The official UEFA website has announced the names of four football players nominated for the Player of the Week award following the first matches of the Champions League playoff round for the 2024/2025 season.
The nominees are: Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior from Real Madrid; forward Vangelis Pavlidis from Portuguese club Benfica and the Greek national team; striker Igor Paixao from Dutch club Feyenoord; and forward Serhou Guirassy from Borussia Dortmund and the Guinea national team.
The 24-year-old Real Madrid forward Vinicius recorded two assists in the game against Manchester City (3:2). The 28-year-old Guirassy contributed a goal and an assist in the match against Sporting Lisbon (3:0). The 24-year-old Paixao scored the winning goal for Feyenoord against Milan (1:0), and the 26-year-old Pavlidis scored the decisive goal against Monaco (1:0).
Recall that the return matches of the playoff round will take place on February 18 and 19.
