I love attempts at ‘best-of’ teams. This thread is created for those of us who wish to have a crack at the best XIs (with benches) for the clubs who are always in European league contention, whether it be Juventus, Man U, PSG or Ajax, put it out there for discussion.
I’m more a Premier League man, so I’ll have a crack at four of the mainstays from England.
LIVERPOOL
GK - Alisson Becker
RB - Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB - Sami Hyypia
CB - Virgil van Dijk
LB - Andy Robertson
CM - Xabi Alonso
CM - Stevie Gerrard
LW - Sadio Manè
RW - Mo Salah
ST - Luís Suarez
ST - Fernando Torres
Bench - Reina, Carragher, John Arne Riise, Mascherano, Coutinho, Firmino, Owen
MANCHESTER UNITED
GK - David DeGea
RB - Gary Neville
CB - Rio Ferdinand
CB - Nemanja Vidic
LB - Patrice Evra
CM - Roy Keane
CM - Paul Scholes
LW - Ryan Giggs
RW - Christiano Ronaldo
ST - Wayne Rooney
ST - Ruud Van Nistelrooy
BENCH - van der Sar, Irwin, Stam, Carrick, Beckham, Berbatov, Van Persie
ARSENAL
GK - David Seaman
RB - Lauren
CB - Sol Campbell
CB - Tony Adams
LB - Ashley Cole
CM - Patrick Vieira
CM - Gilberto Silva
RW - Freddie Ljungberg
LW - Robert Pires
FW - Dennis Bergkamp
ST - Thierry Henry
Bench - Lehmann, Tourè, Koscielny, Fabregas, Ozil, Sanchez, Van Persie
CHELSEA
GK - Petr Cech
RB - Branislav Ivanovic
CB - Ricardo Carvalho
CB - John Terry
LB - Ashley Cole
CM - Michael Essien
CM - Claude Makelele
CAM - Frank Lampard
FW - Eden Hazard
FW - Gianfranco Zola
ST - Didier Drogba
BENCH - Courtois, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Kante, Mata, Robben, Costa
I’m more a Premier League man, so I’ll have a crack at four of the mainstays from England.
LIVERPOOL
GK - Alisson Becker
RB - Trent Alexander-Arnold
CB - Sami Hyypia
CB - Virgil van Dijk
LB - Andy Robertson
CM - Xabi Alonso
CM - Stevie Gerrard
LW - Sadio Manè
RW - Mo Salah
ST - Luís Suarez
ST - Fernando Torres
Bench - Reina, Carragher, John Arne Riise, Mascherano, Coutinho, Firmino, Owen
MANCHESTER UNITED
GK - David DeGea
RB - Gary Neville
CB - Rio Ferdinand
CB - Nemanja Vidic
LB - Patrice Evra
CM - Roy Keane
CM - Paul Scholes
LW - Ryan Giggs
RW - Christiano Ronaldo
ST - Wayne Rooney
ST - Ruud Van Nistelrooy
BENCH - van der Sar, Irwin, Stam, Carrick, Beckham, Berbatov, Van Persie
ARSENAL
GK - David Seaman
RB - Lauren
CB - Sol Campbell
CB - Tony Adams
LB - Ashley Cole
CM - Patrick Vieira
CM - Gilberto Silva
RW - Freddie Ljungberg
LW - Robert Pires
FW - Dennis Bergkamp
ST - Thierry Henry
Bench - Lehmann, Tourè, Koscielny, Fabregas, Ozil, Sanchez, Van Persie
CHELSEA
GK - Petr Cech
RB - Branislav Ivanovic
CB - Ricardo Carvalho
CB - John Terry
LB - Ashley Cole
CM - Michael Essien
CM - Claude Makelele
CAM - Frank Lampard
FW - Eden Hazard
FW - Gianfranco Zola
ST - Didier Drogba
BENCH - Courtois, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Kante, Mata, Robben, Costa
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