UEFA names 2 Chelsea in Champions League XI team of the week
The UEFA management on Thursday released the Champions League team of the week list and surprisingly only 3 Premier League players made it to the list.
Top on the list are Chelsea duo Trevoh Chalobah and Reece James, UEFA released the Champions League team in a post via its website following the conclusion of the group stage, match-day five fixtures on Wednesday night.
Chalobah and James made the list alongside Liverpool’s Thiago Alcántara.
Chalobah and James scored in Chelsea’s Champions League 4-0 win over Juventus, while Thiago netted a long-range strike in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Porto.
Below is the UEFA Champions League team of the week after match-day five:
Goalkeeper:
Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 7 points
Defenders:
Reece James (Chelsea) – 14 points
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) – 15 points
Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) – 14 points
David Alaba (Real Madrid) – 13 points
Pedro Porro (Sporting CP) – 13 points
Midfielders:
Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig) – 14 points
Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool) – 13 points
Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP) – 18 points
Emil Forsberg (Leipzig) – 18 points
Forwards:
Edin Džeko (Inter) – 13 points
