Only two Italians can still win the Champions League this season | OneFootball

Only five Italians have won the Champions League with foreign clubs, and Riccardo Calafiori is not the only Azzurri player who could join this group this season.

Which Italian players have won the Champions League with foreign clubs?

Calafiori’s Arsenal have secured a spot in the 2025-26 Champions League Final by beating Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-final.

Only five Italian players have won the Champions League with foreign clubs: Christian Panucci for Real Madrid in 1998, Thiago Motta for Barcelona in 2006, Jorginho and Emerson Palmieri at Chelsea in 2021 and Gianluigi Donnarumma at PSG in 2025.

epa09236261 Jorginho (C) of Chelsea lifts the trophy as he and teammates celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea FC in Porto, Portugal, 29 May 2021. EPA-EFE/Manu Fernandez / POOL

Motta also lifted the Cup with the Big Ears with Inter in 2010.

Calafiori is not the only Italian who can win Europe’s elite club competition this season.

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 28: Riccardo Calafiori of Arsenal in action during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Arsenal FC and FC Kairat Almaty at Arsenal Stadium on January 28, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

PSG, in fact, have another Italian player in their team: third-choice keeper Renato Marin.

The 19-year-old was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but holds an Italian passport and has made 12 appearances with the Italy U19 team.

A former Roma goalkeeper, Marin joined PSG on a free transfer from the Giallorossi last summer and has made two appearances at a senior level with the Ligue 1 giants this term.

Marin’s PSG will visit Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semis at the Allianz Arena in Munich tonight with the French side holding a 5-4 lead.