Luis Suárez honoured by UEFA after brace against Sporting - PSG | OneFootball

The brace scored by Luis Suárez against PSG last Tuesday, during the seventh round of the regular phase of the Champions League, continues to elevate the Sporting striker on the international stage, something that has put him among the world’s best.

After the conclusion of the European round on Wednesday, UEFA revealed the team of the week, in which the name of the Colombian international appears among those selected. The chosen team includes Tzolakis (Olympiacos), Jafarguliyev (Qarabag), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Gundersen (Bodø/Glimt), Pedro Porro (Tottenham), Thuram (Juventus), Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), Navarro (Athletic Bilbao), Fermín López (Barcelona), Simeone (Atlético de Madrid), and Luis Suárez (Sporting).

In addition to his presence in the ideal team, the Sporting striker was also among the nominees for the Player of the Week award, a distinction that ultimately went to Vinícius Júnior, with the Colombian finishing second in the voting.

This season, wearing the Sporting jersey, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 30 matches: 18 in Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,289 minutes he has been on the pitch, the striker has scored 22 goals and provided four assists.

The green and white team will be back in action next Saturday, December 24, against Arouca, in a match for the 19th round of Liga Portugal Betclic. The game against the team led by Vasco Seabra will take place at 18:00, at the opponent’s ground.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.