Douglas Costa named Bundesliga player of the season so far

Douglas Costa has been named Bundesliga player of the
season so far in a poll conducted by German magazine
Kicker.

The poll, which was voted for by 244 professionals from
Germany's top flight, saw Costa beat Borussia Dortmund
striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to top spot, while
Bayern Munich team-mates Thomas Muller and Robert
Lewandowski finished in third and fourth place, respectively.

Costa has registered an impressive seven assists in 12
Bundesliga games since moving to Bayern from Shakhtar
Donetsk in the summer and has scored two goals.

Muller was also named the fourth-best player in the world
with seven per cent of the votes, behind Lionel Messi
(46.7%), Cristiano Ronaldo (23.8%) and Neymar (9.8%).

A whopping 96% of voters also expect Bayern to win the
Bundesliga this season, while 40.6% believe that Pep
Guardiola's side will win the Champions League.

Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was named the league's
best shot stopper ahead of Timo Horn.