Four Barça players among candidates for UEFA team of the year

Four FC Barcelona players are among the 50 candidates for UEFA's team of the year for 2017, football's governing body in Europe announced on Wednesday.

Defender Gerard Piqué, midfielder Andrés Iniesta, and strikers Luis Suárez and Leo Messi were Barça's nominees. The 50 nominees included:

• 5 goalkeepers
• 15 defenders
• 15 midfielders
• 15 forwards

The final team will be chosen through fan voting on uefa.com and will be announced on January 11, 2018.