Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was named UEFA Champions League Player of the Season after scoring 10 goals and providing 6 assists. Five PSG players made the Team of the Season.
A PSG star was named the best player of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, surpassing protagonists from other teams such as Bayern Munich, Arsenal, and Atletico Madrid. Of course, we are talking about Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
The day after PSG's victory against Arsenal in the Champions League final in Budapest, UEFA, the competition's organizer, announced on Sunday the name of the best player of the 2025-26 season. Drumroll... it is Kvaratskhelia, who succeeds his teammate Ousmane Dembele, who was awarded last season.
The Georgian attacker of the Parisian club, who plays on the left wing, scored 10 goals, including 7 in the knockout stages, and provided 6 assists in 16 UCL matches this season under the colors of the French capital club. In detail, the 25-year-old player was decisive every 70 minutes on average.
Furthermore, UEFA also announced the composition of the 2025-2026 UCL Team of the Season, with no fewer than five Parisian players in the starting lineup: Raya, Llorente, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Nuno Mendes, Olise, Rice, Vitinha, Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, and Kane.
Author of 5 goals and 4 assists in 13 appearances in the competition this season, Desire Doue does not appear among the chosen names, nor does Kylian Mbappe, the Real Madrid striker.
Undoubtedly, the Georgian would perhaps be the top candidate for the next Ballon d'Or if his national team had qualified for the World Cup.
Unfortunately for him, that is not the case. Some of his teammates, such as Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha, emerge as strong candidates depending on what they achieve this summer in North America.
Kvaratskhelia stepped up in a season in which, due to injuries, Dembele could not be the protagonist he was last year.
Regularly, and especially from the Champions League knockout stages onward, the Georgian was decisive and fundamental for PSG to achieve the results they did.
Like his French teammate, PSG's No. 7 always does extensive defensive work, dropping back when necessary and quickly moving up again to be lethal on counterattacks.
Kvaratskhelia recorded a total of 50 shots in the Champions League this season, with an overall xG (expected goals) of 4.16. There were 19 shots inside the box and 21 shots from outside.
The Georgian started in 14 of the 16 matches in which he participated in the UCL. He appeared three times in SofaScore's team of the week and averaged 71 minutes per game, with a total of 1,140 minutes played.
So, a well-deserved award. Let us know in the comments who was your UCL MVP this season.
