Champions League Participant Energy Rankings 2025/26

The Champions League stays the head of the European sport, showcasing the easiest that the continent has to supply, each collectively and on a person foundation.

Paris Saint-Germain romped to the title in emphatic style final time round, but with talisman – and Ballon d’Or winner – Ousmane Dembele solely simply making his first look within the competitors this time round on account of harm, who else is now main the best way as a substitute?

Rating elements

• Present type
• Significance to staff
• Repute and honours

50-41

Tottenham Hotspur’s Guglielmo Vicario surges into the highest 50 following his impressed, Man of the Match show away at Monaco, whereas Jude Bellingham additionally sneaks in after netting his first purpose of the season in all competitions within the slim 1-0 win over Juventus.

New entrants additionally embody Viktor Gyokeres and Need Doue, with the pair netting a brace apiece in gameweek three, whereas Hugo Ekitike additionally will get the nod after starring on his return to Frankfurt.

40-31

On an evening of targets galore, Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez netted a surprising hat-trick because the LaLiga giants put six previous Olympiakos, with Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli additionally scoring for the third sport operating on this 12 months’s version because the Gunners hit Atletico Madrid for 4.

Elsewhere, though shock package deal Qarabag slipped to their first defeat away at Athletic Membership, that outing noticed talisman Leandro Andrade get on the scoresheet as soon as once more, having netted inside a minute in Bilbao.

30-21

Talking of targets coming in useless, Napoli’s Scott McTominay bagged a brace amid the Serie A facet’s 6-2 loss to PSV Eindhoven, with former Naples hero Victor Osimhen additionally including two extra to his assortment as Galatasaray noticed off Bodo/Glimt.

The most recent spherical of fixtures additionally proved to be a standout evening for Premier League centre-backs, as Virgil van Dijk nodded residence within the 5-1 thrashing of Frankfurt, whereas man of the second Gabriel once more acquired in on the act from a set-piece.

20-11

Presently sitting in third within the desk, Inter are making mild work of the competitors to this point, with each Lautaro Martinez and Hakan Calhanoglu among the many targets throughout their newest 4-0 thrashing of Union Saint-Gilloise.

It was additionally one other nice outing for PSG’s Georgian celebrity, Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, with the previous Napoli winger once more among the many targets because the Ligue 1 outfit hit Bayer Leverkusen for seven.

10

Pedri

Paul Scholes’ “new favorite footballer“, Spanish genius Pedri simply retains on pulling the strings for Hansi Flick’s facet, having notably run the present within the earlier win over Newcastle United – boasting 9 duels received and a mammoth 112 touches from his central midfield berth, as per Sofascore.

9

Achraf Hakimi

Broadly – and rightly – seen because the greatest right-back on the planet, Achraf Hakimi stays an important cog in Luis Enrique’s relentless Paris Saint-Germain machine, with three assists already below his belt regardless of the brand new Champions League season nonetheless being in its infancy.

8

Denzel Dumfries

Shifting up into the highest ten for the primary time, Denzel Dumfries stays central to all the pieces good about Inter, having additionally been among the many targets once more alongside Lautaro and Calhanoglu in Belgium.

7

Michael Olise

Bayern Munich have to be rubbing their arms with glee at having prised Michael Olise from Crystal Palace for ‘simply’ £50m, with the France worldwide going to new heights on the Allianz Area.

With three targets and assists already on this 12 months’s competitors, the fleet-footed winger is already wanting lethal once more.

6

Anthony Gordon

Already rising as a key determine for Thomas Tuchel’s England, Anthony Gordon is looking for to tackle Alexander Isak’s mantle as the brand new talisman again at Newcastle. 4 targets and one help from simply three Champions League outings is an ideal method to begin.

5

Erling Haaland

Excluding the plain duo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the trendy period hasn’t witnessed such a prolific presence as Erling Haaland, with the Norwegian already ripping it up within the new marketing campaign.

A star for membership and nation, the 25-year-old arguably solely ranks behind a sure Harry Kane because the continent’s most interesting quantity 9.

4

Marcus Rashford

There could be a perceived lack of curiosity or significance positioned on these league section fixtures, though Marcus Rashford has already served up causes to be entertained, notably lashing residence that stunner at St James’ Park, whereas producing an early contender for help of the season after choosing out Ferran Torres in opposition to PSG.

With two extra targets below his belt in opposition to Olympiakos, the 27-year-old is lastly wanting again to his good greatest.

3

Nuno Mendes

You will be hard-pressed to seek out a greater left-back working wherever proper now, with Nuno Mendes choosing up the place he left off final time period, having been merely immense in opposition to each Barcelona and Leverkusen in latest outings.

2

Kylian Mbappe

Having considerably upset the apple cart after becoming a member of then-holders Actual Madrid final summer time, Kylian Mbappe is again within the groove once more below Xabi Alonso. With 5 targets thus far in 2025/26 within the Champions League alone, there isn’t any stopping the Frenchman when he is on this temper.

1

Harry Kane

The quickest participant this century to succeed in 100 targets for one membership, the England skipper is within the type of his life proper now, notching up 5 targets already to kickstart his – and Bayern’s – bid for an elusive Champions League crown.

Joint-top of the scoring charts, alongside Mbappe, Kane is the person to beat proper now.