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

The top ten goals of the 2025–2026 UEFA Champions League season were chosen by the UEFA Technical Observer Group on Sunday.

Top rank went to Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde’s skillful flip and volley to seal his hat-trick in his team’s 3-0 first-leg victory over Manchester City in the Round of 16.

Micky van de Ven, a defender for Tottenham Hotspur, finished second in the league phase with an incredible solo run against Copenhagen.

Third place went to Luis Diaz’s outstanding takedown and curling shot for Bayern Munich in the thrilling 5-4 first-leg semi-final match against Paris.

UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season for 2025–2026:

1 Federico Valverde (Real Madrid 3-0 Man City), first leg of the round of 16, November 3, 2026

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

3 Luis Díaz (Paris 5-4 Bayern), first leg of the semi-final, April 28, 2026

4 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris 4-0 Atalanta) League phase, September 17, 2025

5 Harry Kane’s second goal (Bayern 4-1 Atalanta) in the second leg of the round of 16 on March 18, 2026

6 Lamine Yamal (Club Brugge 3-3 Barcelona) in the league stage on May 11, 2025

7 Vitinha’s first goal in the league phase, Paris 5-3 Tottenham, November 26, 2025

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

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

10 Noni Madueke’s first goal in the league phase on October 12, 2025 (Club Brugge 0-3 Arsenal).