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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.https://urbanexpresslive.com/epl-why-gary-neville-gives-arsenal-only-condition-to-win-title-ahead-of-man-city/
Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven’s remarkable solo run and finish against Copenhagen in the league phase came second.https://urbanexpresslive.com/benfica-vs-real-madrid-you-have-taken-wrong-direction-for-justifying-racial-abuse-seedorf-on-mourinho/
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.
