FULL LIST: Osimhen, Mbappé, others top 2025/26 UCL Man of the Match award

UEFA has released the complete list of Player of the Match awards for the 2025/26 Champions League season, with Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen among the players with the most match honours across the competition.

The Nigerian forward was outstanding for the Turkish side, which reached the Round of 16 and advanced past Juventus in the knockout play-off stage before ultimately being defeated by Liverpool on a 4-1 aggregate.

Osimhen received four Man of the Match awards, the most by any player, alongside Paris Saint-Germain forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé and Sporting CP’s Francisco Trincão.

The awards were decided by the UEFA Technical Observer Group after every match, with winners receiving an official trophy on the pitch.

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