Salah, De Bruyne, Benzema: Top 50 players left in Champions League named

The business end of the 2021/22 Champions League gets underway this week as the first legs of both semi-final ties take place.

European giants Manchester City and Real Madrid clash at the Etihad on Tuesday evening, before tournament favourites Liverpool travel to Spain to take on underdogs Villarreal 24 hours later.

There might only be four teams left in the competition, but there’s still plenty of world-class talent hoping to get their hands on the coveted trophy when the final takes place at the end of May.

To illustrate this, the team over at CBS Sports have ranked the top 50 players still involved in this season’s tournament – and there’s no shortage of quality throughout.

We’ve taken a look at their conclusions below.

50. Yéremy Pino (Villarreal)

49. Juan Foyth (Villarreal)

48. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)

47. Raúl Albiol (Villarreal)

46. Joël Matip (Liverpool)

45. Naby Keïta (Liverpool)

44. Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid)

43. Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal)

42. John Stones (Manchester City)

41. Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)

40. Jack Grealish (Manchester City)

39. Rodrygo (Real Madrid)

38. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)

37. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)

36. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)

35. İlkay Gündoğan (Manchester City)

34. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)

33. Éder Militão (Real Madrid)

32. Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool)

31. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)

30. Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

29. Dani Parejo (Villarreal)

28. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

27. David Alaba (Real Madrid)

26. Andy Robertson (Liverpool)

25. Luis Díaz (Liverpool)

24. Casemiro (Real Madrid)

23. Diogo Jota (Liverpool)

22. Ederson, goalkeeper (Manchester City)

21. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City)

20. Rodri, midfielder (Manchester City)

19. Arnaut Danjuma