UEFA announce Team and Player of the season in Champions League: UEFA has presented various individual awards following the past Champions League season. Rodri, from winner Manchester City, has been voted Player of the Year.
Khvicha Kvaratshkhelia has been named the best young player of the tournament
Rodri was responsible for the only goal of the game in the final against Internazionale. With that, the inspector made his second of this CL year. A UEFA technical panel voted him the best player. Khvicha Kvaratshkhelia has been named the best young player of the tournament.
The Napoli attacker has played nine Champions League games this season. He was good for two goals and four assists. Two goals and two assists of those were in the group stage against Ajax. However, the Georgian is missing from the Eleven of the Year.
Thibaut Courtois has been voted best goalkeeper. In the back, Federico Dimarco, Alessandro Bastoni, Rúben Dias and Kyle Walker form the ideal rearguard. The midfield consists entirely of players from Manchester City with Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones. Also in the front are two players from the CL winner: Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva. They are accompanied by Vinícius Júnior.
Just like two years ago, Kevin De Bruyne was injured in the final of the Champions League. The Belgian midfielder saw Chelsea take the cup in 2021 and was a lot happier on Saturday. City won the Champions League for the first time at the expense of Internazionale.
De Bruyne explains why his injury in the Champions League final
“This is incredible,” De Bruyne told BT Sport. “We’ve worked so hard for this. We now belong to the club’s past. I believe the accolade is well-earned. This season, we have never lost in the Champions League. Even though it wasn’t the best match, finals are always hard.”
De Bruyne needed to resign following 35 minutes and was replaced by Phil Foden. “For the past two months, I’ve been experiencing pain in my hamstrings. I’m having some trouble with it,” the Belgian explained. “During the match, something snapped, and I was unable to continue. That is just reality. It’s too bad because I thought I played well and felt good up until it happened. In any case, the group is likewise great without me and we won.”
After winning the FA Cup and the championship, City thus completed the treble. De Bruyne knew about its verifiable worth: ” This is a huge undertaking. There are a lot of matches, and you have to stay at the same level for a very long time. Extraordinary that it worked. Is it time for a party? That’s right. I believe this will be celebrated for more than one day.”
