Champions League Team of the Round: Bayern players dominate after Atalanta thrashing

[p]Using [b][i]Flashscore[/i][/b]'s ratings system and considering players who featured for at least 60 minutes across both legs, here's who makes the latest Team of the Round.[/p][image alt="Champions League Team of the Round" id="3990d4e0-af25-4f80-ba7f-b873c5532a30" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="cf215a6d-fe09-4d75-8312-5de49ae32544" original-width="1080" original-height="1350" /][h2]Goalkeeper[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cakir-ugurcan/p858Jtvs/"]Ugurcan Cakir[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a]) - 8.9[/b][/p][p]Cakir was kept extremely busy in the Galatasaray goal across both legs as the Turkish side eventually bowed out at the hands of Liverpool.[/p][p]He kept a clean sheet as Gala narrowly won the first game then made 11 stops in the reverse at Anfield, but Liverpool's prowess still proved too much.[/p][embed guid="6c6097f2-0bd3-486d-8f36-9eae1e74b0a6" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/2034252166295118199?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Defenders[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/stanisic-josip/SfawK0Y3/"]Josip Stanisic[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a]) - 8.6[/b][/p][p]Croatia's Stanisic came away with a goal and an assist as Bayern Munich made a statement with a 10-2 aggregate thrashing of Atalanta.[/p][p]He opened the scoring in the 6-1 away beating with a tap-in and recorded the helper for Harry Kane at the Allianz Arena.[/p][embed guid="d0bd553a-dbf4-4157-a9fd-967c0038a2ed" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2031468438384697715?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gusto-malo/YNCrLSO2/"]Malo Gusto[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a]) - 7.7[/b][/p][p]Despite Chelsea suffering an 8-2 aggregate battering from PSG, Gusto had a decent impact in the Paris first leg.[/p][p]The Frenchman squeezed in Chelsea's first equaliser at the Parc des Princes, but missed out on the second leg through illness. [/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/goncalo-inacio/0vh9xYsD/"]Goncalo Inacio[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Sporting[/a]) - 8.2[/b][/p][p]Portugal defender Inacio came alive for Sporting with a top second-leg display as they staged a stunning 5-0 comeback to end Bodo/Glimt's fairytale run.[/p][p]The 24-year-old headed in the opener to begin the turnaround, while no other player completed more than his 112 passes in the second leg.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/araujo-maximiliano/4UXCOm0L/"]Maximiliano Araujo[/a] (Sporting) - 9.5[/b][/p][p]Inacio's Sporting teammate Araujo returned to the side for the Lisbon second leg and put his stamp on the match in his 110 minutes of play.[/p][p]The Uruguay international created three big chances and nudged Sporting into a decisive lead early on in extra time.[/p][embed guid="fcc81c23-aee0-4b90-959d-d7602cb7c528" url="https://x.com/SportingCP/status/2034055214664171799?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Midfielders[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a] (Bayern Munich) - 10[/b][/p][p]Olise did all the damage to Atalanta in the first leg in Bergamo with a devastating attacking display, which saw him record two goals and an assist.[/p][p]Both strikes were identical, trademark cuts inside, but an additional yellow card would rule him out of the second meeting and prevent him from more.[/p][embed guid="1a5c276a-c046-447a-b2ba-03a5d72fd582" url="https://x.com/i/status/2031832259611750899" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lennart-karl/t0q0DalG/"]Lennart Karl[/a] (Bayern Munich) - 9.0[/b][/p][p]Slotting in Olise's place was 18-year-old talent Karl, who chipped in offensively himself with a goal and an assist in Munich.[/p][p]Karl rolled in Bayern's third of the night into the corner for his fourth Champions League goal of the campaign.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simons-xavi/noo0L9zk/"]Xavi Simons[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a]) - 9.3[/b][/p][p]Simons starred for Tottenham as they beat Atletico Madrid 3-2 in the home second leg, although it wasn't enough as they exited 7-5 on aggregate.[/p][p]The Dutchman netted twice in north London – his first being the pick of them with a whipped finish into the corner from outside the box.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-luis/SKjMUHVm/"]Luis Diaz[/a] (Bayern Munich) - 9.2[/b][/p][p]Colombian star Diaz was a menace across both games for Bayern with a goal and two assists for Vincent Kompany's free-scoring side.[/p][p]Diaz's highlight moment was his goal in the second leg as he raced away and lifted a cheeky effort over the onrushing Atalanta goalkeeper.[/p][embed guid="ed9fe522-90d8-4705-ae88-ec90e9035145" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2034384899805749433?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Forwards[/h2][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alvarez-julian/bBHauDIC/"]Julian Alvarez[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a]) - 8.8[/b][/p][p]Alvarez's attacking mastery came to full fruition with three goals and two assists across both legs to power Atletico past Spurs.[/p][p]The Argentina star was a thorn in Spurs' side and capped off two excellent performances with a rifled strike in London to extend Atletico's aggregate lead.[/p][embed guid="189f0f0b-f05e-4aa4-8c0f-fc761e64313d" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/2034271821193682994?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] (Bayern Munich) - 9.2[/b][/p][p]The mercurial Kane netted twice for Bayern against Atalanta, bringing up a 50th career Champions League goal in some style.[/p][p]The England captain needed just the second leg to do so, scoring a penalty and crafting himself a world-class second to hit the milestone on his 66th appearance.[/p][embed guid="0832d4d9-5f64-428c-bed6-c9f46313aaff" url="https://x.com/FCBayernEN/status/2034415814397305257?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/soccer/europe/champions-league/"]Follow the Champions League with Flashscore[/a][/h2]