Champions League positional awards: why they were nominated

There are three players vying for each of the four positional awards for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League campaign – UEFA.com looks at the stats behind their inclusion.

Goalkeepers

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1,080
Clean sheets: 4
Goals conceded: 14

Ederson (Man. City)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1,080
Clean sheets: 7
Goals conceded: 5

Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1,080
Clean sheets: 9
Goals conceded: 3

Defenders

César Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 965
Clean sheets: 7
Goals conceded: 4

Rúben Dias (Man. City)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 970
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 5

Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 922
Clean sheets: 8
Goals conceded: 3

Midfielders

Kevin De Bruyne (Man. City)
Appearances: 8
Minutes: 669
Goals: 3
Assists: 4

Jorginho (Chelsea)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1,031
Goals: 1
Assists: 1

N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)
Appearances: 13
Minutes: 709
Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Forwards

Erling Haaland (Dortmund)
Appearances: 8
Minutes: 706
Goals: 10
Assists: 2

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
Appearances: 6
Minutes: 514
Goals: 5
Assists: 0

Kylian Mbappé (Paris)
Appearances: 10
Minutes: 900
Goals: 8
Assists: 3

All stats are for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League campaign only.