UEFA introduced the finalists of the annual awards given to the best player of the season.
Earlier journalists of all 55 national associations of UEFA have made the top ten best players of last season. In the second round three players on this list made it to the final voting stage.
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid and France national team): at club level played 51 games and scored 31 goals. Finalist of the Champions League, member of the symbolic team of the Champions League, winner of the bronze medal of the championship of Spain.
Gareth bale (real Madrid and Wales”): at club level he played 30 matches and scored 19 goals. The Champions League winner, a member of the symbolic team of the Champions League Vice-champion of Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo (real Madrid and Portugal): at club level has played 48 matches and scored 51 goal. Winner and top scorer of the Champions League, member of the symbolic team of the Champions League Vice-champion of Spain.
To three the best got Luis Suarez (Barcelona, 29 points), Lionel Messi (Barcelona, 25), Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus 19), Pepe (real, 9), Manuel Neuer (“Bavaria”, 6), Toni Kroos (real Madrid, 5) and Thomas Muller (Bayern 2).
