UEFA released the Champions League team in a post via its website after this week’s round of 16 first-leg fixtures on Wednesday night.
Adeyemi was impressive for Dortmund against Chelsea as he scored the only goal of the match to give his team a first-leg advantage ahead of the second-leg at Stamford Bridge next month.
Below is the UEFA Champions League team:
Goalkeeper:
Gregor Kobel (Dortmund) – 8 points
Defenders:
Alexander Bah (Benfica) – 9 points
Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern) – 8 points
Nico Schlotterbeck (Dortmund) – 8 points
António Silva (Benfica) – 8 points
Simon Kjær (Milan) – 8 points
Midfielders
Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) – 7 points
João Mário (Benfica) – 8 points
Brahim Díaz (Milan) – 8 points
Kingsley Coman (Bayern) – 11 points
Forwards
Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) – 9 points