UEFA has revealed its Team of the Week for Champions League Matchday 4, featuring players from 11 different clubs selected by the Technical Observer Group. Standouts include Phil Foden, who earned Player of the Week honors after a brace for Manchester City, and Victor Osimhen with a hat-trick for Galatasaray. The selection highlights key performances across the league phase matches.
The UEFA Technical Observer Group, supported by the UEFA Game Insight Unit in Nyon, Switzerland, chose the all-star lineup presented by Crypto.com. Eleven clubs are represented, recognizing diverse contributions in defense, midfield, and attack during Matchday 4.
In goal, Manuel Neuer of Bayern München made eight saves, achieving a 0.86 Goals Prevented metric, to secure a victory for ten-man Bayern in Paris.
Defenders shone with Derrick Luckassen of Pafos scoring a header for their first win in the competition, adding 12 clearances and three interceptions. Robin Kock of Eintracht Frankfurt led with 13 clearances in a clean sheet against Manchester United, dominating duels versus Rasmus Højlund. Carlos Augusto of Inter netted the winner against Kairat with 95% passing accuracy.
Midfielders included Carlos Forbs of Club Brugge, who scored twice—his first Champions League goals—and assisted in a 3-3 draw with Barcelona, tormenting Alejandro Balde with pace. Ibrahim Maza of Bayer Leverkusen provided balance in a win at Benfica. Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool headed his first goal of the season against Real Madrid. Davide Zappacosta of Atalanta recorded six recoveries and a 0.29 Expected Assists in a victory at Marseille.
Attackers featured Phil Foden of Manchester City with two goals, his first in the competition in 12 months against Dortmund, earning him Player of the Week ahead of Osimhen, Forbs, and Mikel Merino. Victor Osimhen of Galatasaray delivered his first Champions League hat-trick in a 3-0 win at Ajax. Mikel Merino of Arsenal scored his first two goals of the league phase.
Player of the Week rankings: 1st Phil Foden, 2nd Victor Osimhen, 3rd Carlos Forbs, 4th Mikel Merino.
