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The winner of the Champions League dominated the UEFA European Football Awards Ceremony held in Monaco on Thursday evening - players representing the Portuguese club took four out of five awards. The most valuable player was selected as Deco, of Brazilian origin, who also received the best midfielder award. The 27-year-old Portuguese was one of the leaders of "Porto" last season and directed the team's game, later helping the Portuguese national team reach the Euro-2004 final, but next season he will already play for . Former teammates of Deco in the "Porto" team Vitor Baia and were chosen respectively as the best goalkeeper and the best defender. Veteran Baia will play today with the team in the match for the European Super Cup, while Carvalho recently followed the example of coach Jose Mourinho and moved to England to represent the club. The most productive player of last season's Champions League, Fernando Morientes, who scored 9 goals to reach the final, was chosen as the best forward. Now Morientes has returned to the club, which leased him last season and was later punished with a goal in an important match. Also, for the first time, the winners of the European Championship were awarded - received the best player of the tournament award, and later presented the award to their coach Otto Rehhagel.
