Out goes the group stage, and in comes the knockout stages.
The Champions League's last-16 draw offered some mouthwatering ties, with several of Europe's top clubs locking horns over two legs thanks to some inventive swirling of the balls, but one piece of business remains from the group stage: ranking the best players at their respective positions after Matchday 6.
Standout footballers were in abundance during the group stage. Many of the usual suspects were amazing, but often lesser known, or even unknown, footballers shocked our collective consciousness and arrived from nowhere.
In that sense, Bleacher Report is taking a holistic approach: breaking down each position, finding those outstanding footballers and grading each according to his output.