Ranked! Top five quickest players of 2022/23 Champions League
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Five players who recorded the fastest sprint times during the 2022–23 Champions League have been confirmed by UEFA.
Manchester City clinched their first-ever European championship title in June, yet surprisingly, none of the top ten fastest players in the tournament were part of their victorious squad.
Inter suffered defeat in the final, and interestingly, none of their players were included in UEFA's list of the top ten performers.
5. Gabriel VeronAnybody else immediately think of Juan Sebastian when Veron's name is mentioned?
The young Brazilian winger has only played one season in Europe so far, but he has stunned everyone with his destruction of touchlines with chalk on the boots.
Club: Porto
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FootballTop speed: 36.4 km/h
4. Rafael LeaoClub: AC Milan
Top speed: 36.5 km/h
Milan were matched up against rivals Inter in the last four of the Champions League and were considered favourites to win after defeating runaway Serie Aleaders Napoli in the quarterfinals.
But on the eve of the first leg, star player Leao sustained an injury and had to be rushed back to try to reduce a two-goal deficit in the second leg. Inter took off for Istanbul after Milan fell short.
3. Ousmane DembeleFollowing a drawn-out contract extension into 2022, Xavi was able to persuade Ousmane Dembele to remain at Barcelona, and both parties have benefited from the choice to do so.
However, Barça was abruptly eliminated from the Champions League during the group stage. Again.
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