Real Madrid winners Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Marcelo and Luka Modric are among the UEFA.com fans of the year 2018, along with Marc-André ter Stegen and Leo Messi from Barcelona and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal.
UEFA announced the names of the eleven members of the team selected by the fans, after receiving more than 1.8 million votes, including 85,167 new users.
The eleven elect are the following:
- GOALKEEPER
Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 51,307 (30.4%)
Total presences: debut
2018 UEFA club competition: 9 matches (3 times goal-zero)
National League: 38 (14)
Selection: 3 (0)
Total: 50 (17)
He was 42 league games in a row without losing (a record in Spain) and ended the year four consecutive duels without receiving a goal.
- DEFENSES
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 83,749 (49.7%)
Total Presences: 8
2018 UEFA club competition: 11 matches (4 times goal-zero)
National League: 31 (8)
Selection: 12 (3)
Club World: 2 (0)
Total: 56 (15)
He captained Real Madrid to win his third consecutive Champions League, the thirteenth of the club, and was voted Defense of the Season for the second consecutive season.
. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Votes on Team of the Year: 77,890 (46.2%)
Total presences: debut
2018 UEFA club competition: 12 (4)
National League: 36 (19)
Selection: 8 (3)
Total: 56 (26)
He was in the Team of the Season of the Champions League 2017/18 and leads the Liverpool defense that competes for the top positions of the Premier League.
. Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
Votes on Team of the Year: 75,658 (44.9%)
Total presences: debut
2018 UEFA club competition: 11 matches (3)
National League: 31 (9)
Selection: 14 (5)
Club World: 2 (0)
Total: 58 (17)
He won his third Champions League followed and played every minute with France in the World Cup in Russia where the French team won the title.
. Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 102,932 (61.1%)
Total presences: 3
2018 UEFA club competition: 12 matches (3)
National League: 24 (3)
Selection: 8 (6)
Club World: 2 (0)
Total: 46 (12)
He won his third consecutive Champions League and scored in the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals.
- MEDIOCAMPISTAS
. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 89,307 (53%)
Total presences: debut
2018 UEFA club competition: 4 matches (0)
National League: 45 (3)
Selection: 16 (0)
Total: 65 (3)
He started every game in France to win the World Cup in Russia.
. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Votes on Team of the Year: 115,440 (68.5%)
Total presences: 3
2018 UEFA club competition: 11 matches (0)
National League: 32 (1)
Selection: 15 (2)
Club World: 2 (1)
Total: 60 (4)
Awarded the UEFA Player of the Year award in the 2017/18 season and FIFA Player of the Year and Champions League champion for the third time in a row.
. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 97,613 (57.9%)
Total Presences: 2
2018 UEFA club competition: 4 (0)
National League: 45 (21)
Selection: 16 (6)
Total: 65 (27)
He won the FA Cup with Chelsea and scored three goals for Belgium in the World Cup in Russia, where his team was third.
- FRONT
. Kylian Mbappé (Paris)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 65,098 (38.6%)
Total presences: debut
2018 UEFA club competition: 8 matches (3 goals)
National League: 34 (22)
International: 18 (9)
Total: 60 (34)
He is the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Champions League. He scored four goals, including one in the final of the World Cup in Russi
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 107,326 (63.7%)
Total presences: 10
2018 UEFA club competition: 8 matches (9)
National league: 41 (38)
Selection: 5 (4)
Total: 54 (51)
A member of the UEFA Champions League Season team, he was named captain of Barcelona for this season and finished top scorer in European football in 2018.
. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / Juventus)
Votes on the Team of the Year: 108,423 (64.3%)
Total presences: 13 (record)
2018 UEFA club competition: 12 matches (7)
National League: 34 (36)
Selection: 7 (6)
Total: 53 (49)
He won the Champions League for the fifth time, the third consecutive with Real Madrid, consecutive occasion and was top scorer of the competition with sixth straight season. He is the first player to score 400 goals in the five major European leagues.