The sports television channel "Eurosport," summing up the sports year, selected the "Champions League team" - the best eleven football players who participated in the group stage of the most prestigious club tournament in Europe.
Given that the most attractive football for viewers on the continent is currently being shown by the leader of the Spanish Primera "Barcelona," three players from this club at once - Ronaldinho, Xavi, and Belletti - made it into Eurosport's "starting lineup," writes "Vysokyi Zamok."
Surprisingly, the winner of the 2004 "Golden Ball" from "France Football," Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko, and "Bayer" forward Andriy Voronin found themselves outside the best eleven.
The lineup of the "Champions League team": goalkeeper - Brazilian Nelson Dida ("Milan"); defenders - Brazilian Juliano Belletti ("Barcelona"), Italians Gianluca Zambrotta and Fabio Cannavaro (both - "Juventus"), Englishman John Terry ("Chelsea"); midfielders - Brazilian Ronaldinho ("Barcelona"), Pole Jacek Krzynówek ("Bayer"), Spaniard Xavi Hernandez ("Barcelona"), Frenchman Florent Malouda ("Lyon"); forwards - Dutchmen Roy Makaay ("Bayern") and Ruud van Nistelrooy ("Manchester United").