Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgia winger for Paris Saint-Germain, was handed the UEFA Champions League player of the season award on Sunday after being selected by a panel of judges.<\/p>\n
The forward played a key role as PSG successfully defended their crown, producing 10 goals and six assists across 16 appearances and constantly troubling opponents with his attacking threat.<\/p>\n
PSG\u2019s European campaign also included a dramatic Saturday clash with Arsenal, where they recovered after falling behind. They levelled when Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 converted a penalty at 65 minutes following a foul on Kvaratskhelia, who was cut down inside the area.<\/p>\n
Both teams saw Kvaratskhelia and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 depart before the match entered extra time, which finished 1-1. PSG then edged through in the shoot-out, winning 4-3.<\/p>\n
UEFA\u2019s technical observer group, made up of roughly 30 football figures including Gareth Southgate, Ole Gunnar Solskj\u00e6r and Rafa Ben\u00edtez, cast their votes for the award.<\/p>\n
In its official message, the panel said Kvaratskhelia\u2019s season had been both decisive and outstanding.<\/p>\n
\u201cArguably Kvaratskhelia\u2019s most impressive showing arrived during the unforgettable semi-final first leg against Bayern, where he curled a strike to bring his team level at 1-1 and then followed it up with a powerful effort in the second half to complete a brilliant double,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
He also made a major impact in the knockout rounds, scoring three times across the two matches versus Chelsea in the last 16, and finding the net again against Liverpool in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Now 25 years old, Kvaratskhelia was additionally among the goals in the 2025 final, as PSG routed Inter Milan 5-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgia winger for Paris Saint-Germain, was handed the UEFA Champions League player of the season award on Sunday after being selected by a panel of judges. The forward played a key role as PSG successfully defended their crown, producing 10 goals and six assists across 16 appearances and constantly troubling opponents with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Kvaratskhelia PSG Champions League Player of Season","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Khvicha Kvaratskhelia crowned UEFA Champions League Player of the Season as PSG\u2019s star delivered 10 goals and six assists in a tit","mma_seo_breadcrumb_text":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_url":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_hide_ui":"","mma_seo_breadcrumb_labels":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n