Ten players set to light up the Champions League 2025-26 🔥 | OneFootball

This Tuesday evening marks the start of the new edition of the Champions League. A C1 2025-26 where ten stars will be eager... and interested to shine.

We present to you the ten players who are going to set the star-studded stage on fire this season!

🇫🇷 Kylian Mbappé - Real Madrid

Isn't he the one we are most looking forward to in C1 this season? After a mixed first season with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappé is expected to step up. The goal is clear: to help Real regain its competition...

🇪🇸 Lamine Yamal - FC Barcelona

The biggest thrill-provider in European football today, Lamine Yamal has perfectly understood that the Champions League is the place to shine and make an impression. He demonstrated it last season, why would that change?

🇫🇷 Ousmane Dembélé - PSG

As the reigning champion and possible Ballon d'Or winner in a week, Ousmane Dembélé will have to assume this brand new status as the world football's headliner. And for that, he has no choice but to shock in C1...

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🇫🇷 Désiré Doué - PSG

After scoring a double in the final of the previous edition at only 19 years old, what could be better than a complete and breathtaking season in the Champions League to definitively establish himself as a top-notch player?

🇧🇷 Raphinha - FC Barcelona

13 goals scored and eight assists provided: Raphinha was simply the best player of the C1 2024-25. Will the Brazilian striker from Barça do it again this season?

🇬🇳 Serhou Guirassy - Borussia Dortmund

Despite his 13 goals, Raphinha was not the top scorer of the last Champions League. The blame goes to... Serhou Guirassy, the Guinean striker from Borussia Dortmund, who also scored 13 times last season in C1!

🇬🇦 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - OM

Two years ago, under the colors of Olympique de Marseille, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the single top scorer in the history of the Europa League. An exceptional European feat!

The PEA - Vélodrome connection was grandiose in C3, the Gabonese would definitely be eager for it to be the same in C1 this season!

🏴 Cole Palmer - Chelsea

Cole Palmer shone in the Europa Conference League, scoring twice in last season's final against Real Betis. Cole Palmer also shone in the Club World Cup, again scoring twice in the final against PSG.

But Cole Palmer has not yet shone in the Champions League. As a key player in a Chelsea back in C1 and world champion, the opportunity is perfect for the English playmaker to cool down some opponents...

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🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah - Liverpool

The big favorite of the competition after its XXL recruitment of 500 million euros this summer, Liverpool will be closely watched this season in C1.

Extended last winter, Mohamed Salah dreams of winning a second Champions League, wearing the Reds' jersey...

🇫🇷 Paul Pogba - AS Monaco

The little surprise of this top 10!

La Pioche was recruited by AS Monaco for his experience and his habit of playing very big matches. While he will probably play very little this season, Paul Pogba must absolutely mark the Champions League matches of ASM in his calendar. Just to catch the eye of a certain Didier Deschamps a few months before the World Cup...

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And you, which players are you most looking forward to in C1 this season?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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