UEFA XI: Adeyemi makes squad

Borussia Dortmund star, Karim Adeyemi has been included in the UEFA Champions League team of the week.

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