Winner: Patrik Schick
The Czech striker is having a particularly good time after a season full of injuries and is striking fear into opposing defences. Before Christmas, he demolished Freiburg with four goals in Leverkusen's 5-1 win while in the new year, he also scored in the friendly against Oberhausen.
On Friday, he was the star of the Bundesliga blockbuster against Dortmund, where he added two more goals and was instrumental in Bayer's 3-2 triumph. It was his team's ninth straight win in all competitions.
With 11 goals, Schick is the fourth top scorer in the German top flight, chasing Harry Kane, who is four goals behind him. Against Dortmund, he scored in the eighth and 19th minutes.
"I could have increased it to 4-1, it would have been better. Whenever I play, I'm ready to score. I'm proud when I can help the team - like now with my goals. It's nice, of course," Schick said after the game.
The Prague native thus filled in perfectly for the injured Victor Boniface, and coach Xabi Alonso may be pleasantly worried about who he will put in the lineup after the return of his offensive ace.
Meanwhile, Juventus is circling around Schick in the winter transfer window, but by all accounts, they will not be successful with an offer. However, looking at the Bianconeri's offensive woes, a cold-blooded finisher like Schick would be as good as gold for them.
Loser: Juraj Kucka
One of the most respected players in Slovakia, also loved by fans of AC Milan, where he once played. Even at 37, Kucka is the epitome of a professional who always leaves everything on the pitch. The coach of Slovan Bratislava, Vladimir Weiss Sr., even said that he can't imagine his team without him.
Fans were therefore horrified to learn on Friday that the cornerstone of the midfield had injured his knee during the training camp in Qatar. The Slovak international had problems with his knee last year and underwent an arthroscopy. Before that, he injured his shoulder. The reigning champions of Slovakia felt his absence each time.
Although the initial prognosis was that he would miss the whole season, on Saturday he revealed more favourable news to his supporters - after a successful surgery, he could return to the pitch as early as March.
However, the former Sparta Prague, Genoa, AC Milan, Trabzonspor, Parma and Watford player is certain to miss Slovan's two matches in the prestigious Champions League, which could be the last of his career given his age.
Slovan will play Stuttgart and the famous Bayern Munich. In the league, they will also face a tough battle for the top spot in the table, with a three-point lead over second-placed Zilina.
Winner: Theo De Percin
The substitute goalkeeper of French side Auxerre hasn't had many chances in goal, he made his first appearance of the season on January 5th on Strasbourg's turf and, like the whole team, he didn't shine too much - his team lost 3-1. However, it was a different story in Friday's home match against Lille.
Twenty-three-year-old De Percin made his debut in front of his own fans and contributed to the goalless draw with five key saves in a heroic performance. In the 58th minute, he additionally saved a penalty by Jonathan David and Auxerre gained a valuable point as they played the last half hour at a numerical disadvantage.
"There is nothing better. We're enjoying it very much. We played a great game. It's my first home game in Ligue 1, and since I've been trained here, it's an amazing feeling," he beamed in a post-match interview with DAZN.
Losers: Brentford
The FA Cup has huge prestige in the footballing world, after all, it is the oldest national competition in the world, first played back in 1871. Everyone wants to win it, but Brentford won't be able to this year.
The Premier League side did not make it through their duel with Plymouth, the last-placed team in the Championship, where they have won only 20 points so far.
The only shot of the game was scored by Morgan Whittaker, who split the net with eight minutes left in normal time and took care of a big sensation.
"It was a disappointing result and a disappointing performance. You can lose and then you can lose in a way that is not the best - today it was because we didn't reach our highest level.
"Congratulations to Plymouth, they deserved to win. They defended with structure, character and a lot of effort, which made it very difficult for us," said Thomas Frank, the disappointed Brentford coach.
Winners: Barcelona
Hansi Flick is clearly doing something right at Barcelona. After the 4-0 league triumph over Real Madrid in October, he dominated the second derby, this time in Saudi Arabia for the prized Spanish Super Cup, after his second El Clasico as coach of the Catalan side.
The 5-2 scoreline said it all, with the Blaugranas playing with 10 men from the 56th minute onwards after keeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off.
The German coach rewrote history - Barcelona scored at least four goals twice in a row for the first time against their fiercest rivals. They won their first trophy of the season and their 15th Super Cup overall, adding to their own record.
Losers: Valencia
A glorious past, but a depressing present - Valencia, the former La Liga giants, continue to struggle. Long gone are the days of players like Canizares, Mendieta, Ayala, Albelda, Carew and Aimar. Fans can't come up with another curse for the much-criticised owner, Peter Lim, and are waiting longingly for the day when a saviour takes over the club. But when that will happen remains questionable.
In the meantime, the club from Spain's third-biggest city is sinking lower and lower. This season it is threatened with relegation to the second league, which would be tantamount to a sporting tragedy in Valencia.
At the end of the year, the management reacted with a change on the bench, replacing legend Ruban Baraja with Carlos Corberan, who had extremely difficult opponents in the league - Real Madrid and, most recently, Sevilla. He has taken a point from these matches and his team is in last place in the table.
The team has only 13 points after 19 games. Only eight of the 57 teams that had a maximum of 13 points at this stage of La Liga (within the three-points-per-win format) have managed to avoid relegation. The last of these was Real Zaragoza in the 2011/12 season. Suffice to say, the side have their work cut out for them.