NOW THAT THE curtain has been drawn on another season of European football, we take a look at which XI players stood out and achieved individual excellence throughout the 2014/15 campaign.

For the purpose of this selection, we’ve gone with a 4-3-3 formation as well as picking a substitutes bench.

As always, let us know what you think of the following team in the comments section and if there are any selections you agree or disagree with it.

Goalkeeper 

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

Andres Kudacki Andres Kudacki

Defenders

Diego Godin (Altetico Madrid)

Andres Kudacki Andres Kudacki

Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)

Massimo Pinca Massimo Pinca

Patrice Evra (Juventus)

Lionel Cironneau Lionel Cironneau

Midfield

Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona)

Luca Bruno Luca Bruno

Joao Moutinho (Monaco)

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Nemanja Matic (Chelsea)

Stephen Pond Stephen Pond

Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Martin Meissner Martin Meissner

Forwards

Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donestsk)

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Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Daniel Ochoa de Olza Daniel Ochoa de Olza

Neymar (Barcelona)

Mike Egerton Mike Egerton

Substitutes: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (Barcelona), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Carlos Tevez (Juventus), Koke (Atletico Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Luis Suarez (Barcelona).

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