Federico Valverde is the best player of the week in the Champions League

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has been named the Champions League Player of the Week, according to the UEFA official website.

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It will be recalled that in the away match against Chelsea, Federico Valverde scored a masterful assist to Rodrigo, and his team won 2-0. In the competition for this award, Federico Valverde beat Rafael Leau of AC Milan, Lautaro Martinez of Inter Milan and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City.

The previous winner of this award was Manchester City defender John Stones.