“The Champions League is approaching its conclusion. Only four teams are left, with holders Paris Saint-Germain hosting a seemingly all-conquering Bayern Munich and Arsenal travelling to Atletico Madrid in this week’s first legs of the semi-finals. The winners of those ties will meet in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday, May 30. There will be plenty of stars in action in those games on Tuesday and Wednesday — from the Ballon d’Or-winning Ousmane Dembele to the insatiable Harry Kane, via the nonchalance of Michael Olise and the defensive might of Arsenal’s Gabriel and centre-back partner William Saliba. But what is the best possible combined XI of the players still in with a chance of winning this season’s competition? We asked five of our writers. …”
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