Champions League Team of the Year: Real dominates with 8 faces, Liverpool's Mane is left out
Defending champions Real Madrid have eight players in the 2017/18 Champions League Team of the Season, but Liverpool's attacking star Sadio Mane is not on the list.
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| Mane was left out of the 2017/18 Champions League team of the season. |
However, the Senegalese striker did not appear in the Champions League squad of 18 players just announced by UEFA.
There are 5 strikers selected by UEFA: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Edin Dzeko, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino.
Many people think that Dzeko does not deserve the 8 goals he scored for Roma this season, because the Italian team fell to Liverpool in the semi-finals.
James Milner broke the record for most assists in a Champions League season by a midfielder but that was not enough to earn him a place in the team of the season.
Real Madrid dominates the midfield with the trio of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Casemiro. In addition, two other stars also participate: James Rodriguez (Bayern) and De Bruyne (Man City).
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| 18 Players selected by UEFA. |
In defense, Real Madrid also has 3 representatives: Varane, Sergio Ramos and Marcelo. The above trio deserves to be included because they played extremely well in the journey to bring the Royal team to the pinnacle of glory.
Although center-back Virgil Van Dijk only joined Liverpool in the second half of the season, his excellent performances from the knockout round were also recognized by UEFA.
In goal, no one is more worthy than the two names Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) and Alisson (AS Roma).
