Spain international, Thiago Alcantara, has been chosen because the Champions League's player of the week. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid striker, is the simplest participant from a team apart from Liverpool or Manchester City to had been selected inside the Champions League's group of the week.
Thiago shone in Liverpool's semi-final first leg win in opposition to Villarreal on Wednesday (2-0). He directed the play of Jurgen Klopp's men with a performance that earned him the recognition of the semi-finals first legs' fine participant.
The ex Barcelona man is the first Liverpool player to acquire the prize this season. In recent weeks, the winners have been the Madrid players, Benzema (two times) and Luka Modric, and the Argentine Gero Rulli, Villarreal goalkeeper.
The Spanish centre-midfielder is also protected in the group of the week, wherein he seems alongside Liverpool teammates and Manchester City players. City beat Real Madrid four-3, a recreation in which Benzema scored a brace. This earnt the Frenchman a place within the XI othwerwise dominated by using Premier League gamers.
The chosen crew is as follows: Allison Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson, Sadio Mane, Thiago Alcántara (Liverpool), Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden (Manchester City) and Benzema.
