UEFA: C. Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Nine Others Named In Champions League Team

Oyinlola Awonuga
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UEFA: C. Ronaldo, Lewandowski, Nine Others Named In Champions League Team

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Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Bayern Munich’ Robert Lewandowski and nine other players have been honoured in the Champions League team of this week.

UEFA released the Champions League team in a post on its website today, November 4, following the conclusion of the group stage, match-day four fixtures on Wednesday night.

Both Ronaldo and Lewandowski were impressive for their respective clubs against Atalanta and Benfica.

Ronaldo scored a brace for Man United against Atalanta, while Lewandowski netted three goals against Benfica.

Below is the UEFA Champions League team of the week:
Goalkeeper:
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) – 7 points
Defenders:
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 14 points
Ridle Baku (Wolfsburg) – 12 points
João Cancelo (Manchester City) – 13 points
Midfielders:
Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig) – 12 points
Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris) – 12 points
Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) – 16 points
Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP) – 18 points
Forwards:
Paulo Dybala (Juventus) – 16 points
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) – 18 points
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) – 14 points

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