Florian Wirtz put on another great performance in the Champions League. After suffering a brutal 4-0 defeat by Liverpool in the previous matchday, the aspirins returned to winning ways with a crushing 5-0 victory over RB Salzburg at the BayArena, with the 21-year-old midfielder being the star of the match by scoring a double and taking home the 'MVP' of the match.
The German star was in charge of opening the scoring in the match, sending a very controversial penalty into the back of the Austrian team's net that the VAR declared for handball despite the fact that the ball hit the defender's knee before hitting his arm.
Wirtz, Leverkusen's Champions League 'MVP'
However, Wirtz's particular show had only just begun and around the half-hour mark of the match, the footballer received the ball on the edge of the area, faced a couple of defenders and, after a series of dribbles only within reach of a 'crack' of his category, scored his second goal of the night and began to seal the victory for Xabi Alonso's team.
His great performance earned him the title of 'MVP' of the match, receiving the award for the fourth time in this Champions League. A tournament in which he has already accumulated five goals and an assist in just five games played and which establishes him as one of the best in the world in his position, further 'igniting' the bidding for his signing, in which teams such as FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are fighting to incorporate him into their ranks.