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#2 Marcelo
Real Madrid's Brazilian left-back is arguably the best player in his position in the world and over the past two season, he has become a player who is directly responsible for much of the club's attacks from down the left-hand side of the pitch. Needless to say, he is an excellent defender as well but his long-range passing and vision have taken him to a league of his own. Last season Real Madrid won the treble and Marcelo's influence in that historic season was profound.
He was superb in the La Liga but it was in the UEFA Champions League that he was even better. Marcelo recorded the 6th highest pass accuracy in the competition with an accuracy of 83% and delivered as many as 20 key passes, which is the 2nd highest among the top 10 defenders, according to Squawka.
Last but not the least, he won 54 duels throughout the course of the competition and these figures indicate that he is a player who was at the top of his game last season. It is not a surprise that he was ranked at number 16 in the short-list.
