UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Valverde leads, Kvaratskhelia, Madueke included [Top 10]

The UEFA Technical Observer Group on Sunday selected its top ten goals of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League season.

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde’s deft flick and volley to complete his hat-trick in his side’s 3-0 Round of 16 first-leg win over Manchester City took top spot.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven’s remarkable solo run and finish against Copenhagen in the league phase came second.

Luis Diaz’s superb takedown and curling shot for Bayern Munich in the 5-4 semi-final first-leg epic against Paris was chosen in third place.

2025/26 UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season:

1 Federico Valverde (Real Madrid 3-0 Man City) – round of 16 first leg, 11/03/2026

2 Micky van de Ven (Tottenham 4-0 Copenhagen) – league phase, 4/11/2025

3 Luis Díaz (Paris 5-4 Bayern) – semi-final first leg, 28/04/2026

4 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris 4-0 Atalanta) – league phase, 17/09/2025

5 Harry Kane’s second goal (Bayern 4-1 Atalanta) – round of 16 second leg, 18/03/2026

6 Lamine Yamal (Club Brugge 3-3 Barcelona) – league phase, 5/11/2025

7 Vitinha’s first goal (Paris 5-3 Tottenham) – league phase, 26/11/2025

8 Anatoliy Trubin (Benfica 4-2 Real Madrid) – league phase, 28/01/2026

9 Vlad Dragomir (Pafos 4-1 Slavia Praha) – league phase, 28/01/2026

10 Noni Madueke’s first goal (Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal) – league phase, 10/12/2025.