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Was it Messi? Was it Ronaldo? No, Van

Dijk crowned UEFA Player of the Year

as Liverpool (and City) land on their feet

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HOPE, BURY

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SANTO!

EUROPA LEAGUE

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PAGE 57

BY JOHN CROSS Chief Football Writer

GARETH SOUTHGATE axed World Cup hero

Kyle Walker from his Euro 2020 qualifiers – and

then warned no one is safe.

Southgate stressed

Walker (right) still has

a Three Lions future,

but hinted Trent

Alexander-Arnold

BRIGHTON:

WE WERE IN AN

EVEN WORSE MESS

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BY CHRIS McKENNA

LIVERPOOL were celebrating the Treble

last night – major awards for Virgil van

Dijk, goalkeeper Alisson... and a tasty

Champions League draw in Monaco.

Manchester City were not complaining

either after being handed an easy group.

But 28-year-old “very proud” Van Dijk

stole the show, beating Lionel Messi and

Cristiano Ronaldo to be crowned UEFA

Player of the Year and best Champions

League defender. Last season’s winners were

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GROUP B

Tottenham

Bayern Munich

Olympiakos

Red Star Belgrade

GROUP E

Liverpool

Napoli

Salzburg

Genk

GROUP C

Manchester City

Shakhtar Donetsk

Dinamo Zagreb

Atalanta

GROUP H

Chelsea

Ajax

Valencia

Lille

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SITTING DUCKS

Van Dijk left Messi and

Ronaldo in the shade as he

collected the top honour