UEFA includes Adeyemi, Silva, others in Champions League team [Full list. Karim Adeyemi of Borussia Dortmund and António Silva of Benfica were among those named by UEFA on Thursday to the UEFA Champions League team of the week.
On Wednesday night, following the round of 16 first-leg matches for this week, UEFA posted the Champions League squad on its website.
Adeyemi made a strong first impression for Dortmund against Chelsea by scoring the game’s lone goal to give his team the upper hand going into the second leg at Stamford Bridge next month.
The UEFA Champions League roster is listed below:
Gregor Kobel, a goalkeeper for Dortmund, earned 8 points.
Defenders: Benfica’s Alexander Bah (9 pts)
Bayern’s Matthijs de Ligt has eight points.
Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck has eight points.
Benfica’s António Silva has eight points.
Milan’s Simon Kjaer has eight points.
Benfica midfielder Fredrik Aursnes has seven points.
Benfica’s Joo Mário has eight points.
Milan’s Brahim Dáz has eight points.
Bayern’s Kingsley Coman scored 11 points.
Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) – forwards – 9 points