To add insult to injury for Real Madrid fans, the UEFA Champions League team of the week has been revealed and none of their players made the list. Lionel Messi's brace gave secured his a spot on the squad along with four of his teammates and five of Juventus players. Manuel Neuer's performance also earned him a spot.
Neuer kept a clean sheet going into halftime with some great saves. He was able to keep Messi and Barcelona scoreless for a total of 77 minutes. If it wasn't for Neuer, Los Cules could have easily scored another three goals, but the German keeper proved why he is one of the best ones in his position worldwide.
Neuer did everything he 
Bayern Munich dominated Barcelona in terms of possession, but it was thanks to defenders like Dani Alves and Javier Mascherano that nothing caused major trouble for Ter Stegen. Dani Alves even helped out in Barca's attacking third. Mascherano was able to stop Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller effectively.
Juventus was great at what Italians do best, and that is defend. The efforts of Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini were enough to keep Madrid from tying the game in the second half. Chiellini ended with a banged head after crashing with Gareth Bale. His accuracy with passes and tackles was superb throughout the game.
Chiellini was not intimidated by Cristiano Ronaldo 
Moving up to the midfield we find Juve's Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal. The first one was responsible for starting the attack that led to his team's first goal. Vidal was important in killing many of Madrid's chances with two tackles and three clearances. Ivan Rakitic is the third midfielder in this list breaking up Bayern's attacks.
The front three is full of South American players after all of them scored. Neymar gave Barcelona a 3-0 lead that pretty much sets them up for Berlin. Then Carlos Tevez from the penalty spot gave his team the one-goal advantage that La Juve has heading into Madrid next week.
The person that stole the show in the first-leg of the UCL semi-finals was Messi. La Pulga scored a brace and was finally able to get past Neuer after his unsuccessful attempts in the World Cup final. It took him 77 minutes to get his name on the scoreboard and in the lead of the goal-scoring list, both in the tournament and the history of the competition.
Messi's was inspired to have a great game against Pep's team
