UEFA vote: Wirtz nominated as Player of the Week
Florian Wirtz has been nominated by UEFA as Player of the Week after the goalless draw for Bayer 04 against AS Roma in the Europa League semi-final second leg.
Werkself fans can vote for Florian Wirtz up to 15.00 CEST today Friday 19 May. The 20-year-old impressed at the BayArena as a leader and creator in attack as well as with his pass completion rate of 88%. Also in the vote are Ivan Rakitic, Erik Lamela (both FC Sevilla) and Nemanja Matic (AS Roma).
TV highlights of semi-final second leg are HERE.
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