UEFA Champions League 100: Ranking the Top Players Ahead of Last 8

Words can do the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League's round of 16 little justice. From Barcelona's epic comeback over Paris Saint-Germain, to Leicester City upsetting Sevilla, to Manchester City and AS Monaco splitting 12 goals (the latter progressing on away goals), theswings in emotion and expectations were varied and hectic.What words might have a difficult time describing, perhaps numbers may fare better' Before fully settling into the UCL quarter-finals, there is still one job left from the opening knockout stage; ranking the best footballers Europe's premier club cup competition had on show.Many of the usual suspects were amazing, some played below their level and occasionally lesser-known footballers shocked proceedings and arrived from nowhere.In that sense, Bleacher Report is taking a holistic approach to the Champions League 100; breaking down each position, finding those outstanding footballers and grading each according to his output.With 100 playersfrom the 16 qualified clubs in the knockout stagescompetition for places is tough, but there is enough room for thorough investigation and critique.Each player is evaluated by your slightly biased but mostly fair author, who will bring you player grades based on the action.Before presenting the second set of grades for the 2016/17 UCL knockout stage, though, one must understand the methodology.Begin Slideshow
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