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Former Manchester United and Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has named his Champions League team of the season.
The Portuguese specialist only selected players who reached the semi-finals, meaning Juventus attacker Cristiano Ronaldo was left out from this squad.
"I go to Alisson, especially because yesterday [in the final] he was there when the needed him to be there.
"The two full-backs also have to be Liverpool players, amazing players, [Trent] Alexander-Arnold and [Andy]Robertson. Amazing character and personality. One [Alexander-Arnold] is a local boy, another [Robertson] is a Scottish boy that a few years ago was relegated with Hull City.
"And both they are physical, they are aggressive, they are what I call in football 'the good arrogance', they are not afraid to play, they go forward, they participate in attack.
"And even in a game yesterday under huge pressure they were very, very good. Van Dijk is a king, he is a huge personality. Positionally, a top top player",- said Mourinho n RT show 'On the Touchline.
Here is Mourinho's XI
- Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool)
- Right-back: Trent Alexander-Arnold(Liverpool)
- Left-back: Andy Robertson(Liverpool)
- Centre-back: Virgil van Dijk(Liverpool)
- Centre-back: Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax)
- Midfield: Frenkie de Jong (Ajax)
- Midfield: Donny van de Beek(Ajax)
- Midfield: Christian Eriksen(Tottenham)
- Forward: Lionel Messi(Barcelona)
- Forward: Sadio Mane(Liverpool)
- Forward: Mohamed Salah(Liverpool)
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