UEFA has announced three nominees from each category for the women Champions League positional award, know all the details here from the live stream to award date
Every year UEFA awards players who participate and perform outstandingly in the Champions League. Moreover, UEFA nominates players from every category of the game and rewards them for their good work. To select these nominees, UEFA forms a jury of more than 20 journalists and coaches of the game and decides for the top three players in all the categories.
As expected Barcelona and Chelsea players dominated the nomination. Both teams made it into the UCL final where Barcelona won over Chelsea by 4-0. So, here are all the details including the award dates and live stream for UEFA positional awards for women.
UEFA Positional Nominees For Women’s Champions League: Nominated Players, Predictions, And Award Dates
Positional Nominees for the UEFA Women CL
Goalkeeper: Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea and Germany), Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain and Chile), Sandra Paños (Barcelona and Spain)
Defender: Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea and Sweden), Mapi Léon (Barcelona and Spain), Irene Paredes (Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
Midfielder: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona and Spain), Ji So-Yun (Chelsea and South Korea), Alexia Putellas (Barcelona and Spain)
Forward: Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona and Spain), Jennifer Hermoso (Barcelona and Spain), Lieke Martens (Barcelona and Netherlands)
Predictions
Forward: Jennifer Hermoso is likely to be the winner of the award as she was the joint top scorer along with Fran Kirby. However, she has the advantage that she won the UCL.
Midfielder: Alexia Putellas was too good for Barcelona last season and is the favorite to win the award.
Defender: Chelsea defender Magdalena Eriksson is likely to win the award.
Goalkeeper: Except for the final match Ann-Katrin Berger had a great campaign at UCL and is the favorite to win the award.
Award Date, Live Stream Link And Telecast, Schedule
The award will be distributed on 26th August in Istanbul. Furthermore, on the same date UCL draw for the next season is going to take place.
India: 09:00 pm
Australia: 01:30 am
USA: 11:30 am
UK: 04:30 pm
Europe: 05:30 pm
Singapore: 11:30 pm
Fans from any region can enjoy the live stream from UEFA Tv or UEFA.com