Joe Hart and Gareth Bale are the only British players to be included on UEFA's 40-man shortlist for its team of the year.

Barcelona has eight players, led by Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, while Bayern Munich has six.

The Premier League only has five players in total.

Goalkeepers Joe Hart (Manchester City), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Denys Boyko (Dnipro).

Defenders Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), David Alaba (Bayern Munich), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain), Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich), Ricardo Rodríguez (Wolfsburg), Javier Mascherano (Barcelona), Diego Godin (Atlético Madrid), Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).

Midfielders Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain), Yevhen Konoplyanka (Sevilla), Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona), James Rodríguez (Real Madrid), Paul Pogba (Juventus), Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen).

Forwards Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Neymar (Barcelona), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Álvaro Morata (Juventus), Sergio Agüero (Manchester City), Luis Suárez (Barcelona), Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid).