UEFA have on Thursday confirmed the official winner of the Champions League Player of the Week award.And, as expected, it has been scooped by a La Liga star, in the form of Atlético Madrid summer

Barcelona twice fight back from two goals down - and two Wojciech Szczesny howlers - to snatch a dramatic victory at Benfica.

UEFA Champions League leading scorers after Wednesday's matches:

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has announced the nominees for the Player of the Week in the Champions League following the matches of the seventh round of the group stage, featuring four players.

RB Leipzig is still winless in the competition and sits at 0-0-6 with no chance of advancing. Sporting CP has lost two straight in Champions League play and dropped to the unseeded section of those who will advance to the knockout phase. When: Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 12:45 p.m. EST

Catch the live score and updates from the UEFA Champions League league phase encounter between Benfica and Barcelona.

Santiago Giménez had one of the best performances of his career in Feyenoord's 3–0 win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Champions League results on Tuesday: Benfica (POR) 4 (Pavlidis 2, 22, 30-pen, Araujo 68-og) Barcelona (ESP) 5 (Lewandowski 13-pen, 78-pen, Raphinha 64, 90+6, Garcia 87)

With the old group stage scrapped, teams in the Champions League are now battling all 31 other clubs in the hunt for a knockout spot.

The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

FC Barcelona will look to take a step closer to securing their place in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage when they take on SL Benfica later tonight in their penultimate league phase