Six Juventus players have been nominated for UEFA’s Team of the Year, including goalkeeper Gigi Buffon.
The Bianconeri reached the Champions League final last season, eventually losing 3-1 to Barcelona in Berlin.
Buffon was snubbed when the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or was drawn up, but has been named as a candidate for the team of the season.
Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini have also been given a nod, as well as Claudio Marchisio, Alvaro Morata and Paul Pogba.
Six Juventus players have been nominated for UEFA’s Team of the Year, including goalkeeper Gigi Buffon.
The Bianconeri reached the Champions League final last season, eventually losing 3-1 to Barcelona in Berlin.
Buffon was snubbed when the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or was drawn up, but has been named as a candidate for the team of the season.
Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini have also been given a nod, as well as Claudio Marchisio, Alvaro Morata and Paul Pogba.
Arturo Vidal is also included, having won a League and Coppa Italia double with the Old Lady before moving to Bayern Munich this summer, as well as Italian international Marco Verratti of Paris Saint-Germain.
Fans can vote for their team of the year on UEFA’s official website.
UEFA Team of the Year nominees:
Goalkeepers: Joe Hart [Manchester City], Gianluigi Buffon [Juventus], Manuel Neuer [Bayern Munich], Denys Boyko [Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]
Defenders: David Alaba [Bayern Munich], David Luiz [Paris Saint-Germain], Diego Godin [Atletico Madrid], Ricardo Rodriguez [Wolfsburg], Thiago Silva [Paris Saint-Germain], Gerard Pique [Barcelona], Sergio Ramos [Real Madrid], Leonardo Bonucci [Juventus], Jerome Boateng [Bayern Munich], Dani Alves [Barcelona], Giorgio Chiellini [Juventus], Javier Mascherano [Barcelona]
Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne [Manchester City], Eden Hazard [Chelsea], James Rodriguez [Real Madrid], Hakan Calhanoglu [Bayer Leverkusen], Yevhen Konoplyanka [Sevilla], Arturo Vidal [Bayern Munich], Paul Pogba [Juventus], Ivan Rakitic [Barcelona], Grzegorz Krychowiak [Sevilla], Andres Iniesta [Barcelona], Claudio Marchisio [Juventus], Marco Verratti [Paris Saint-Germain]
Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo [Real Madrid], Lionel Messi [Barcelona], Robert Lewandowski [Bayern Munich], Luis Suarez [Barcelona], Neymar [Barcelona], Zlatan Ibrahimovic [Paris Saint-Germain], Sergio Aguero [Manchester City], Antoine Griezmann [Atletico Madrid], Alexis Sanchez [Arsenal], Alvaro Morata [Juventus], Gareth Bale [Real Madrid]