Liverpool quintet dominate Champions League Team of the Year 2019

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were voted into the Champions League Team of the Year for 2019 alongside five Liverpool players.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk with the Champions League trophy

Liverpool dominated the voting for UEFA's Champions League Team of the Year 2019, with five Reds players making the final XI alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to its sixth European title in Madrid in June, with Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi on target in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Virgil van Dijk was named man of the match and he features alongside Anfield defensive colleagues Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, as well as goalkeeper Alisson.

@Alissonbecker, @trentaa98, @VirgilvDijk, @andrewrobertso5 and Sadio Mane have all been named in the @ChampionsLeague Fans' Team of the Year for 2019 https://t.co/GlT30TFWdx

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 15, 2020

 

Sadio Mane is the other Liverpool player in the line-up, part of a front four completed by Messi, Ronaldo and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.

Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong earned blockbusting moves to Juventus and Barcelona respectively as they helped Ajax to last season's semifinals and both make the select side, with the latter partnered in central midfield by Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.

More than two million votes were cast to select the team via UEFA.com over the course of a six-week period.