UCL Team of the Week: Kane leads attack, Pedri and Odegaard in

Nine different clubs are represented in the All-Star team of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first legs chosen by the UEFA Technical Observer Group.

Alisson Becker (Liverpool)

The Brazilian said this was probably the game of his life after his rescues a dominant Paris team denied that in general had 27 shots. As the UEFA's technical observer expressed it: “PSG completely dominated, created many opportunities and only won Liverpool because of him.”

Jurrisch Wood (Arsenal)

He scored his first Champions League goal with the opener of Arsenal in Eindhoven and was also strong, good in his 1v1 duels with a difficult opponent in PSV wing player Noa Lang.

Benjamin Pavard (Inter)

Part of a team that held a clean slate at Feyenoord, he placed solid defense numbers – including seven clearance and five successful air duels – and also had an impact on the field with seven deep progressions, through pass or ball, in the last third part.

Emre Can (B. Dortmund)

He played in the center of the back line of Dortmund and Putte from his enormous experience in a display and married defensive power (11 ball repair) with his typical passing forces (nine line -breaking passes).

Maxim de Cuyper (Club Brugge)

De Cuyper scored the goal of Club Brugge – his first in the competition – against Aston Villa and also contributed defensively, as illustrated by its nine ball recovery and four interceptions.

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)

He scored two goals and set up another victory in Eindhoven in Arsenal's Club. “He was good at passing and pressing the opponent,” said the technical observer of the UEFA of the Arsenal skipper whose statistics also include three important passes.

Pedri (Barcelona)

A formidable grade for ten-man Barcelona in their victory at Benfica, his figures included a total of 16 ball recovery and the technical observer of the UEFA said: “He checked the ball and allowed Barcelona to tackle a man less. He showed enormous personality and brought the intelligence that was needed in a very difficult game.”

Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Player of the match in the victory in Belgium, he delivered the cross that led to Villa's most important second goal and excelled in the second half according to the UEFA Technical Observer: “He came to life after the break, finding more space. He played in multiple positions, looked closely and looked closely and looked at the ball.”

Rodrygo (Real Madrid)

Madrid looked at his power in 1v1 duels and he delivered a triumph of speed, movement and finishing with the spectacular opening goal against Athleti. In a tight tactical competition, he also showed the necessary discipline and application in his defensive work for his team.

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

“The murderous instinct of a big striker” was shown when Kane hit Leverkusen twice. His opening head combined brilliant anticipation, movement and execution before he kept his 100% record of the penalty spot for Bayern with a typically cool conversion.

Raphinha (Barcelona)

For the second time this season, Raphinha hit Barcelona's winning goal at Benfica, got up and produced again when it mattered, and went on to nine goals in the competition.

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