MADRID, 11 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish internationals Abel Ruiz, Rodri Sánchez, Sergio Gómez, Antonio Blanco and Juan Miranda have been chosen in the eleven of the European Under-21, together with the English James Trafford, James Garner, Taylor Hardwood-Bellis, Levi Colwill, Curtis Jones and Anthony Gordon complete the best team of the championship, in which there are only members of the two finalist teams.
UEFA’s technical observer pool has confirmed its Team of the Tournament for the 2023 European Under-21 Championship, held in Georgia and Romania. The English champions, after beating Spain 1-0 in the final, bring six players to the eleven, including the Player of the Tournament, Anthony Gordon, as well as Trafford, goalkeeper with the fewest goals in the European Championship; Garner, Hardwood-Bellis, Colwill, and Jones.
The team is completed by five Spaniards, including the top scorers of the tournament, Abel Ruiz and Sergio Gómez, with three goals each. Miranda (Real Betis), author of two goals in the tournament, Antonio Blanco (Real Madrid), second midfielder with the most recoveries in the tournament, and Rodri, the most dominating player of the ‘Rojita’, complete the participation of Santi Denia’s team in the best eleven of the tournament.
UEFA has also determined the player of the tournament. Newcastle’s English striker Anthony Gordon, author of two goals and one assist, has been chosen as the most valuable player of this edition. “I think I have had a good tournament, but the individual trophy is the credit of my teammates and the coaching staff. Six or seven of us could have won it, that shows how good we have been,” Gordon told UEFA.