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Florian Niederlechner reached double figures for the season with his brace against Schalke - © © gettyimages / Simon Hofmann
Florian Niederlechner reached double figures for the season with his brace against Schalke - © © gettyimages / Simon Hofmann

#BLMVP Matchday 32 candidate: Florian Niederlechner

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Florian Niederlechner staked his claim to be the Matchday 32 #BLMVP with a two-goal display that helped Freiburg to a 2-0 win over Schalke.

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The 26-year-old now has 11 goals for the season after first powering in a shot that Ralf Fährmann could not hold, before keeping his nerve with a cool penalty that sent the Schalke keeper the wrong way. It rounded off a week to remember for the striker, who made his loan move from Mainz into a permanent deal a few days before this match-winning display.

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Top facts - Florian Niederlechner

    Niederlechner moved two clear of Nils Petersen, currently on nine goals, as Freiburg’s leading scorer this season.His penalty was his third goal from the spot in 2016/17.Uwe Spies is the only German player to have scored more in a Bundesliga season for Freiburg than Niederlechner, having bagged 13 in 1994/95.

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