After yet another exciting UEFA Champions League campaign, the tournament's Team of the Season has officially been announced, and it includes a Paris Saint-Germain star but it is not Kylian Mbappe.
Eight of the 11 players included in the team are from this year's finalists Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund, with each side having four representatives.
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The team selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel consists of a front line comprising Vinicius Junior, Manchester City attacker Phil Foden and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane.
The Real Madrid attacker amassed six goals and five assists in 10 appearances, and also netted in the 83rd minute of the final to secure his side's record-extending 15th UCL title.
Kane, meanwhile, is the joint top goalscorer of the competition this season with eight goals. He shares the honour with Mbappe, although both players were knocked out with their respective sides at the semi-final stage.
The midfield trio is made up of PSG star Vitinha, and two finalists in Jude Bellingham and Marcel Sabitzer, with the pair having been instrumental in helping their teams reach the last stage of the competition.
The Englishman scored four and created another five in his 11 appearances, and capped off his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu with a UCL gold medal after Los Blancos were also crowned Spanish champions last month. The 20-year-old also won the UCL's Young Player of the Season award.
Jude Bellingham is the 2023/24 #UCL Young Player of the Season! ??#UCLfinal
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 3, 2024
The back four selected include Real's Dani Carvajal – who opened the scoring in the tournament decider on Saturday night– and Antonio Rudiger.
Making up the other half of the defence are die Schwarzgelben's Matts Hummels and Ian Maatsen.
In goal is the Bundesliga side's Gregor Kobel, who made some crucial saves throughout the competition, helping BVB keep six clean sheets in 12 games.
??? Introducing the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season, as selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel.#UCL || #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/njYgChEOoc
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 3, 2024
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