Defenders: David Alaba (BayernMunich), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Angelino (RB Leipzig), Juan Bernat (Paris Saint-Germain), Alphonso Davies (BayernMunich), Matthijs de Ligt ( Juventus ), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan), Hans Hateboer
Munich) 1971: Johan Cruyff (Ajax) 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (BayernMunich) 1973: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) 1974: Johan Cruyff (Barcelona) 1975: Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kyiv) 1976: Franz Beckenbauer (BayernMunich) 1977: Allan Simonsen (Borussia
Pep Guardiola's side are among the favourites again this year, though European giants Real Madrid, BayernMunich and Barcelona will hope their summer transfer business can power them to glory this season.
Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique has said the difference between them and BayernMunich is how the two clubs have been run. The Spanish defender was speaking ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash between the two sides.
BayernMunich captain, Manuel Neuer has said that luck was not on Robert Lewandowski's side during their Champions League clash with Barcelona last night.
The third and fourth teams to watch out for are Paris Saint-Germain, BayernMunich and Barcelona. PSG, BayernMunich and Barcelona are yet to lose a game so far this season.
Lewandowski won the prize following a fantastic 2019/2020 season with BayernMunich. The Poland striker beat regular favourites Messi and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo to the award.
BayernMunich President, Uli Hoeness, has insisted that his club will stop sending players to Germany national team if Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen replaces the Bavarians shot-stopper, Manuel Neuer, as the team's number one goalkeeper.
The final three-man shortlists for Best FIFA Men's Best Player Award are: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal), Lionel Messi, (Barcelona and Argentina) and Robert Lewandowski (BayernMunich and Poland).
Barcelona will pay Liverpool €5m (£4.5m), after Philippe Coutinho won the Champions League with BayernMunich on Sunday. Coutinho came on as a second-half substitute as the German club defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The 32-year-old, who boasts an impressive record of 68 appearances for Barcelona before his successful seven-year tenure at BayernMunich, securing seven Bundesliga titles and a Champions League trophy, made a move to Liverpool in 2020.
See full group draw GROUP A PSG Real Madrid Club Brugge Galatasaray GROUP B BayernMunich Tottenham Olympiacos Crvena Zvezda GROUP C Manchester City Shakhtar Donetsk Dinamo Zagreb Atalanta GROUP D Juventus Atletico Madrid Bayer 04 Leverkusen
The final three-man shortlists for FIFA Men's Best Player Award are: Lionel Messi, (Barcelona and Argentina), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool and Egypt) and Robert Lewandowski (BayernMunich and Poland).