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Wolfsburg quartet highlight Champions League Team of the Week

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Fresh off a shocking 2-0 defeat of Decima winners Real Madrid in the first leg of a Champions League quarter-final at the Volkswagen Arena, four Wolfsburg players have been selected to the Champions League Team of the Week.

Both of Wolfsburg's scorers, full-back Ricardo Rodriguez and attacker Maximilian Arnold, were honoured, joining centre-back Dante and shot-stopper Diego Benaglio.

GK: Diego Benaglio (Wolfsburg)

DF: Juan Bernat (Bayern Munich), Ricardo Rodriguez (Wolfsburg), Dante (Wolfsburg), Luis Hernandez (Atletico Madrid)

MF: Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich), Fernandinho (Manchester City), Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain)

FW: Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg), Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Dieter Hecking's lot travel to the Santiago Bernabeu for the return fixture on April 12, looking to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time in club history.

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