The ideal XI for the first leg of the round of 16 of the 2023/2024 Champions League!

The Champions League has gone back with a lot of surprises to give beginning to his eliminatory phase. They have been a lot of the teams that have stood out in the gone of the eighth of final, but only the Manchester City (1-3 vs FC Copenhagen) and Paris Saint-Germain (2-0 vs Real Sociedad) seem to have his eliminatory directed. Of rest, only have been able to impose by the minimum (Real Madrid, Lazio, Inter and Carry) and ties (1-1 in the crashes between PSV and Dortmund, the same that in the Naples-Barça).

It has been a day very 'just' in which several players have stood out above the rest. It is one of the cases of Kevin of Bruyne, that has been one of the figures of this eliminatory phase, after annotating a goal and give an assistance against the Copenhagen. Fue His return 'triunfal' to the Champions League and, surely, the big 'MVP' of this first phase.

XI ideal of the gone of the eighth of Champions League

• XI of the Champions League: Lunin; Dias, Araújo, Tchouameni; Ruiz, Rodri, Of Bruyne, Foden; Brahim, Lewandowski and Dembélé.

Andriy Lunin

It was the most important piece of the Real Madrid in his visit to the RB Leipzig and the guardameta more stood out in what it goes of eighth of Champions. It signed nine interventions in German earths, the same that had signed Thibaut Courtois in the final of the 'Orejona' in 2021. According to statistics of 'Sofascore', avoided 2,44 goals of the local picture. It was vital so that the team of Carlo Ancelotti went out victorious.

Ruben Dias-Araújo-Tchouameni

They have been the three of the central more stood out. In the case of the player of the Manchester City, went the big defensive leader and signed an exceptional night. They could not him win any duel, áereo or earthly, had three clear, blocked a shot and did not commit any fault. A similar case to the of Ronald Araújo, the one who there was 'contained' to Victor Osimhen in a night in which only it lost a duel, blocked a finish and was essential to command the balloon 'far' in four opportunities. Aurelién Tchouameni, reconverted again, went the big 'rock' of the Real Madrid to back to Lunin, with a very positive performance with 5 intercepciones or two tackles.

Ruiz-Rodri-Of Bruyne-Foden

In the centre of the field is where, always, there is more competition. Lyou players of the Manchester City have been those who have showed more solvency in this first round of the phase 'KO' of the Champions led by Kevin of Bruyne that returned to his maximum level and gave assistance with goal. It was always 'backed' by a Rodri that contributes maximum security in the room of machines and a Phil Foden that saw goal and was a 'nightmare' by the right. Fabián Ruiz, finally, went one of the key so that the PSG had 'light' in the final stretch of the meeting against the Real Sociedad. It carried the reins of the party and went the 'hero' silent in the victory.

Brahim-Lewandowski-Dembélé

In attack, the battle has been very 'argued' in this week. The performances of Galeno, Lautaro, among others, have been very stood out, but also have highlighted players like Brahim Díaz, that invented a golazo to give the victory to the Real Madrid in Germany, Robert Lewandowski that is of sweet and knew how take advantage of a pass between lines of Pedri, or an Ousmane Dembélé that, although it does not appear between the goleadores or asistidores, went a machine of disequilibrium against the Real Sociedad.