UEFA published their team of the week on Thursday, following this week’s Champions League quarter-finals, and players from Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid were the main inclusions.All eleven players were picked from the sides which successfully made their way into the semi-finals:
the two Spanish sides, plus Bayern Munich and Manchester City.Filipe Luis, Diego Godin, Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann represent Atletico, while Dani Carvajal, Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo feature for Real.There are no surprises here, as Griezmann’s two goals on Wednesday evening knocked out Barcelona, while Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick against Wolfsburg.Elsewhere, Joe Hart, Nicolas Otamendi and Kevin De Bruyne were chosen from Manchester City, with the Belgian midfielder’s goal enough to send the English side through against Paris Saint Germain.Meanwhile, the remaining player is Arturo Vidal, who scored for Bayern against Benfica in his side’s 2-2 draw on Tuesday evening.
