Bayern Munich players dominated the 2014 UEFA Team of the Year chosen in a fan poll on the website of the European football ruling body on Friday.

Club captain and world champion Philipp Lahm, Austrian international left back David Alaba and Dutch winger Arjen Robben were all in the XI alongside goalkeeper Manuel Neuer – who is also in line for

the coveted FIFA Ballon d’Or award.

Neuer is third favorite for Sunday’s award behind Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo, who got the most votes overall in the separate UEFA poll.

The Real Madrid star Ronaldo received 598,287 votes, with teammate Sergio Ramos a close second with 574,889.

German world champion midfielder Toni Kroos was another Madrid player among the XI, but played the first half of the year at Bayern.

The team also included Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin, Manchester United attacker Angel di Maria, formerly of Real Madird, and Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Toni Kroos was also selected as German Player of the Year in another poll conducted by the national team fan club, the German football federation DFB revealed.

pwh/jh (dpa, SID)