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UEFA announces new Champions League "Man of the Match" award
UEFA has announced to give out an official Man of the Match award starting from the knockouts.
Zaher El Helou
As the Champions League will be back into action this week, UEFA has announced to give out an official Man of the Match award starting from the round of 16 onward.
Technical observers named by UEFA will decide who is the best performers in each of the knockouts after the full-time whistle with many factors to be considered such decisive moments, tactical maturity, creativity and inspiration, exceptional skill and fair play.
The round of 16 matches will begin on February 18 and will be seeing Atletico facing Liverpool in Madrid, while Borussia welcome PSG.
UEFA's Technical Observers as officially announced, are:
Packie Bonner
Republic of Ireland goalkeeper; made over 600 appearances for Celtic (1978–98).
Cosmin Contra
Ex-AC Milan, Atlético and Romania right-back; coached Romania (2017–19).
Aitor Karanka
Athletic Club and Real Madrid central defender; more recently a coach in England.
Robbie Keane
The Republic of Ireland's most-capped player (146 appearances) and international top scorer (68 goals).
Roberto Martínez
Current Belgium coach; successful in England with Swansea, Wigan and Everton.
Ginés Meléndez
Highly-regarded Spanish youth team coach; led La Roja to U17 and U19 successes.
Phil Neville
Ex-Manchester United and England defender/midfielder; current England women's boss.
Willi Ruttensteiner
Austrian coaching expert; current sporting director of the Israel national team.
Gareth Southgate
England manager since 2016; England defender/midfielder from 1995–2004.