UEFA Champions League team of the year: Who put up the most impressive numbers in this year's tournament?

Diving into the statistics, we pick our best XI from the Champions League 2020-21

As the Champions League approaches its denouement (which will be streaming live on Paramount+) it is time to start handing out awards, including a team of the year with a difference. On this occasion we've let the numbers be our guide, not necessarily masters of selection but the first place we've looked is not results or progress through the tournament but the underlying statistics of each individual player.  Manuel Neuer 720 44 5.37 Alisson 630 25 4.24 Keylor Navas 1080 69 4.22 Edouard Mendy 990 33 3.57 Heorhii Bushchan 630 39 2.96 Roman Burki 360 10 2.84 Andre Onana 540 29 2.48 Before we get started two brief notes. First of all we placed an eligibility cap at 200 minutes for anyone to be considered. Minutes played will be an important category for any selection, naturally it matters if a player has put together their body of work over six games or 12. Secondly, as a reminder that the Champions League does not just encompass the knockout rounds, we opted from the outset to hand one wildcard spot to a player whose team did not qualify for the last 16. Away we go: