The curtain came down early on the winner of the award for the best player and coach in Europe for the past season, before the European Football Association “UEFA” held tomorrow, Thursday, the Best Awards ceremony, in addition to the group stage draw of the Champions League, European League and Conference League.
The European Player of the Year and Coach of the Year awards will be presented, in addition to last season’s awards for the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and striker from UEFA, as well as the Women’s Championship awards.
Real Madrid won the Champions League at the expense of Liverpool, with a goal without a response, at the Stade de France on May 25th.
Benzema is the best player in Europe and Ancelotti is the best coach
According to the report of the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, for the award for the best player in the European Football Association, the most likely candidate is Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid striker.
The 34-year-old has a chance to win his first major individual prize. With 44 goals and 15 assists in 46 games, he is challenged by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
The Spanish report indicated that he usually gets the award for the best coach, the coach who won the Champions League, so that all Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is more likely than his competitors, Jurgen Klopp, coach of Liverpool, and Pep Guardiola, coach of Manchester City.
Benzema and Mbappe lead the formation of the year in Europe
The British newspaper “Daily Mail” also revealed the formation of the best last season in Europe, quoting the technical report issued by the European Football Association “UEFA”.
The formation was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rudiger, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson
Midfield: Kevin De Bruyne, Fabinho, Luka Modric
Forwards: Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Jr.