Before the start of this European Championship, the French media team newspaper once launched a vote for the best team in the history of the European Championship. The selection was based on all the players from the last 16 European Championships, and the results are now announced in the team newspaper. The goalkeeper position was given to Spanish star Iker Casillas, a two-time European Cup winner. Cassie is still playing quite well in this Cup, and he is also the best goalkeeper in European history in the hearts of many fans, so it is not a big problem to appear here.
This was followed by the backline, with the two full-backs given to Italian legend Maldini and German captain Lahm. Maldini needless to say, the top central defender in the history of Europe and the entire history of football. He also has a number of great results in major tournaments with the Italian team, so he deserves a place. As for Lahm on the other side, as the leader of the German national team for a certain period, the ability and level he showed on the pitch are beyond criticism. The only thing that's a bit of a shame is that Lahm has never won the European Championship in his career.
As for the centre-backs, they are football emperor Beckenbauer and Spanish legend Sergio Ramos. Beckenbauer has no problem appearing in this lineup. As a regular member of the all-time best team, his selection for the European Championship seems to be very normal for many fans, and the number of votes is also the highest among the four defenders. Ramos also has a very big advantage, and he is approaching the end of his career, and now he has an advantage in various lists. After all, Ramos's career glory can be said to have no shortcomings at all, with four Champions Leagues at club level Grand Slam in hand, and several major championships at the national team level. Coupled with his high level of personal competition, it is expected that he will be selected for the best team.
After talking about the backline, let's look at the midfield, and the midfield team report gives a four-midfield combination. France occupy two places, with Zinedine Zidane and Platini selected. As a generation of midfield masters, Zidane has also won the European Championship with the team himself, and has left a lot of classic moments in this cup competition. As for his compatriot Platini, he has led the team to win the championship with 9 goals in 5 games in a single cup competition. To this day, there are still many fans who believe that Platini is the best player in the history of the European Championship.
The other two positions in midfield were taken by Rijkaard, who reached the top of Europe with the Netherlands during the Three Musketeers, and Xavi respectively. Xavi and his teammates have won two European Championships, so it is natural that he should be selected as the core of the midfield of the championship team. It is worth mentioning that the highest number of votes among these 4 was Platini. In the minds of many fans, Platini was completely dominant in the European Championships, so he had a better vote than the other three.
After watching the midfield, let's take a look at the forward line, because the team report gives a 442 formation, so the competition for the forward line is very fierce. In the votes of the fans, a very large number of top strikers were excluded from the squad because of the small number of places. I have to say, it's still a pity. The two strikers named to the best team are Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Dutch legend Van Basten. Cristiano Ronaldo's selection does not need any reason, as he is currently the all-time leading scorer in the European Championship, and although his average efficiency per game is not as good as Platini's, Ronaldo has won enough times.
And he led Portugal to a successful European Championship in 2016, so his votes are also very high. As for Van Basten in the other position, the Dutchman star has had a very impressive career. He has a dominant performance at the European Championships, so he can secure a spot in the fan vote. What do you think of this one, the best team in European Cup history voted by team newspaper users?