It was another exciting week of soccer in the UEFA Champions League as Real Madrid managed to win in penalties against city rivals Atletico de Madrid and will face Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the competitions, while Liverpool were knocked out again in penalties against PSG at Anfield despite winning the first leg last week in Paris. German giants Bayern Munich won the domestic tie against Bayer Leverkusen and will face Inter in the next round, while Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona will meet Borussia Dortmund.
GK: Gianluigi Donnarumma, PSG
The Italian goalkeeper had some ups and downs over the past years since he joined PSG but on Tuesday he delivered one of the best performances of his career as the former AC Milan player saved two key penalties on Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. Thanks to his incredible effort in the penalties, PSG will advance to the quarterfinals where they will meet Aston Villa and where Spanish coach Unai Emery will face his former club where he was the manager from 2016 to 2018.
RCB: Denzel Dumfries, Inter
Due to multiple injuries, Denzel Dumfries was the Inter captain for the first time since he joined the Italian giants in the summer of 2021 and was once again one of the best players of the Nerazzurri team.
CB: Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid
The German defender had an outstanding second leg of the tie against Atletico despite conceding the fastest goal of the tournament this season after 27 seconds.
LCB: Ian Maatsen, Aston Villa
The former Borussia Dortmund winger was again a key player for the English team in the 3-0 win at Villa Park against Club Brugge.
CDM: Vitinha, PSG
One of the secrets of the success of the side coached by Spanish manager Luis Enrique on Tuesday against Liverpool was the former FC Porto midfielder who delivered one of the best performances of the season for a midfielder.
RM: Declan Rice, Arsenal
Arsenal had an easy task this week after winning 7-1 in the first leg against PSV away, and despite drawing 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium in London, the goal scored by English midfielder Declan Rice sent the Gunners to the quarterfinals.
LM: Connor Gallagher, Atletico de Madrid
Despite losing the tie against Real Madrid, the side coached by Diego Simeone won 1-0 in the second leg against their city rivals.
CAM: Marco Asensio, Aston Villa
It took only four minutes for the former PSG striker to score his second Champions League goal with Aston Villa after the one scored last week.
ST: Lamine Yamal, FC Barcelona
Choosing one between Lamine Yamal and Raphinha was probably the most difficult decision to make this time, but the first assist of the Spanish wonderkid to his teammate and especially the goal he scored against Benfica are more than enough to explain his selection.
ST: Harry Kane, Bayern Munich
Harry Kane is just behind Raphinha with 10 goals scored so far.
ST: Serhou Guirassy, Borussia Dortmund
With 10 goals scored and another outstanding performance against Lille, the former Stuttgart striker is currently only one goal behind Raphinha.
