Lionel Messi and Neymar Named In LEquipe Team of the Year World-renowned French newspaper LEquipe has named its team of 2014, with FC Barcelona representation coming from Lionel Messi and Neymar No trophies to speak of, a couple of defeats in El Clasico and a disappointing exit in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League; its safe to say that 2014 will not go down as one of the finest years in FC Barcelonas recent history but in amongst the negatives, there have been a few positives -- not least the individual performances of some of our key players. In the case of Lionel Messi and Neymar, thats equally applicable in an international sense as it is in a domestic one; feats for which both Messi and Neymar deserve recognition. Without Neymar, Brazil crumbled under the pressure after a relatively promising start to their FIFA World Cup campaign, while Lionel Messi was one of the figureheads in Argentinas eventual charge to the final. Back home in Catalunya, the pair have contributed a number of goals and dazzled the crowds with their individual ability -- catching the eye of prestigious French newspaper LEquipe. As per their yearly tradition, journalists from across France have gathered to vote for their ideal XI of the past year and there are places in the team for both Lionel Messi and Neymar, the two sole Barça representatives for this year. Jordi Alba misses out after featuring for the past two years, perhaps underlining a belief that the Catalan has suffered something of a downturn in his form over the previous twelve months. The full XI has been included below: LEquipe Team of 2014 (4-3-3): Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich); Philipp Lahm (Bayern), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), David Alaba (Bayern); Xabi Alonso (Real/Bayern), Angel di Maria (Real/Manchester United), Toni Kroos (Bayern/Real); Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barça), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real) Tags: africa, animals, arts, asia, auto, boxing, breaking news, business, cartoon, celebrity, cinema, culture, education, environment, europe, fight club, fights, football, health, humor, lgbt, MMA, moto, music, music news, music stories, music tales, new album, new music, news, newzwolf, oceania, people, politics, soccer, sports, streetfight, technology, UFC, USA, war, warzone, world Related posts Cristiano Ronaldo ● freestyle ● Goals ● Skills 2014-2015 ● HD (0) We All Need More Evelyne Brochu In Our Lives (0) Restoration Hardware CEO: We’re A “Lovestyle,” Not Just A Lifestyle (0) The 5 most important things we found out about the T-wolves in 2014 (0) Tyson Fury set to face Christian Hammer on February 28 (0) #Barcelona, #Football/Soccer, #Spain-LaLiga, #Sports #Sports, #Africa, #Animals, #Arts, #Asia, #Auto, #Barcelona, #Boxing, #BreakingNews, #Business, #Cartoon, #Celebrity, #Cinema, #Culture, #Education, #Environment, #Europe, #FightClub, #Fights, #Football, #Health, #Humor, #Lgbt, #MMA, #Moto, #Music, #News, #Newzwolf, #Oceania, #People, #Politics, #Soccer, #Spain, #Sport, #Streetfight, #Technology, #UFC, #USA, #War, #Warzone, #World
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