UEFA has unveiled its Champions League Team of the Week, following the first legs of the quarter-finals.
Bayern Munich edged past hosts Real Madrid 2-1, while Barcelona suffered a 2-0 home defeat to Atlético Madrid, Sporting Lisbon also lost at home 1–0 to Arsenal, while Paris Saint-Germain secured an important 2–0 win over Liverpool at the Parc des Princes.
No Real Madrid players made the cut, while Barcelona had only one representative, Lamine Yamal.
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The ideal line-up was as follows:
Goalkeepers:
Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich
Defence:
Maximiliano Araújo – Sporting Lisbon
Ruben Le Normand – Atlético Madrid
Marquinhos – Paris Saint-Germain
Josip Stanisic – Bayern Munich
Midfield:
João Neves – Paris Saint-Germain
Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
Kai Havertz – Arsenal
Attack:
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Paris Saint-Germain
Julian Álvarez – Atlético Madrid
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona