The 2017/18 WhoScored.com Team of the Season including Liverpool transfer target, Arsenal star and Newcastle United flop

Before the first ball is kicked in anger at the World Cup in Russia, it’s worth reminiscing about the recently finished European season – before the rat race of regular football kicks off again.

 It began with one of the most extraordinary transfers in history – Neymar deoxidizing to step out of Lionel Messi’s shadow at Barcelona to be the £222 million man at Paris Saint-Germain.

In England, Manchester City broke records aplenty en route to Pep Guardiola’s first Premier League title.

While it was Liverpool who flew the flag for the Premier League abroad, falling short in the Champions League Final against the omnipotent Real Madrid.

But, if you had to, who would make up a team of the season from across all five European leagues?

Fear not, the experts at WhoScored.com have collated their sets of data from across the season to create their 2017/18 Team of the Season.

Scroll down to see who makes the starting XI!

GK. Alisson Becker (Roma) – 7.0 rating

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RB. Dani Alves (Paris Saint-Germain) – 7.4 rating

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CB. Naldo (Schalke) – 7.4 rating

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CB. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) – 7.4 rating

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LB. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) – 7.5 rating

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RM. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) – 7.9 rating

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CM. Luis Alberto (Lazio) – 7.7 rating

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CM. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 7.8 rating

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LM. Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – 9.0 rating

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CF. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 7.9 rating

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CF. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 8.7. rating

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Check out the full team from WhoScored.com below!

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