The youngster and talentoso lateral Portuguese of the FC Barcelona, Nelson Semedo, has been awarded with the distinction to form part of the Eleven Disclosure of the UEFA in the year 2017, taking into account the big quantity of minutes that has contested with the Barça in the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League 2017-18 and the big level of game to the that has done it.

Of this way, the carrilero luso finds between the lower players of 24 years that until the moment have stood out in Champions League this season. According to the own UEFA, Nelson Semedo "has filled with good performances the gap left in the right side of the FC Barcelona after the exit of Dani Alves in summer of 2016".

Besides, the UEFA has added on the performance of the Portuguese side that "his arrival in July from the Benfica has been blessed with a good rhythm, power and good eye to offer passes of goal" when it has touched him participate with the FC Barcelona.

The statistics reflects that Semedo, with five parties and 450 minutes, is one of the players of the FC Barcelona that more has played in the phase of groups, the same that Ter Stegen and Samuel Umtiti, and being surpassed only by Luis Suárez (524 minutes) and Sergio Busquets (466).

Semedo, between the best minors of 24 years

Semedo, this yes, will not be able to contest the first party of eighth of final of the Champions League against Chelsea in Stamford Bridge, programmed for 20 February 2018, because of the accumulation of yellow cards.

Regarding the complete alignment of the players disclosure for the UEFA in 2017, is formed by: Ederson (Manchester City); Semedo (FC Barcelona), Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham), Niklas Süle (Bayern Munich), Kieran Tierney (Celtic); Harry Winks (Tottenham), Talisca (Besiktas), Marco Asensio (Real Madrid); Kylian Mbappé (PSG), Swindle Werner (Leipzig) and Oberlin (Basilea).