Ranking the players who could decide the Champions League semi-finals

Ranking the players who could decide the Champions League semi-finalsByAlex BysouthBBC Sport Senior JournalistPublished6 minutes agoCommentsIt's the business end of the Champions League, where heroes are made and Ballon d'Or winners forged. But which players will prove most pivotal to their team's success?This week, with Paris St-Germain facing Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid hosting Arsenal in the semi-finals, we're looking at those key cogs among the clubs battling for Europe‘s grandest prize. This is not a list merely of the biggest stars - although many of them feature - but those players whose presence could be vital to their team reaching the final in Budapest.You can have your say at the bottom of the page too.10. Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid)Matteo Ruggeri has started 11 of Atletico Madrid's 14 games in this season's Champions League and, with Diego Simeone's side up against an Arsenal outfit who beat them 4-0 earlier in the competition, it figures that the left-back will be an important presence in the semi-finals.The La Liga outfit have used a low block more times than anyone else - 458 times in 14 games - and 23-year-old Italian Ruggeri has played a key role in helping Atletico preserve leads.He has made more interceptions than any of his team-mates and is third overall in the competition this season with 20, while no Atletico player has won more tackles than the battle-hardened Ruggeri, who finished the return leg against Barcelona with blood seeping from his forehead.9. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)Ruggeri was tasked with trying to keep Lamine Yamal quiet during the quarter-finals, and his job this time might be trying to stifle Arsenal's Bukayo Saka.The England winger missed more than a month with an Achilles problem, including both legs of the quarter-final win over Sporting, but, given the Gunners struggled to break down the Lisbon outfit in his absence - and taking into account Atletico’s penchant for a low block...