It was another week packed with minutes for Tottenham Hotspur's loan players as they took to pitches across the continent. Spurs have 11 players out on loan at clubs in England, Scotland, France, Spain and Sweden, all looking to make staff at Tottenham, not least Antonio Conte, sit up and take notice.
Alfie Whiteman is also still waiting to take to the pitch competitively for Swedish side Degerfors once again as this year's Allsvenskan campaign begins at the start of April. It's time to look at how his 10 fellow Spurs loanees get on over the past week.
Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)
Lo Celso will be taking his place in the Champions League quarter-finals after helping Villarreal sweep past Juventus with a stunning 3-0 second leg win in Turin, making it 4-1 on aggregate. The Argentine made one key pass and three tackles in a battling performance in midfield as his loan club advanced to the next round and a meeting with Bayern Munich.
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There was less to enjoy though on Sunday as the Yellow Submarine went down 1-0 at Cadiz in La Liga.
Lo Celso has made nine appearances for Unai Emery's team since his deadline day switch from Tottenham.
Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon)
Ndombele was an unused substitute as Lyon drew 0-0 at Stade Reims on Sunday following his midweek exploits in the Europa League.
The Frenchman played the full 90 minutes as Lyon drew 1-1 at home with Porto on Thursday night, helping his side book their place in the quarter-finals.
The 25-year-old completed four dribbles, made four tackles and two interceptions while seven of his 10 long passes were successful in an all-round performance which gained him a rating of 7.36 in WhoScored's stat-based system.
Ndombele will be back in London next month because Lyon have drawn West Ham and travel first to face Spurs' London rivals.
Bryan Gil (Valencia)
Gil got another 74 minutes under his belt during his successful loan spell at Valencia as his side won 1-0 at Elche on Saturday.
He also picked up a yellow card in the 65th minute of a performance that brought two dribbles but not quite the impact of his other recent displays since returning to Spain.
The 21-year-old has now made 11 appearances for the Spanish side, registering one assist since his switch from Tottenham.
He also now picked up three yellow cards for Valencia, suggesting that perhaps he has brought a battling nature back with him from the English game.
Pape Matar Sarr (Metz)
Sarr's start-sub-start-sub pattern continued this weekend as he came off the bench for 29 minutes as Metz were thrashed 6-1 at third-placed Rennes.
The 19-year-old came on with 29 minutes to go and Metz did at least score one, after conceding one, during that final half an hour.
Sarr's side is struggling in Ligue 1 and currently sit second from bottom in the table.
The teenager has now played 25 times this season as he aims to show Tottenham what he's about when he returns to N17 in the summer.
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic)
It was another win and a clean sheet on Saturday as Carter-Vickers got yet another 90 minutes under his belt for Celtic.
The Scottish giants won 4-0 at home against Ross County and they sit three ahead of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
There was also cup joy for the 24-year-old Spurs defender on Monday evening as once again played the full 90 minutes as Celtic won 3-0 at Dundee United in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.
Having already won the Scottish League Cup back in December against Hibs, Carter-Vickers and Ange Postecoglou's side will be looking to add another trophy to their haul this season.
Carter-Vickers' loan spell has been a huge success and the centre-back is reportedly interesting a number of Premier League clubs.
The 24-year-old has three goals and one assist from his 36 games in all competitions for Celtic so far in 2021/22.
Troy Parrott (MK Dons)
It was a tough battle for Troy Parrott in MK Dons' 1-0 win at Cambridge United on Saturday in League One.
The 20-year-old has been impressing with his performances in recent weeks, not least his recent brace of goals against Cheltenham Town.
However, he found the going difficult on Saturday in Cambridge as he faced a physical challenge in the game in which he got 73 minutes to his name.
The MK Citizen handed him a six in their player ratings and stated: "Battered and bruised after a relentless outing with little to no reward. He wasn't alone in that though."
Parrott has now left to link up with the Republic of Ireland and will be hoping to get more international minutes under his belt.
Kion Etete (Cheltenham Town)
Etete again missed out for Cheltenham Town this week with his ankle injury as they won 3-1 at home against AFC Wimbledon.
Robins boss Michael Duff explained after the game that he is waiting for the green light from Spurs for the 20-year-old striker to return to action.
"Still waiting. We don't know if he'll be available and it's out of our hands at the minute. He is Tottenham's player and they'll decide when he can return or not return," he was reported as saying by Gloucestershire Live.
"At the minute, I don't know, which is frustrating. Kion has been excellent since he came in and he and Alfie have struck up a relationship. That's the way football works."
Jack Clarke (Sunderland)
Clarke followed up last week's fine goal and assist with 74 minutes to his name in Sunderland's 0-0 draw away at Lincoln City.
His performance earned him a seven in the Chronicle Live player ratings with the review: "Offered a real attacking threat and went close on numerous occasions. Did everything but score."
The 21-year-old has now played 11 matches for the League One side as they look to find a route back to the Championship.
Nile John (Charlton Athletic)
John's loan move to Charlton Athletic continues to be an issue after he missed out on the matchday squad in their 2-0 win at home against Burton Albion.
The 19-year-old has been an unused substitute on four occasions for Charlton and left out of the squad altogether in seven other League One matches.
Addicks boss Johnnie Jackson recently explained John and Chelsea loanne Juan Castillo's lack of game time.
"I’ve got players in those positions who, at the moment, they’re in front of them," said the former Spurs man, as reported by South London Press. "I’m judging every day on what I see in training. There’s been opportunities. Nile has been unlucky because he’s not had a lot of opportunities.
"Juan has had a couple of opportunities that he didn’t really take. Nile can count himself unlucky that he’s not had opportunities. I have been looking to try to get him on the pitch at certain times but the nature of the games and state of play, having to make early substitutions in certain games has stopped me being able to do that."
Kacper Kurylowicz (Potters Bar Town)
The goalkeeper has headed out on loan to non-league side Potters Bar Town, who play in the Isthmian Premier League, while being able to train with and play for Spurs' U23s when required.
He was once again an unused substitute for their 3-2 victory away at Carshalton Athletic last weekend but was not in the squad for either of Town's matches this week.
