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The official, fan voted UEFA Team of the Year for 2014 has been released with the major names in football dominating the side.
But is this team actually the best? We look at an alternative XI of players that could have been selected from the shortlist.
Do you agree with our picks?
GK: Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea)
The spine of the Atletico side that won La Liga and almost unexpectedly clinched the Champions league, Courtois has taken his brilliant form back to Chelsea where he is almost undroppable.
RB: Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
The City right back has developed into one of the Premier League’s most competent defenders and crucial players.
CB: Mats Hummels – Borussia Dortmund
The Dortmund star is a rock at the back and his Germany and Dortmund exploits have seen him linked with a number of huge transfer moves this summer.
CB: Vincent Kompany – Manchester City
The City stalwart and captain is the beating heart of his side and the lynchpin to their recent and continued success.
LB: Dani Carvajal – Real Madrid
Left-back may not be his most natural position but has been a revelation at full-back for Madrid and he has to be involved.
CM: Xabi Alonso – Bayern Munich
Incredibly cast aside at Madrid but showing them the kind of assured and controlled midfield general they have been missing this season.
CM: Paul Pogba
One of the most exciting prospects in world football who could develop into, one day, the best.
RAM: Marco Reus
The driving force behind Borussia Dortmund’s forward line, his presence was keenly felt a the start of the current season when missing through long term injury which may go some way to explaining his side’s terrible league position.
LAM: James Rodriguez
Lit up the World Cup with his amazing skills and sensational goals before a big money move to Real Madrid.
ST: Thomas Muller
Is hardly the most exotic name on the list but Muller does almost everything perfectly that his role requires at Bayern and in the German side and has been the driving force behind some major successes for his sides.
ST: Diego Costa
Just how different would the European cup final have been with him in the side? Atletico certanly missed him and since his summer move to Chelsea he’s proved just what a talent he is by dominating the league from his first kick.
The question now is; would the official UEFA side or this side win?