Man City, Real Madrid dominate UCL team of the week 

Man City had four players listed, while La Liga champions, Real Madrid produced three of the stars listed by UEFA on Thursday 

By Kehinde Okeowo 

Premier League champions, Man City and La Liga giants, Real Madrid dominated the list of players announced by UEFA for the Champions League team for this week.

While four of Man City’s stars were nominated, three of the players who represented La Liga champions, Real Madrid, also made the team picked by the European football governing body. 

This was disclosed by UEFA in a post on its website on Friday, following the conclusion of the Champions League quarter-final first-leg fixtures for this week.

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During the quarter-finals first round encounters, the Citizens defeated Bundesliga heavyweight, Bayern Munich 3-0, while Real Madrid won 2-0 against west London outfit, Chelsea.

Two Serie A teams, Inter Milan and AC Milan, who defeated Portuguese side, Benfica and Italian league leaders, Napoli respectively, also have players on the now-viral list. 

Below is the full list of the Champions League team of the week:

Goalkeeper

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 7 points

Defenders

John Stones (Man City) – 13 points

Alessandro Bastoni (Inter) – 12 points

Rúben Dias (Man City) – 9 points

Simon Kjær (Milan) – 9 points

David Alaba (Real Madrid) – 9 points

Midfielders

Bernardo Silva (Man City) – 11 points

Rodri (Man City) – 11 points

Ismaël Bennacer (Milan) – 8 points

Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) – 13 points

Forwards

Erling Haaland (City) – 9 points

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