Overview
- Brunner scored both goals in Monaco's 2-0 win over Olympique Marseille on Sunday, opening with a 14th-minute header from Aleksandr Golovin's cross and finishing a 53rd-minute solo after a long ball from Eric Dier.
- The performance earned Brunner Man of the Match honors and moved Monaco to the top of the Ligue 1 table with two wins from two league games.
- He has now scored four goals in four competitive appearances this season, including strikes in AS Monaco's Conference League qualifying wins over Górnik Zabrze.
- Brunner credits the run to regular playing time and coach Filipe Luís's trust, a sharp turnaround after a loan to Cercle Brugge, limited minutes last season and a thigh injury.
- Media and commentators in France and Germany are pointing to a possible Germany call-up, with Jürgen Klopp due to announce his first squad on 17 September and Brunner saying he often thinks about playing for the national team.