The three-man shortlists for each 2018/19 positional award have been revealed. Get the lowdown on the 12 players.
There are three players vying for each of the four positional awards for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League season – UEFA.com pores over the stats that sealed their places on the shortlists.
GOALKEEPERS
Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
Appearances: 13
Minutes: 1170
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 12
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 979
Clean sheets: 4
Goals conceded: 15
Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 990
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 9
DEFENDERS
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 922
Clean sheets: 7
Goals conceded: 6
Goals: 0
Assists: 4
Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax, now Juventus)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 990
Clean sheets: 3
Goals conceded: 13
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1080
Clean sheets: 5
Goals conceded: 12
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
MIDFIELDERS
Frenkie de Jong (Ajax, now Barcelona)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 986
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1003
Goals: 2
Assists: 4
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 799
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
FORWARDS
Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
Appearances: 13
Minutes: 1152
Goals: 4
Assists: 3
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Appearances: 10
Minutes: 837
Goals: 12
Assists: 3
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Appearances: 9
Minutes: 749
Goals: 6
Assists: 2