of the campaign.
Rômulo's movement inside the penalty area and ability to convert opportunities demonstrated why he can become an important attacking option for Leipzig. After an inconsistent start to the season, Leipzig need their forwards to produce goals regularly if they are to challenge for European qualification.
Rômulo's performance provided exactly that. Joe Scally - Borussia Mönchengladbach Joe Scally played an important role as Borussia Mönchengladbach secured their first Bundesliga victory of the season with a dramatic 3-2 win away at Stuttgart.
The American defender scored Gladbach's equaliser in the 38th minute after Ermedin Demirović had given Stuttgart an early lead. Shuto Machino and Wael Mohya subsequently extended Gladbach's advantage before Demirović scored again late in the match, but the visitors held on for a desperately needed victory.