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    Manchester City midfielder Rodri named Champions League player of the year

    Rob FlemingRob Fleming12 June 2023
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    Rodri, the match-winner for Manchester City, has been awarded the prestigious title of UEFA Champions League player of the year.

    Manchester City's match-winner Rodri has been named Champions League player of the year by UEFA as seven City players made the team of the season and Erling Haaland took goal of the season honours.

    Rodri's 68th-minute strike made the difference as City beat Inter Milan 1-0 in Istanbul to lift the European Cup and complete a remarkable treble.
    And on Sunday the 26-year-old was named player of the season by UEFA's technical observer panel.
    Rodri played in all but one of City's Champions League matches this season, with Saturday's match-winner his second goal in the tournament this campaign.

    The Spain midfielder was joined by six club mates in the team of the season as Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Bernardo Silva and Kyle Walker were all included.

    Inter's Federico Dimarco and Alessandro Bastoni were also selected along with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and forward Vinicius Junior.

    City also scooped the Goal of the Season award through Haaland for his acrobatic strike against former club Borussia Dortmund during the group stages, when he twisted to turn Joao Cancelo's curling pass into the net during City's 2-1 win.

    Read More: Manchester City's Rodri proud of scoring 'most important goal' in The Citizens history | PlanetSport

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