Players earn Champions League team of the week honors after opening fixtures
3 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 7:10 PM
Last updated Sep 11, 2026
The Champions League campaign opened this week with standout individual performances across the first set of matches. Lamine Yamal set a new competition record for goal involvements by a teenager during Barcelona’s 5-1 win over Feyenoord. Ferran Torres registered a hat-trick in his Paris Saint-Germain debut, while Ermedin Demirovic also scored three times for Stuttgart in their victory against Viking. Real Betis claimed a 3-2 result at Lille behind two goals from Marc Bartra. Martin Baturina secured a place in the squad after scoring the first-ever Champions League goal for Como in their win against Leipzig. Midfielders Michael Olise and Martin Odegaard were also recognized for their roles in Bayern Munich and Arsenal wins respectively.
- •Lamine Yamal recorded 21 total goal involvements in Champions League history.
- •Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick for Paris Saint-Germain against Slovan Bratislava.
- •Ermedin Demirovic scored a hat-trick within the first 32 minutes for Stuttgart.
- •Martin Baturina recorded the first Champions League goal for Como.
- •Marc Bartra scored twice in Real Betis' 3-2 victory over Lille.
- 7:10 PMYahoo Sports — Official: Barcelona & Real Madrid stars names in UCL Team of the Week
- 3:04 PMYahoo Sports — 🚨 Official: the Champions League team of the week
- 8:10 AMYahoo Sports — Champions League Team of the Week: Our Best XI
"The first Team of the Season in the Champions League has just been unveiled by UEFA.After a goal-filled opening matchday (69 goals!), the Team of the Week has now been confirmed.After scoring a hat-tr...
"The Champions League returned with a bang this week as Europe's elite began their campaigns in entertaining fashion.There were hat-tricks, record-breaking performances and spectacular goals across mat...
"Leading members of the first-team ranks at La Liga’s two headline clubs have secured for themselves respective places in the first Champions League Team of the Season.This of course comes fresh off ...
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 11, 2026, 7:10 PMOfficial: Barcelona & Real Madrid stars names in UCL Team of the Week
Leading members of the first-team ranks at La Liga’s two headline clubs have secured for themselves respective places in the first Champions League Team of the Season.This of course comes fresh off ...
- Yahoo SportsSep 11, 2026, 3:04 PM🚨 Official: the Champions League team of the week
The first Team of the Season in the Champions League has just been unveiled by UEFA.After a goal-filled opening matchday (69 goals!), the Team of the Week has now been confirmed.After scoring a hat-tr...
- Yahoo SportsSep 11, 2026, 8:10 AMChampions League Team of the Week: Our Best XI
The Champions League returned with a bang this week as Europe's elite began their campaigns in entertaining fashion.There were hat-tricks, record-breaking performances and spectacular goals across mat...
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