The best of both teams: this is the Champions League final combined XI | OneFootball

It took 188 games thanks to the new UEFA Champions League system, but we've finally arrived at the final of the top-tier competition. And if the promise of the spectacular semifinal matches is fulfilled, then we can expect a great football evening today in Munich between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter.

Fittingly, we've created a combined eleven with the best players from both teams for you, and we're sure: Hannah Montana couldn't have meant anything else with 'The Best of Both Worlds'.

Goal

Yann Sommer (Inter): Anyone who has seen Yann Sommer's saves in the duels with Barcelona and Bayern Munich knows why the Swiss gets the preference here. But Sommer has also had an excellent CL season beyond these two rounds, including only one goal conceded in the group stage.

Defense

Achraf Hakimi (PSG): The Moroccan has taken his already high level to the next level this season and is an absolute all-rounder, both defensively and offensively, and is always good for a goal involvement.

Marquinhos (PSG): The captain of the French record champion has been a rock in the defensive center for years. You can always rely on him.

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Alessandro Bastoni (Inter): Bastoni is the leader of Inter's defensive block and possibly the best center-back in the world. His skills in build-up play should not be underestimated either, as hardly any defender can match him.

Nuno Mendes (PSG): As Achraf Hakimi's counterpart, Nuno Mendes works the left side of the pitch and, like his colleague, is not only defensively gifted but also a goal threat. Against Aston Villa in the quarterfinals, he was directly involved in three goals and was instrumental in Paris' progress.

Middle field

Vitinha (PSG): You might hardly believe it among all the big-name offensive players, but Vitinha is possibly the best player in PSG's entire squad. The Portuguese gives Luis Enrique's team the stability and security in central midfield that makes their outstanding attacking play possible.

Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter): As he was many years ago at HSV, Hakan Çalhanoğlu is still a versatile weapon at Inter: corners, free kicks, penalties, assists, or shots from almost any distance and angle, Çalhanoğlu can do it all. And because of that, he's always good for a dangerous situation, whether as a goalscorer himself or as a creative supplier.

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Nicolò Barella (Inter): Barella is the player who makes Inzaghi's system at Inter possible in the first place. A tireless worker who is not too proud for any task or run. Combined with statistics in passing and especially the creation of big chances that are second to none, he forms the heart of Inter's midfield.

Attack

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG): Although he only joined PSG in the winter, the Georgian is hardly removable from the team. Kvaratskhelia seamlessly integrated into the excellently staffed Parisian attack and has already contributed to the final with several important goal involvements.

Lautaro Martínez (Inter): Hardly any Inter player will be as feared by the PSG defense today as Lautaro Martínez. The Italian captain went ahead again this season, not only in terms of effort but also in terms of performance. He scored in six of his last seven CL games.

Ousmane Dembélé (PSG): The Frenchman stands representative of his entire club: written off by everyone, then reinvented himself, and now stronger than ever before. Ousmane Dembélé is playing the season of his life and could shoot Paris Saint-Germain to the greatest success in the club's history.

Now it's your turn! Who do you think absolutely belongs in this eleven and who will lift the trophy into the Munich night sky tonight? Let us know in the comments!

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.

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