The symbolic team also included the leaders of two Milan clubs, Reinders and Barella.
UEFA determined the symbolic team of the week (3rd round) Champions League 2024/25.
The goalkeeper position in this symbolic team was taken by Juventus goalkeeper Mattia Perin, who made a fantastic 9 saves, including a saved penalty, in the home match with Stuttgart. Despite all the exploits of the opposing goalkeeper, the Swabs managed to snatch a well-deserved victory in injury time (1:0).
The back four included, among others, John Stones from Manchester City, who not only scored one of the goals for Sparta (5:0), but also had impressive performance in passing and moving the ball.
The main stars in the middle line were representatives of Milan clubs. Tijani Reynders, who scored a double, was the main factor in the Rossoneri’s victory over Brugge (3:1, the first points for Paulo Fonseca’s team in this tournament), and Nicolo Barella played a very high-quality away match for Inter against Young Boys (1:0).
There could not be a place in this team for the main stars of the 3rd round – the Brazilian hat-trick scorers. Let’s remember that Rafinha from Barcelona, who played with the captain’s armband, hit the Bayern goal three times in the anniversary match for the Blue Garnets (4:1), and Vinicius Junior became the main hero of Real’s home overhaul against Borussia Dortmund (5:2 after 0:2).
Team of the 3rd round of the Champions League: Mattia Perin (Juventus) – Stefan Ristovski (Dinamo Zagreb), John Stones (Manchester City), Isaac Hien (Atalanta), Miguel Gutierrez (Girona) – Takumi Minamino (Monaco), Nicolo Barella (Inter), Tijani Reinders (Milan) – Rafinha (Barcelona), John Duran (Aston Villa), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).
Let us remind you that Vinicius was today recognized as the best player of the third game week in the Champions League.
The fourth round matches will take place on November 5-6. Shakhtar, who are 30th in the standings with one point and no goals scored, will face Young Boys in a nominally home match.
That front line 🔥
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— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 24, 2024
Source: Sportarena
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