Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Angel di Maria in UEFA Team of the Year... but no British players make select XI

Bayern Munich have four men in UEFA's Team of the Yearfrom 2014 as the regular candidates dominate an all-star XI, which includes no British players.

The XI was voted for by 8.6million fans after a year in which Real Madrid claimed the top European club honour.Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos make the team, while
Angel di Maria, man of the match in the Champions League final victory, is the only man selected who is now plying his trade in the Premier League.

KEY STATS FROM 2014

Manuel Neuer kept 19 clean sheets in 32 Bundesliga games in 2014, saving 83 per cent of shots faced.

Sergio Ramos netted three goals in Real Madrid’s victorious2013-14 Champions League campaign; no defender got more in the competition.

David Alaba has not been shown a yellow card in any of his last 89 Bundesliga games, including all 24 in 2014.

Diego Godin was part of 18 clean sheets in La Liga in 2014; no player kept more.

Philipp Lahm made 1,042 touches in the Champions League in 2014; only Toni Kroos (1,224) made more.

Angel di Maria made more assists than any other player in the top five European leagues in 2014 (20).

Toni Kroos made more passes than any other player at the 2014 World Cup (544).

Arjen Robben created 17 chances for his side at the World Cup, the most of any Oranje player.

Lionel Messi overtook Raul as the all-time Champions League top scorer

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in his last 17 home league games (30 goals in total).

Zlatan Ibrahimovic became Sweden's all-time top scorer in September 2014; his brace against Estonia equalled and then broke the record.

Culled from daily mail

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