Uefa Awards 2020-2021: Chelsea and Barcelona dominate as Thomas Tuchel, N’Golo Kante and Jorginho collect major honours
The UEFA Champions League 2021-2022 group stage draw ceremony was held in Istanbul, Turkey on Thursday.
From defending champions Chelsea to strong title contenders Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain (PSG), Europe’s elite clubs finally got to know about their opponents for this season’s UEFA Champions League in the group stage draw ceremony.
PSG and Man City are drawn in Group A while Real and Inter Milan are placed in Group D.
UEFA also announced the winner of the Player of the Year award during the course of the draw ceremony.
UEFA had earlier named Chelsea stars Jorginho, N’Golo Kante and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne in the three-man shortlist for the men’s Player of the Year award. Thomas Tuchel who had guided Chelsea to its second Champions League title has been named the best coach of the 2020-21 season. Chelsea’s Jorginho was declared the winner of the UEFA Player of the Year award.
Jorginho named UEFA Player of the Year!
Jorginho has been named the UEFA Player of the Year for season 2020-21. Jorginho also played a crucial role in Italy’s historic title triumph at the UEFA Euro 2020. With the Italian conquering Europe twice, Jorginho has now become the proud holder of the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year trophy.
Men’s club competition awards from 2017-2021
UEFA’s Men’s Player of the Year
2020/21: Jorginho (Chelsea and Italy)
2019/20: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern and Poland)
2018/19: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and the Netherlands)
2017/18: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid and Croatia)
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
Men’s Coach of the Year
2020/21: Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea)
2019/21: Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern)
Goalkeeper of the UEFA Champions League season
2020/21: Edouard Mendy (Chelsea and Senegal)
2019/20: Manuel Neuer (Bayern and Germany)
2018/19: Alisson Becker (Liverpool and Brazil)
2017/18: Keylor Navas (Real Madrid and Costa Rica)
2016/17: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus and Italy)
Defender of the UEFA Champions League season
2020/21: Rúben Dias (Manchester City and Portugal)
2019/20: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern and Germany)
2018/19: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and Netherlands)
2017/18: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)
2016/17: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid and Spain)
Midfielder of the UEFA Champions League season
2020/21: N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea and France)
2019/20: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City and Belgium)
2018/19: Frenkie de Jong (Ajax and Netherlands)
2017/18: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid and Croatia)
2016/17: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid and Croatia)
Forward of the UEFA Champions League season
2020/21: Erling Haaland (Dortmund and Norway)
2019/20: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern and Poland)
2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)
2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid and Portugal)
Women’s club competition awards
UEFA’s Women’s Player of the Year
2020/21: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)
2019/20: Pernille Harder (Chelsea and Denmark)
2018/19: Lucy Bronze (Lyon and England)
2017/18: Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg and Denmark)
2016/17: Lieke Martens (Barcelona and the Netherlands)
Women’s Coach of the Year
2020/21: Lluís Cortés (Barcelona)
2019/20: Jean-Luc Vasseur (Lyon)
Goalkeeper of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season
2020/21: Sandra Paños (Barcelona and Spain)
2019/20: Sarah Bouhaddi (Lyon and France)
Defender of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season
2020/21: Irene Paredes (Barcelona and Spain)
2019/20: Wendie Renard (Lyon and France)
Midfielder of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season
2020/21: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)
2019/20: Dzsenifer Marozsán (Lyon and Germany)
Forward of the UEFA Women’s Champions League season
2020/21: Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona and Spain)
2019/20: Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg and Denmark)
