Barcelona stars dominate the UEFA Team of the Year as no Premier League players feature in the XI.
UEFA revealed their starting line-up on Friday morning as voted for by users of their official website.
Two of Barca's devastating forward triumvirate in Lionel Messi and Neymar form part of UEFA's front three of a 4-3-3 formation alongside Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.
Two of Barca's devastating forward triumvirate in Lionel Messi and Neymar form part of UEFA's front three of a 4-3-3 formation alongside Real Madrid talisman Cristiano Ronaldo.
Luis
Enrique's side beat Real's record of goals in a calendar year, ending up
with 180 to Los Blancos' 178, with Messi and Neymar plundering in the
majority of those strikes as well as team-mate Luis Suarez.
Aside
from their personal goal scoring hauls, Messi and Neymar enjoyed a
stellar calendar year with the Catalan club - helping them lift five
trophies as Enrique's men won La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League,
European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
Despite the success of 'MSN' there is a place in the line-up for Real forward Ronaldo at the expense of Suarez.
Three-time,
and current, Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo has been overshadowed by Messi
and Neymar's trophy successes but still managed to score a staggering 54
goals in 52 appearances for Real in all competitions last year.
Out
of that front three Messi featured in 70 per cent of voters' teams
followed by Neymar (44 per cent) and Ronaldo (41 per cent).
The former also received the most votes to be included in the overall XI having been selected 448,445 times in comparison to Neymar's 282,327 and Ronaldo's 260,811.
The former also received the most votes to be included in the overall XI having been selected 448,445 times in comparison to Neymar's 282,327 and Ronaldo's 260,811.
Messi and Neymar are one of five Barcelona.
The pair are joined by defenders Dani Alves and Gerard Pique as well as midfield playmaker Andres Iniesta.
Iniesta obtained 401,574 votes while right back Alves and centre half Pique collected 291,611 and 254,279 each respectively.
As well as the Barca quintuple and Ronaldo there are a further two players from the latter's team included.
Joining Pique at centre back is Real captain Sergio Ramos while James Rodriguez lines up alongside Iniesta in a midfield three.
UEFA IS A JOKE..Ramos made it but not John Terry and Cahil. Even James Rodriguez made it over Eden Hazard.
UEFA IS A JOKE..Ramos made it but not John Terry and Cahil. Even James Rodriguez made it over Eden Hazard.
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