UEFA XI: Adeyemi makes squad

The list also includes, Benfica’s António Silva.

The first XI was released via its website after this week’s round of 16 first-leg fixtures on Wednesday night.

Adeyemi was impressive for Dortmund against Chelsea as he scored the only goal of the match to give his team a first-leg advantage ahead of the second-leg at Stamford Bridge next month.

Below is the UEFA Champions League team:

Goalkeeper:

Gregor Kobel (Dortmund) – 8 points

Defenders:

Alexander Bah (Benfica) – 9 points

Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern) – 8 points

Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund) – 8 points

António Silva (Benfica) – 8 points

Simon Kjær (Milan) – 8 points

Midfielders

Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) – 7 points

João Mário (Benfica) – 8 points

Brahim Díaz (Milan) – 8 points

Kingsley Coman (Bayern) – 11 points

Forwards

Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) – 9 points