France Football magazine, organizer of the award jointly since this season with UEFA, announced today the five candidates for the best team of the year from last season. The winner will be announced at a gala that will take place on October 28 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris.
The presence of Real Madrid and Girona stands out, as well as Manchester City Pep Guardiola and Bayer Leverkusen xabi alonso so this award will almost certainly have a Spanish accent.
1
real Madrid
Champions League again
The Real Madrid of Carlo Ancelotti Last season, it was declared European champion for the 15th time in its history. He also won LaLiga and the Spanish Super Cup.
2
Girona
A historic period
The Girona of Michael, Unanimously praising offensive football, they finished third in LaLiga with a record score of 81 points and earned the right to participate in the Champions League for the first time in their history.
3
City of Manchester
Premier League champions again
City of Manchester Pep Guardiola achieved a fourth Premier League title in a row and sixth in seven seasons. He also won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
4
Bayer Leverkusen
Xabi Alonso has become a legend
Bayer Leverkusen achieved thanks to Xabi Alonso the first Bundesliga in its history and the DFB Pokal, both titles without losing a match. In fact, they only lost one of the 53 games they played in the 2023-2024 season, the Europa League final against Atalanta (3-0). A defeat that prevented them from achieving a memorable triplet.
5
Borussia Dortmund
One step away from European glory
Borussia Dortmund Edin Terzicreplaced this season by Nuri Sahin, This was the great revelation of the 2023-24 Champions League since, after eliminating Atlético Madrid and PSG, it reached the grand final for the third time. Real Madrid won at Wembley (2-0) and prevented them from repeating the title they won in 1997.
Source: La Verdad
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