The UEFA Champions League is back tonight, and with there being plenty of shock results already, we decided to take a look and see if the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi would make it into Transfermarkt's most valuable Champions League XI.
Tired of reading? Click through the gallery above to see the UCL's most valuable XI, according to Transfermarkt.
There are eight La Liga-based players in this starting XI – four from FC Barcelona, two from Real Madrid and two from Atletico Madrid. The other three places are occupied by stars from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.
The team is estimated to be worth about £705 million (R11.5 billion), with the most valuable player being Barcelona striker Lionel Messi.
Here is Transfermarkt's most valuable Champions League XI
GK: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – Market value: £38.25m (R624m)
RB: Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) – Market value: £25.5m (R416m)
CB: Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid) – Market value: £34m (R554.9m)
CB: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich) – Market value: £34m (R554.9m)
LB: David Alaba (Bayern Munich) – Market value: £34m (R554.9m)
CM: Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) – Market value: £51m (R832m)
CM: Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) – Market value: £51m (R832m)
AM: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – Market value: £68m (R1.1bn)
RW: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – Market value: £102m (R1.66bn)
LW: Neymar (Barcelona) – Market value: £85m (R1.38bn)
ST: Luis Suarez (Barcelona) – Market value: £76.5m (R1.24bn)
Are you surprised by any names in this starting XI? Have your say in the comments section below.
