UEFA announced on its official website on 30 May, the best 18 players of the Europa League, and the list is dominated by players from tournament winner Chelsea, finalist Arsenal and semifinalist Eintracht Frankfurt, including Makoto Hasebe.

Europa League champion Chelsea have the most number of players with eight, namely Eden Hazard, tournament top scorer Olivier Giroud, Kepa Arrizabalaga, David Luiz, Cesar Azpilicueta, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante and Pedro.

Frankfurt are next with five: Kevin Trapp, Danny da Costa, Filip Kostic, Luka Jovic and Hasebe. The German club, with Hasebe operating as a libero in a back-three defence, made a remarkable run to the semifinals, where they were bested in penalties by Chelsea.

Beaten finalist Arsenal have three on the list: Sead Kolasinac, Laurent Koscielny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The 18 best players of the Europa League are as follow:

Goalkeepers

Kevin Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)

Kepa Arrizabalaga (Chelsea, England)

Defenders

Alex Grimaldo (Benfica, Portugal)

Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal, England)

Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal, England)

David Luiz (Chelsea, England)

Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea, England)

Danny da Costa (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)

Midfielders

Makoto Hasebe (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)

Filip Kostic (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)

Jorginho (Chelsea, England)

N’Golo Kante (Chelsea, England)

Forwards

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, England)

Olivier Giroud (Chelsea, England)

Luka Jovic (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)

Joao Felix (Benfica, Portugal)

Pedro Rodriguez (Chelsea, England)

Eden Hazard (Chelsea, England)

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