UEFA have announced the 11 players for its official 2018 Team of the Year. They include Ter Stegen; Ramos, Van Dijk; Marcelo, Modric, Kante, Hazard; Mbappe, Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo. While Messi received 107326 votes, his rival Ronaldo garnered 108423. With 4 players included in the current Best XI, Madrid have now overtaken Barca for most appearances in the UEFA Team of the Year.
UEFA.com fans’ Team of the Year 2018
GK: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona & Germany)
DF: Raphael Varane (Real Madrid & France)
DF: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid & Spain)
DF: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands)
DF: Marcelo (Real Madrid & Brazil)
MF: N’Golo Kante (Chelsea & France)MF: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid & Croatia)
MF: Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium)
FW: Kylian Mbappe (PSG & France)
FW: Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
FW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal)