There are still a lot of strong teams in the Europa League this season, and the game may have the feeling of the previous UEFA Cup era. Comparing the star lineup and value lineup of the two competitions of the Champions League and the Europa League, both games are still very interesting.
Champions League squad:
Goalkeeper: Courtois (Real Madrid)
Defenders: Ashraf (Paris), Van Dijk (Liverpool), De Licht (Bayern), Davis (Bayern)
Midfielders: Modric (Real Madrid), Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Forwards: Messi (Paris), Benzema (Real Madrid), Haaland (Manchester City)
Europa League squad:
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen (Barca)
Defenders: Cuadrado (Juve), Conde (Barcelona), Martinez (Manchester United), Zinchenko (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Pedri (Barcelona), Milinkovic (Lazio)
Forwards: Ronaldo (Manchester United), Jesus (Arsenal), Lewandowski (Barca)
The most expensive squad in the Champions League round of 16:
Goalkeeper: Courtois (€60 million)
Defenders: Davis (€70 million), Marquinhos (€70 million), Dias (€75 million), James (€70 million)
Midfielders: Bellingham (€80 million), Kimmich (€80 million), Vinicius (€120 million), Foden (€110 million)
Forwards: Kylian Mbappe (€160 million), Haaland (€170 million)
Total team value: €1.1 billion.
The most expensive squad in the Europa League round of 24:
Goalkeeper: Ramsdale (€30 million)
Defenders: Conde (€60 million), Saliba (€50 million), Araujo (€60 million), Zinchenko (€32 million)
Midfielders: Pedri (€90 million), Garvey (€70 million), B-fee (€75 million), Saka (€90 million)
Forwards: Vlahović (€85 million), Jesus (€75 million)
Total team value: €717 million.
