Mbappe, Salah, Benzema: The world's best XI in 2021/22

The 2021/22 season is officially coming to a close.

While Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain might have wrapped up the Bundesliga, La Liga and Ligue 1 titles, there are still plenty of major titles to play for across Europe.

Will Manchester City or Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy? Will AC Milan or Inter Milan conquer Italy? Will Liverpool or Real Madrid be crowned champions of Europe?

These are the questions on the lips of football fans across the continent right now, but although we don’t know the answers to them quite yet, there is one debate that we can settle ahead of time.

As with the conclusion of any campaign, the footballing world looks back on the last nine months of chaotic action and decides who the best players, managers, goals and more really were.

And the 2021/22 campaign is no different with GIVEMESPORT looking to draw the curtains on a dramatic year of football action by naming what we consider to be the standout male XI.

In other words, yes, the team of the season.

Naturally, it’s a completely subjective exercise and there are no wrong or right answers, so be sure to let us know your opinion on the best XI of the 2021/22 season once you’ve looked over ours.

Nevertheless, while it ultimately comes down to the opinion of yours truly, rest assured that the selections will be informed by statistics, the eye test and relative importance to their team overall.

Oh, and yes, we’re completely ripping up conventional tactics to go for an outrageously attacking 4-4-2 formation because, well, we just couldn’t leave out anyone from a quartet of sensational forwards.

Got it? Right then, in which case, be sure to check out GIVEMESPORT’s picks for the best male XI of the 2021/22 season down