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UEFA adds Courtois, Van Dijk, Mbappe, others in Champions League team [Full list]

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Thibaut Courtois of Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain, and Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool were among those named by UEFA on Thursday to the Champions League team for this week.



Following the conclusion of the group stage match-day six contests on Thursday, UEFA announced the Champions League team in a post on its website.

Mbappe scored in his team's 2-1 Champions League victory over Juventus, and Courtois and Van Dijk both performed admirably for their teams in victories over Celtic and Napoli, respectively.

Below is the UEFA Champions League team:

Goalkeeper

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 9 points

Defenders

Benjamin Pavard (Bayern) – 14 points

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 12 points

Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) – 12 points

Midfielders

Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) – 15 points

Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig) – 14 points

Mohammed Kudus (Ajax) – 14 points

Ferran Torres (Barcelona) – 14 points

Forwards

Julian Alvarez (Man City) – 13 points

Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) – 19 points

Kylian Mbappé (Paris) – 13 points

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