Barcelona Dominates UEFA’s 2015 Team Of The Year

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Barcelona players dominated UEFA’s 2015 Team Of The Year . Image Source : vk.com

Internet Desk : Barcelona dominated the UEFA’s 2015 team of the year which was revealed on Friday. Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was named in the team for a record 10th time.

As many as  five Barcelona players  found themselves in the team, including skipper Messi, striker Neymar, defender duo Dani Alves , Gerard Pique and midfielder Andres Iniesta.

Barcelona’s arch-rivals Real Madrid also was not far behind as three of their players , defender Sergio Ramos, midfielder James Rodriguez and forward Ronaldo featured in the line-up  .

Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich had two players – goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and defender David Alaba. French international midfielder Paul Pogba of Juventus filled the final spot.

Messi has received 70 per cent of total votes of  while Alexis Sanchez got the highest amount of  Twitter votes but did not get a place in the team. Neymar, Pogba and Rodriguez took the all-time number of selected players to 74.

Ronaldo was selected for a record 10 times. He has appeared in more than one position: midfield (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) and up front (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).

Ronaldo is selected for the ninth year in a row while his counterpart  Lionel Messi is in the team for the seventh time.

22-year-old Pogba made his debut in the team. Earlier Cristian Chivu (2002) and Gareth Bale (2011) has this record.

It’s worth mentioning that  no players from the English Premier League got selected in the team.

UEFA team of the year 2015: Manuel Neuer, Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, David Alaba, Andres Iniesta, Paul Pogba, James Rodriguez, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar.