Manchester United’s Alex Telles joins Lionel Messi, Mbappe & more on Champions League shortlist

The awards for the 2021/22 Champions League were handed out on Tuesday, May 31.

Real Madrid saw off Liverpool in this year’s final to clinch a record 14^th Champions League trophy, with the Spanish giants now having double the silverware of their closest rival, AC Milan.

As a result of their victory over Liverpool, it was not too surprising to see Real dominate the Champions League Team of the Season.

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Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior, Luka Modric and Thibaut Courtois were named in the XI along with four Liverpool stars, Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea, Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and Kylian Mbappe of PSG:

👕 UEFA’s Technical Observer panel has selected its 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Team of the Season 🙌#UCL pic.twitter.com/I8t9T6uM5R

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 31, 2022

Elsewhere, Real Madrid saw Karim Benzema named Player of the Tournament and Vinicius Junior Young Player of the Tournament.

Benzema also finished 2021/22 with the most Champions League goals:

 

The only award not given out on Tuesday was the Champions League Goal of the Season.

Instead, a 10-man shortlist was shared by UEFA on Tuesday and fans can vote for their favourite strike here.

Among the goals were Alex Telles’ volley vs Villarreal and Lionel Messi’s sensational solo effort vs Manchester City.

Karim Benzema = 2021/22 top scorer ⚽️👏#UCL pic.twitter.com/zfgEGxsDdX

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 31, 2022

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