Our 5️⃣ key men of the Champions League season | OneFootball

A vintage campaign! 

The Champions League has delivered its verdict, with PSG pulling off the back-to-back. The outcome of a high-quality 2026 edition, during which several players particularly stood out. 

Here are our top 5 standout players of the season!

Michael Olise (Bayern Munich)

He shone and made a big impression this season, especially on the European stage. The competition’s top assist provider (8, level with Vinicius), adding 5 goals to that tally (in 13 matches), he established himself as one of the most dangerous and feared players in world football. It took a great PSG side to stop him in the semi-finals. A joy to watch and a nightmare for defenses.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG)

If there’s one PSG player to highlight from this victorious campaign, it’s probably him. A real menace out wide, he was unstoppable from the knockout stage onward, scoring 7 of his 10 goals during that stretch. The most decisive player in the competition, he produced one big performance after another, round after round, with the two-legged tie against Bayern as the high point. 

Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)

The top scorer in this edition of the Champions League, with 15 goals, despite being knocked out in the quarter-finals (11 matches played). Only Kane also averaged more than a goal per game, and the Frenchman, though criticized, came very close to CR7’s record (17 goals) in a single Champions League season.

Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

Possibly the best No. 9 in Europe this season (61 goals in 51 matches for Bayern), and he showed it on the biggest stage. Scoring 14 goals (in 13 matches) in the Champions League, Kane lived up to his status and reputation as a finisher, while also impressing with his influence on Bayern’s play. He regularly dropped deeper and showed the full range of his game, with dribbles and long passes.

Without the elimination against PSG, he would have had the perfect season. A complete campaign with some outrageous goals.

Vitinha (PSG)

PSG’s do-it-all man, brilliant at getting Paris’ play going and making it flow, excellent at winning the ball back, and even regularly decisive, as shown by the 6 goals he scored in this Champions League edition. He is one of the players with the most game time (17 matches), while also being given very little rest by Luis Enrique during Ligue 1, which reflects his importance and consistency. Yet another top-class European campaign for one of the pillars of PSG’s success. 

And you, who would you have in your top 5? Who do you think will be the player of the tournament? 

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