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Manchester City's Champions League win was recognized as seven players were included in the Team of the Season.
Rodri named Champions League Player of the Season
Rodri named Champions League Player of the Season
Rodri was named Champions League Player of the Year 2022/23 after scoring the winning goal for Manchester City in Saturday's final against Inter Milan, while Golden Shoe winner Erling Haaland claimed goal of the season. prize in the contest.
Rodri's perfectly placed goal was enough to beat Inter Milan, and after their superb effort in the quarter-final against Bayern Munich. As well as Rodri's overall title, City have seven representatives in the Champions League team of the season - including John Stones as a heavyweight midfielder.
Stones has become a playing midfielder this season, rising from defense when City have the ball. His three best performances in the role were in the quarter-final against Bayern Munich, in the semi-final against Real Madrid and then in the overall victory over Inter Milan.
With that form in the Round of 16, Stones was named one of the three best midfielders in the league this season, along with two of his always-reliable Manchester City teammates.
In total, Man City has 2 defenders, 3 midfielders and 2 strikers, only Real Madrid and Inter Milan have players in the typical squad.
Ruben Dias has been in the knockout stages and started 11 of Man City's 13 Champions League matches, missing just one. He was brought in, along with Kyle Walker at right-back. Walker was a substitute in the final, but won the semi-final against Vinicius Jr in both games against Real Madrid.
In midfield, Stones joined late scorer Rodri, who also scored against Bayern and also missed just one game in the league. Kevin De Bruyne, who scored at the Bernabeu against Real Madrid and finished the campaign as the top assist in the Champions League with seven, completes the All-City midfield trio.
Bernardo Silva, man of the match in the second leg semi-final against Real Madrid, and still in the race for the final, is named on the right flank, along with the tournament's top scorer with 12 goals. , Erling Haaland, a no-brainer. choice in attack.
The formation was completed by Vinicius on the right, Real team-mate Thibaut Courtois in goal and Inter duo Federico Dimarco and Alessandro Bastoni in defence. As well as taking seven places in the Team of the Season and Player of the Season, City have been featured in Goal of the Season three times after UEFA's technical committee announced the top ten goals of the season. they are in the countryside.
Rodri's save against Bayern in tenth, De Bruyne's long shot against Real Madrid in seventh and Haaland's acrobatic feat in a home win over Borussia Dortmund took first place, giving He won his second individual award of the season in the Champions League after the Golden Boot.
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