Seven players from champions Manchester City top the team of the 2022-23 Champions League season, which is completed by two players from Inter , finalists of the competition, and another pair from Real Madrid, who reached the semifinals.
After an intense season, the tournament came to an end on Saturday in Turkey, where City beat Inter 1-0 to win the first Champions League in its history and add its name to the list of winners, a trophy that served to mark an unforgettable season, as Pep Guardiola’s men achieved the treble in this campaign, as they also won the Premier League and the FA Cup.
In the team of the season, the Citizens are well represented by the player who scored the most goals in the tournament, Erling Haaland, who scored 12 goals and had to be in this list, as well as Rodri, who on Saturday scored the only goal of the final for City.
The other five City players in the starting XI this season are Bernardo Silva, who scored twice in Real Madrid’s elimination from the continental tournament, as well as Kevin de Bruyne, John Stones, Ruben Dias and Kyle Walker.
Inter and Real Madrid represented
From Inter, finalist of the competition, there are two players and they are fullbacks, Federico Dimarco and Alessandro Bastoni, who were fundamental in the Italian team’s progress to reach the title dispute.
The team is completed by two Real Madrid players: striker Vinicius Junior and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who could not prevent the team’s elimination, but who stood out as individuals.
Player of the season
The honor of player of the season went to Rodri, who became the hero of his team by scoring the goal that won the title, the first in City’s history.
And the award for the best young player of the Champions League went to Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was recognized by UEFA at the tournament where his club reached the quarterfinals.