2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Goal of the Season: Asisat Oshoala tops list

Monday, May 27, 2024

UEFA's Technical Observer panel has selected its top ten goals of the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League season.

The top ten goals of the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign have been selected by UEFA's Technical Observer panel, with Nigerian forward Asisat Oshoala taking the prize for Goal of the Season thanks to her stunning bicycle kick for Barcelona against Benfica on Matchday 1.

Also for Barça, midfielder Aitana Bonmatí took second spot for her bending effort in the quarter-final second-leg win against Brann, while Lyon's Delphine Cascarino came third for her long-range strike in the quarter-final second-leg victory over Benfica.

2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Goal of the Season

1 Asisat Oshoala (Barcelona 5-0 Benfica) – Group stage Matchday 1, 14/11/23

2 Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona 3-1 Brann) – Quarter-final second leg, 28/03/24

3 Delphine Cascarino (Lyon 4-1 Benfica) – Quarter-final second leg, 27/03/24

4 Justine Kielland (Brann 2-2 Lyon) – Group stage Matchday 4, 21/12/23

5 Melchie Dumornay (Lyon 3-2 Paris Saint-Germain) – Semi-final first leg, 20/04/24

6 Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona 7-0 Rosengård) – Group stage Matchday 4, 21/12/23

7 Erin Cuthbert (Barcelona 0-1 Chelsea) – Semi-final first leg, 20/04/24

8 Olivia Schough (Rosengård 2-2 Benfica) – Group stage Matchday 5, 25/01/24

9 Marie Alidou (Benfica 1-0 Frankfurt) – Group stage Matchday 3, 13/12/23

10 Marie-Antoinette Katoto (Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 Ajax) – Group stage Matchday 5, 24/01/24

Aitana Bonmatí named 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season

Monday, May 27, 2024

The Barcelona midfielder has won the award for the second season in a row following another stellar campaign.

UEFA's Technical Observer panel has named Barcelona's Aitana Bonmatí as the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season for the second season in succession.

With six goals and six assists, the 26-year-old player had 12 goal contributions – more than any other player this season – and was named Player of the Match after scoring in Barcelona's 2-0 final victory against Lyon, UEFA's Technical Observer panel explaining: "She influenced the game all over the pitch in and out of possession. High progressive passes, high ball recoveries and scored a great goal."

Speaking after the game, Bonmatí said: "Anyone who knows me will say to you, 'She'll never have enough.' I'm such an ambitious person. I'm almost never satisfied with my work, and I always want more. But I try to treasure these moments more and more and I've enjoyed this season the most."

With Bonmatí having won the 2022/23 award, and team-mate Alexia Putellas winning the inaugural award in 2021/22, all three Women's Champions League Players of the Season so far have been Barcelona players.

2023/24 Women's Champions League Team of the Season

Monday, May 27, 2024

UEFA's Technical Observer panel has selected its 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Team of the Season.

Goalkeeper

Christiane Endler (Lyon)

Defenders

Lucy Bronze (Barcelona)

Irene Paredes (Barcelona)

Jessica Carter (Chelsea)

Selma Bacha (Lyon)

Midfielders

Patri Guijarro (Barcelona)

Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)

Lindsey Horan (Lyon)

Forwards

Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)

Tabitha Chawinga (Paris Saint-Germain)

Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)

Melchie Dumornay named 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Young Player of the Season

Monday, May 27, 2024

Lyon's 20-year-old Haitian forward impressed throughout the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League campaign.

UEFA's Technical Observer panel has named Melchie Dumornay as the 2023/24 UEFA Women's Champions League Young Player of the Season.

The Lyon forward, who joined the club from Reims last year, scored twice and created three assists in five appearances in the tournament in this campaign to help her side reach the final, where they were ultimately beaten 2-0 by Barcelona.

Dumornay won the Player of the Match award in both legs of Lyon's 5-3 aggregate semi-final win over Paris Saint-Germain.

The 20-year-old follows on from last season's winner Lena Oberdorf of Wolfsburg and the inaugural winner of the award in 2021/22, Selma Bacha of Lyon.

naptu2:
The problem is FIFA. I know where I would like to go, but I can't go there becuase of FIFA's restrictions.

naptu2:


Well, let me see if it will show anyway.

Chiamaka Nnadozie vs Melchie Dumornay

No, this is not D1 Arkema. They weren't yet superstars here.

This is the 2018 FIFA Under 20 World Cup.

Nigeria vs Haiti

Anam Imo was brought down in the box and Rasheedat Ajibade scored the penalty.

Then it was Melchie Dumornay vs Chiamaka Nnadozie as the Haitians desperately tried to equalise.

Melchie Dumornay is now a superstar midfielder with Olympique Lyon and she is one of the best young players in the world. Chiamaka Nnadozie is now a star goalkeeper at Paris FC and she is one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

Nigeria won 1 - 0.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvrsunwsiS4?si=yIPloGNCzg-5wfyr

naptu2:
Just look at that excellent freekick by Dumornay and the excellent save by Nnadozie!

NastiLord:
This girl go sweet to knack, ma Abasi.

AbuTwins:


Oshaola Amaka!

Nutmeg bicycle kick goal!
Nutmeg inside cake?

Kaybaba5:
This girl will go far

Austindark:
Great! she did well.

The CR7 of female football.