Each month we collate the votes from our colleagues in European Sports Media to determine the Team of the Month. Here’s the ESM XI for July and August 2020, which essentially makes it the Team of the Season for 2019-20.
ESM XI
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, 8 votes)
Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich, 7 votes)
Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig, 6 votes)
David Alaba (Bayern Munich, 5 votes)
Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich, 6 votes)
Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich, 8 votes)
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain, 4 votes)
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, 5 votes)
Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich, 4 votes)
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, 10 votes)
Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale, 7 votes)
Voting
World Soccer (England)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
3 David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
4 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
5 Sergio Reguilon (Sevilla)
6 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
8 Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta)
8 Houssem Aouar (Lyon)
9 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
Fanatik (Turkey)
1 David De Gea (Manchester United)
2 Trent Alexander Arnold (Liverpool)
3 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
4 David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
5 Jordi Alba (Barcelona)
6 Ever Banega (Sevilla)
7 Casemiro (Real Madrid)
8 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
9 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
ELF Voetbal (Netherlands)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
3 Stefan De Vrij (Internazionale)
4 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
5 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
6 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
7 Mario Pasalic (Atalanta)
8 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
9 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
10 Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
11 Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
Foot/Sport
1 Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
2 Alessandro Bastoni (Internazionale)
3 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
4 Diego Carlos (Sevilla)
5 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
6 Nicolo Barella (Internazionale)
7 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
8 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
9 Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
10 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
11 Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
Sport Express (Russia)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
3 Diego Godin (Internazionale)
4 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
5 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
6 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
8 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
9 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
A Bola (Portugal)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
3 Niklas Sule (Bayern Munich)
4 David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
5 Juan Bernat (Paris Saint-Germain)
6 Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
7 Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
8 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
9 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
Tipsbladet (Denmark)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Jesus Navas (Sevilla)
3 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
4 David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
5 Sergio Reguilon (Sevilla)
6 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
7 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
8 Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta)
9 Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
Faz (Germany)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Jesus Navas (Sevilla)
3 Marcelo (Olympique Lyon)
4 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
5 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
6 Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)
7 Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
8 Houssem Aouar (Lyon)
9 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Luuk De Jong (Sevilla)
Kicker (Germany)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
3 Jules Kounde (Sevilla)
4 Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain)
5 Sergio Reguilon (Sevilla)
6 Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
7 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
8 Ever Banega (Sevilla)
9 Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Luuk De Jong (Sevilla)
Marca (Spain)
1 Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
2 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
3 David Alaba (Bayern Munich)
4 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig)
5 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
6 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
7 Casemiro (Real Madrid)
8 Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain)
9 Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)
La Gazzetta Dello Sport (Italy)
1 Samir Handanovic (Internazionale)
2 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
3 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
4 Danilo D’Ambrosio (Internazionale)
5 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
6 Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla)
7 Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
8 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
9 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
De Telegraaf (Netherlands)
1 Yassine Bounou (Sevilla)
2 Danilo D’Ambrosio (Internazionale)
3 Stefan De Vrij (Internazionale)
4 Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
5 Sergio Reguilon (Sevilla)
6 Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain)
7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
8 Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich)
9 Luuk De Jong (Sevilla)
10 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 Romelu Lukaku (Internazionale)
** European Sports Media members, who also administer the Golden Shoe for Europe’ leading league marksman, comprise: A Bola (Portugal), Elf Voetbal (Netherlands), Fanatik (Turkey), Foot Magazine (Belgium), Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany), Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy), GoalNews/Sentragoal (Greece), Guerin Sportivo (Italy), Kicker (Germany), Marca (Spain), Nemzeti Sport (Hungary), SoFoot (France), Sport Express (Russia), Telegraaf/Telesport (Netherlands), Tipsbladet (Denmark), World Soccer (England). Affiliated members: Kick Off (South Africa), Titan Sport (China), Netease (China), SportalKorea (South-Korea).
