In Monaco the journalists will vote live, via an electronic system, for their best player from the shortlist. Positions four to ten are already fixed after each journalist provided a list of their top five players, with the first receiving five points, the second four points and so on:
4 Robert Lewandowski (POL) Borussia Dortmund (80 points)
5 Arjen Robben (NED) FC Bayern München (55)
6 Thomas Müller (GER) FC Bayern München (51)
7 Gareth Bale (WAL) Tottenham Hotspur FC (48)
8 Bastian Schweinsteiger (GER) FC Bayern München (34)
9 Zlatan Ibrahimović (SWE) Paris Saint-Germain FC (27)
10 Robin van Persie (NED) Manchester United FC (24)