The official UEFA magazine publishes the results of a survey of some players, journalists and users ‘uefa.com’ on the best players in the Champions League in the last 20 years
The soccer player Zinedine Zidane is most valued, followed by Leo Messi and Barca Italian Paolo Maldini exfutbolista.
Messi is far greater than Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo. The footballer “handsome, rich and good player,” in his own words, occupies a modest 30th place, behind the Blaugrana also Xavi (4 th), Iniesta (11 °) and Carles Puyol (21 °).
The classification also highlights the presence of some Spanish players like Raul, Gaizka Mendieta, Fernando Hierro and Fernando Morientes. And the inclusion of some exblaugrana as Samuel Eto’o, Thierry Henry, Deco or even that it was FC Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard.
The study focuses on the 20 years that the Champions League has been operating in the current format.
CLASSIFICATION
1. Zinedine Zidane
2. Leo Messi
3. Paolo Maldini
4. Xavi
5. Raul
6. Ryan Giggs
7. Clarence Seedorf
8. Luis Figo
9. Samuel Eto’o
10. Steven Gerrard
11. Andres Iniesta
12. Oliver Kahn
13. Andriy Shevchenko
14. Paul Scholes
15. Javier Zanetti
16. Alessandro Del Piero
17. Iker Casillas
18. David Beckham
19. Thierry Henry
20. Ronaldo
21. Carles Puyol
22. Edwin van der Sar
23. Andrea Pirlo
24. Didier Deschamps
25. Alessandro Nesta
26. Fernando Redondo
27. Wayne Rooney
28. Frank Rijkaard
29. Kaka
30. Cristiano Ronaldo
31. Ruud van Nistelrooy
32. Roberto Carlos
33. Marcel Desailly
34. Jari Litmanen
35. Peter Schmeichel
36. Filippo Inzaghi
37. Dejan Savicevic
38. Gaizka Mendieta
39. Roy Keane
40. Claude Makelele
41. Fernando Hierro
42. Edgar Davids
43. Gianluigi Buffon
44. Steffan Effenberg
45. Ronaldinho
46. Deco
47. Lothar Matthaus
48. Frank Lampard
49. Fernando Morientes
50. Paulo Sousa
2. Leo Messi
3. Paolo Maldini
4. Xavi
5. Raul
6. Ryan Giggs
7. Clarence Seedorf
8. Luis Figo
9. Samuel Eto’o
10. Steven Gerrard
11. Andres Iniesta
12. Oliver Kahn
13. Andriy Shevchenko
14. Paul Scholes
15. Javier Zanetti
16. Alessandro Del Piero
17. Iker Casillas
18. David Beckham
19. Thierry Henry
20. Ronaldo
21. Carles Puyol
22. Edwin van der Sar
23. Andrea Pirlo
24. Didier Deschamps
25. Alessandro Nesta
26. Fernando Redondo
27. Wayne Rooney
28. Frank Rijkaard
29. Kaka
30. Cristiano Ronaldo
31. Ruud van Nistelrooy
32. Roberto Carlos
33. Marcel Desailly
34. Jari Litmanen
35. Peter Schmeichel
36. Filippo Inzaghi
37. Dejan Savicevic
38. Gaizka Mendieta
39. Roy Keane
40. Claude Makelele
41. Fernando Hierro
42. Edgar Davids
43. Gianluigi Buffon
44. Steffan Effenberg
45. Ronaldinho
46. Deco
47. Lothar Matthaus
48. Frank Lampard
49. Fernando Morientes
50. Paulo Sousa
