Brazilian international striker Vinicius Junior has been named the best player in the 2023/24 Champions League, while Portuguese midfielder Vitinha is included in the competition’s ideal eleven, UEFA announced this Monday.
The choice of the technical observers of the organization fell on the player Merenguez, who on Sunday scored the second goal of Real Madrid in the final against Borussia Dortmund (2:0), which allowed the Spaniards to win the main European Cup tournament for the 15th time. .
Vinicius Junior, 23, scored six goals and provided four assists in 10 matches in the Champions’ last season, finishing as joint top scorer behind Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) and Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain). ), both with eight.
International player Canarinho has already been linked to the Merengues’ previous win, scoring the winning goal in the 2021/22 final win over Liverpool (1-0).
Englishman Jude Bellingham, 20, also of Real Madrid, was chosen as the best young player, having scored four goals and five assists in 11 appearances for the Spanish capital, which remains the dominant force in the competition with 15 trophies. , which is more than double the second title Milan, which has seven.
Midfielder Vitinha of Paris Saint-Germain is the only Portuguese player selected in the 2023/24 Champions League ideal eleven, which includes four players from champions Real Madrid and many more from finalists Dortmund.
The Team of the Season includes goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), defenders Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid), who scored the first goal in the final, Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund) and Jan Maatsen. (Borussia Dortmund), midfielders Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain) and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), as well as forwards Phil Foden (Manchester City), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid) and Harry Kane (Bayern Munich). .
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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