UEFA have announced the 40-man shortlist for the UEFA Team of the Year, with FC Barcelona dominating the selection.

Click through the gallery to view selected stars from the 40-men shortlist

The Champions League winners have eight players on the list, but are not represented among the goalkeepers. Bayern Munich and Juventus have six nominees, while Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid have four each.

The UEFA Team of the Year is decided by an online poll on UEFA's website, which allows fans to vote for their best XI based on the players' overall performances in European club football and international competitions.

Here is the complete 40-man shortlist for the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year:

Goalkeepers (4): Joe Hart (Manchester City), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Denys Boyko (Dnipro)

Defenders (12): Gerard Pique, Dani Alves, Javier Mascherano (FC Barcelona), David Alaba, Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), David Luiz, Thiago Silva (PSG), Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

Midfielders (12): Andres Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic (FC Barcelona), Paul Pogba, Claudio Marchisio (Juventus), James Rodriguez (Real Madrid), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Yevhen Konoplyanka, Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla), Hakan Calhanoglu (Bayer Leverkusen), Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich), Marco Verratti (PSG)

Forwards (12): Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez (FC Barcelona), Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich), Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Alvaro Morata (Juventus)

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