Champions League quarter-finals 2023/24: Combined XI

After a rather drab round of 16, we're into the real business end of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League season.

The draw has kindly given us plenty of mouth-watering ties to get excited about, with Real Madrid facing Manchester City and Bayern Munich going head-to-head with Arsenal this week.

So ahead of all of that fun, we at have decided to pick a combined XI of all the best players set to feature in this week'sUEFA Champions League action...

While Marc-Andre ter Stegen was out injured during the first half of the season, Barcelona were genuinely quite bad.

Now that he's back to full fitness, Barcelona are genuinely quite again.

That isn't a coincidence.

The Barca number has been outstanding in recent months, helping his team to an 11-game unbeaten run by keeping six clean sheets. Nice one.

We're not exactly awash with top class options at right-back to be brutally honest, with Achraf Hakimi rather comfortably being the best of the bunch.

The full-back has been considered to be one of the best around ever since he burst onto the scene while on the books at Borussia Dortmund.

Now in his third season at PSG, Hakimi is as effective as ever, providing solidity at the back and genuine quality in the final third.

There's a very good reason why Arsenal have the best defensive record in the Premier League this season, and that reason is William Saliba.

The young France international has established himself as arguably the best centre-back in the world over the last 18 months thanks to his defensive dominance and class with the ball at his feet.

As the only Real Madrid centre-back who hasn't suffered an ACL injury this season, it's fair to say that Antonio Rudiger has been a vital part of Carlo Ancelotti's plans recently.

The German has