MAN UNITED’S ANGEL Di Maria was one of those picked in Uefa.com’s annual team of the year.

Di Maria, along with Diego Godín and Toni Kroos, appeared in the team for the first time.

The Champions League-winning Di Maria overcame competition from Luka Modric, Yaya Toure and Bastian Schweinsteiger among others to claim a place in midfield.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo featured for the eighth year running, while Messi was included for the sixth time.

More than 623,046 people voted for Ronaldo, with 8.6million people taking part in the vote overall.

Check out the full team below:

Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer (FC Bayern München & Germany)
Defender: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF & Spain)
Defender: Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München & Germany)
Defender: David Alaba (FC Bayern München & Austria)
Defender: Diego Godín (Club Atlético de Madrid & Uruguay)
Midfielder: Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München & Netherlands)
Midfielder: Ángel Di María (Real Madrid CF/Manchester United FC & Argentina)
Midfielder: Toni Kroos (FC Bayern München/Real Madrid CF & Germany)
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF & Portugal)
Forward: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona & Argentina)
Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain & Sweden)

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