UEFA Team of the week: Raphinha and Vinicius Jr taking the leads

  /  RichardYan

After all Round of 16 matches come to an end, UEFA has released the latest version of the Team of the Week. Raphinha, Vinicius Jr, and Tricao lead the forwards' line.

The Team of the Week is formatted in a 4-3-3 format. Due to their outstanding performance in reversing Bodo Glimt in the 2nd leg, 3 Spoting CP players were included in this week's squad, all of them are the pivotal roles in the 2nd leg miracle: left back Maxi Araujo and center back Goncalo Inacio, both of them scored 1 goal; and of course, Francisco Trincao, the former Barca winger navigates the team's attack through 2 sharp assists and open the door of victory for the Portuguese team.

Premier League still dominates the majority of the positions: Liverpool's Konate helps to guarantee a clean sheet, while Szoboszlai scored a deciding goal; Declan Rice undoubtely carried great responsibility at Etihad Stadium, his out-of-the-box shot lift the Gunners to the next round; Xavi Simons, although Totttenham eventually being eliminated from the tournament, still managed to initiate a series of counter attacks, his goals, including a penalty, guards the North London's team last glory and memory in this year's Champions League. 

The La Liga duos, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, revealed their strong dominance against their Primier League rivalries. Vinicius Jr scored brace in their 2nd leg and consolidated their winning percentage over the Manchester team; Raphinha, though a relatively less active performance in the 1st leg, unleashed his full power in the following 7-2 slaughter against Newcastle United, 2 goals +2 assists, the Brazilian is also the recipient of the Player of the Week.

Full list of UCL Round of 16 Team of the Week:

Goalkeeper: Safonov(PSG)

Defenders: Araujo(Sporting CP), Goncalo Inacio(Sporting CP), Konate(Liverpool), Stanisic(Bayern)

Midfielders: Rice(Arsenal), Szoboszlai(Liverpool), Xavi Simons(Tottenham)

Strikers: Trincao(Sporting CP), Raphinha(FC Barcelona), Vinicius Jr(Real Madrid)

Related: Arsenal Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur Paris Saint-Germain Bayern Munich Sporting CP Real Madrid Barcelona Rice Konate Safonov Raphinha Francisco Trincão Vinicius Szoboszlai Xavi Simons Gonçalo Inácio Stanisic Maxi Araújo
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