The group stage of the Champions League ended with the games of the 6th round played on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. We learned the names of the clubs who have now qualified to the knockout phase, and also the third-placed teams continue to compete in the Uefa Europa League, and eight clubs are out from the European competition for this season.
Many well-known footballers have been disappointed in the current part of the Champions League, even those whose teams went to the next stage of the competition, and this is the 11 players who were the weakest in the group stage of the competition.
- ANDRIY PYATOV (SHAKHTAR DONETSK)
The Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov on goal did not celebrate when his team qualified for Europa league. He received 16 goals in six games, but his team managed to win the third place in the table. However, his performances were not high and the 16 goals conceded could not be ignored.
2. MICHALIS BAKAKIS (AEK)
The defender of the Athens club, like the rest of his team, did not celebrate. They only manage to score just only two goals and concluded 13 goals. Bakakis missed just 20 minutes of action at the right-back position. AEK did not win any of their group stageatches with 6 straight losses in the group with Bayern, Ajax and Benfica.
3. NICK VIERGEVER (PSV)
PSV has a very good team, but Nick Viergever has not played well in the group stage of the Champions League. The 29-year-old had a lot of problems with his opponents, and the team from Eindhoven received 13 goals and they ended the competition with just two points.
4. JEMERSON (MONACO)
Monaco Jemerson's clutch drowned in the glory of the Prince. He was particularly bad, and his opponents were literally destroying him. An unexpectedly bad season for the Brazilian, much more expected, but the excuse is that the whole team plays desperately.
5. JUANFRAN (ATLETICO MADRID)
Juanfran was one of the best defenses of the world as he helped atletico Madrid to their Uefa Europa league Tittle last season. The experienced 33-year-old football player had a lot of problems this season, and especially it was visible in the match against Borussia when young Jadon Sancho led him to insanity.
6. ISCO (REAL MADRID)
Isco is without a doubt one of the best offensive midfielder of the world, but what he did on the field in the group stage of the Champions League is simply poor. The Spaniard scored a goal and enlisted in four matches, but his performances were very bad, which gave him the whistle of his own very fans.
7. NEMANJA MATIĆ (MANCHESTER UNITED)
Manchester United does not shine even this season, and Nemanja Matic plays probably the worst football this eason in his career. Matic is unrecognizable, looks much slower, his opponents easily deal with him, and his top performances seem not to be repeated soon.
8. PAUL POGBA (MANCHESTER UNITED)
Sometimes the most expensive football player in the world can also play badly at some point but the French midfielder does not show a sign of progress in the UCL Group stage at all. His performances were very weak, manager Jose Mourinho simply can not rely on him and Pogba is not even shadowed by a player like he was before.
9. IVAN PERISIC (INTER)
Inter was expecting a lot from the Croatian, especially after a great performance at the the recently concluded World Cup in Russia. However, this season he has completely disappeared in the Nerazzurra jersey, he has shown almost nothing, and it is no wonder that Inter ended up as the third in the group.
10. ROMELU LUKAKU (MANCHESTER UNITED)
The Belgian striker is the third United player on the list. Old Trafford loyal fans were expecting alot from the striker as they believed he has sight for scoring goals but unfortunately the striker did not turn up for this season UCL matches with five matches played without scoring a single goal. The critics were huge, but not unimportant, because Lukaku too earns too much to play this badly.
11. STEVEN BERGWIJN (PSV)
This 21-year-old young lad has a big career, but he failed in matches against Barcelona, Inter and Tottenham. He played five games, he was replaced four times and only subtituded once. Bergwijn disappeared in key games, but will have the chance to correct everything in the coming years.
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