This Champions League season ended this Saturday evening, at the Stade de France, with the crowning of Real Madrid, following their victory over Liverpool (1-0). The curtain closed, it’s already time to take stock. And UEFA has just unveiled its eleven type of the C1 season.
The panel of observers from the governing body of European football thus put a 4-3-3 in place in front of the essential Thibaut Courtois, literally monstrous throughout the competition and imperial in the final against the Reds. The latter will be able to console themselves with their three players selected in defense: the side Trent Alexander-Arnold, on the right, and Andy Robertson, on the left, and the central Virgil van Dijk. Antonio Rüdiger, solid with Chelsea, completes the rearguard.
Benzema as boss
In the midfield, another Scouser is present, in the person of Fabinho. The Brazilian who passed through AS Monaco is flanked by the Croatian Luka Modric, who will have enlightened the game of the Merengues with his ball shots, his silky exteriors and his millimeter services (4 assists), and the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, a real metronome of Manchester City, handyman of Pep Guardiola (2 achievements, 4 offerings).
The attack was entrusted to Karim Benzema, top scorer in the competition (15 goals) and voted best player elsewhere. The Madrid striker is accompanied by his Casa Blanca partner Vinicius, scorer in the final, second best passer (6 goals) and voted best young player by UEFA, and his teammate in the France team Kylian Mbappé, author of 6 goals and 4 assists in 8 appearances with PSG.