Six players from the European champions made half the list, whereas the rest came from English trio Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.

Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes, defender Gerard Pique, midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi and strikers Lionel Messi and Samuel Eto'o (now at Inter Milan) were named.

Votes were conducted by managers of the 16 teams that reached the Champions League knock-out stage last season.

The results will be announced during the Champions League group stage draw on August 27th.

Full List

Goalkeeper: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Victor Valdes (Barcelona), Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United)

Defender: Gerard Pique (Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)

Midfielder: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)

Forward: Lionel Messi (both Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan and formerly Barcelona)