The 'true' 21/22 Champions league Team of the Season has been named - no De Bruyne or Salah

The 2021/22 Champions League season came to a close last Saturday evening.

In the tournament’s finale, Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 inside the Stade de France and lifted the trophy for the fifth time in the space of just eight years.

Los Blancos had an incredibly hard run as well. They had to see off Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City to secure a date with Jurgen Klopp’s side in Paris.

As such, a number of Real Madrid players have made it into the Champions League’s best-performing XI of the campaign.

The folks over at SofaScore have published their Team of the Season using stats and there are certainly a few shock inclusions.

Check it out below…

GK: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid) – 7.48

Courtois was outrageously good throughout Real Madrid’s successful run. He even picked up the Man of the Match award in the final victory over Liverpool.

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 7.42

The best right-back in world football? It’s starting to look that way. In his nine appearances, Alexander-Arnold registered four assists – impressive stuff.

CB: Thiago Silva (Chelsea) – 7.18

One of the surprise inclusions, although 37-year-old Silva was pretty darn good on the European stage – particularly in Chelsea’s last-16 home victory over Lille. The Brazilian was also named in the ‘true’ Premier League Team of the Season.

CB: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 7.19

No shock here whatsoever. Van Dijk was back to his commanding best in 2021/22 and his performances were key to Liverpool reaching the final.

LB: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) – 7.49

Despite City being dramatically eliminated at the semi-final stage by Real Madrid, Cancelo achieved the highest rating of any defender. Not bad, Joao, not bad at all.

RM: Riyad