"You know how many MOTMD gongs I have at home?" Bayern Munich pair James Rodriguez and Robert Lewandowki (l.-r.) have won three Man of the Matchday awards apiece this season. - © © gettyimages
"You know how many MOTMD gongs I have at home?" Bayern Munich pair James Rodriguez and Robert Lewandowki (l.-r.) have won three Man of the Matchday awards apiece this season. - © © gettyimages

Bundesliga Man of the Matchday: winners overview

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At the end of each round of Bundesliga fixtures, we have the great pleasure of naming the Man of the Matchday - the one star who has outshone all around them.

From Bayern Munich sensation James Rodriguez to Borussia Dortmund whizz Christian Pulisic, recap all the 2017/18 season's winners so far below and click the photos to expand their game-changing stories...

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Matchday 33

RB Leipzig's Ademola Lookman  kept his side's hopes of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League alive on Matchday 33, scoring a brace to spearhead a 4-1 victory at home to Wolfsburg. 

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Matchday 32

Andrej Kramaric of Hoffenheim underlined his high-class finishing ability with a clinical hat-trick as the Sinsheim outfit saw off Hannover to continue their push for a top-four finish and qualification for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League.

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Matchday 31

Jadon Sancho became the youngest Englishman to score in the Bundesliga after opening his top-flight account in Dortmund's 4-0 drubbing of Leverkusen. The 18-year-old also served up a pair of delicious assists.

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Matchday 30

Kai Havertz celebrated becoming the youngest player in Bundesliga history to make 50 appearances, with two assists in Leverkusen's 4-1 rout of Frankfurt.

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Matchday 29

It was mission accomplished for Jupp Heynckes in Augsburg as Bayern wrapped up their 27th Bundesliga title and sixth in a row, with five games to spare.

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Matchday 28

James Rodriguez scored one and created two more in Bayern's first-half demolition of Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker.

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Matchday 27

With a goal and match-winning assist, Naby Keita was at his twinkle-toed best to inspire RB Leipzig to a first-ever victory over Bayern.

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Matchday 26

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick on Matchday 26 to move onto 100 Bundesliga goals for Bayern, and 142 in all competitions - more than any other non-German to have played for the club.

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Matchday 25

Florian Müller saved Mainz's bacon against Hamburg, and even kept out a Filip Kostic penalty in an unforgettable debut for the 20-year-old rookie custodian.

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Matchday 24

Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Rune Jarstein prevented Bayern from scoring in a Bundesliga game at the Allianz Arena for the first time since May 2015.

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Matchday 23

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Roman Bürki took all the plaudits in Dortmund's 1-0 win at Gladbach, after making more saves than any goalkeeper in the Bundesliga so far this season.

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Matchday 22

Marco Reus made his first start following 259 days out with a cruciate ligament tear in Dortmund's 2-0 win over Hamburg.

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Matchday 21

Dortmund debutant Michy Batshuayi scored a brace and supplied the match-winning assist for Andre Schürrle in Cologne.

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Matchday 20

Naldo scored the winner for Schalke against Stuttgart, on the same day he overtook Ze Roberto's record as the Brazilian with the most appearances in the Bundesliga.

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Matchday 19

Leon Bailey's remarkable backheel goal, as well as his assist, stole the headlines in Leverkusen's 4-1 win at Hoffenheim.

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Matchday 18

Simon Terodde celebrated his second debut in a Cologne shirt by heading home deep into injury time for a priceless win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.

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Matchday 17

Pulisic scored a sensational last-gasp winner for Dortmund against Hoffenheim.

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Matchday 16

Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski moved into the top 10 of the Bundesliga' s all-time goalscoring chart following his goal against Cologne.

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Matchday 15

Freiburg's Nils Petersen turned the tables on Cologne, with his sensational hat-trick securing a remarkable 4-3 win from 3-0 down.

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Matchday 14

Serge Gnabry netted from near the halfway line with a quite brilliant strike in Hoffenheim's win against RB Leipzig.

Matchday 13

Domenico Tedesco masterminded Schalke's sensational comeback from 4-0 down to draw 4-4 at Dortmund in a Revierderby for the ages.

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Matchday 12

With three goals and an assist in the 4-0 win over Hannover, Max Kruse was the star of the show for Bremen.

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Matchday 11

Arjen Robben became Bayern's all-time leading foreign-born goalscorer after finding the net against Dortmund.

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Matchday 10

Bayern's James put in an inspired performance, capped by a sumptuous volleyed goal, on his first start at the Allianz Arena.

Matchday 9

Leverkusen hotshot Kai Havertz pitched in with three assists in a 5-1 drubbing of Rhineland rivals Gladbach.

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Matchday 8

Chadrac Akolo stepped off the bench to score a dramatic winner for Stuttgart against bottom club Cologne.

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Matchday 7

Mexico's Marco Fabian took to the stands ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt's match against VfB Stuttgart, collecting donations for victims of a devastating earthquake in his homeland.

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Matchday 6

A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick helped Dortmund to a thumping 6-1 victory over against Gladbach.

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Matchday 5

James scored his first Bundesliga goal on his full debut as Bayern breezed past Schalke.

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Matchday 4

Grabbing a brace against Mainz, Lewandowski made history on his 100th Bundesliga appearance in Bayern Munich colours.

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Matchday 3

Bibiana Steinhaus hardly put a foot wrong in becoming the first female referee in Bundesliga history in Hertha's 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen.

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Matchday 2

Nuri Sahin was the brains behind Dortmund's Matchday 2 win at home to Hertha Berlin.

Matchday 1

A goal and an assist on the opening weekend for Pulisic were enough to send his Borussia Dortmund side top following a 3-0 win at Wolfsburg.

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