Vinícius Júnior wins fan vote for Champions League Goal of the League Phase
Friday, February 7, 2025
Article summary
Vinícius Júnior's strike on Matchday 7 has been voted UEFA Champions League Goal of the League Phase by fans.
Article top media content
Article body
Vinícius Júnior's second goal for Real Madrid against Salzburg has been voted as the fans' 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Goal of the League Phase, presented by Heineken.
The Brazilian winger provided a sublime finishing touch at the end of a sweeping counterattack, evading his marker with a sharp chop before finding the bottom right corner with a precise left-footed finish.
Erling Haaland finished second in the vote thanks to his acrobatic back-heeled finish against Sparta Praha on Matchday 3, with Zeno Debast completing the top three for his stunning long-range strike in Sporting CP's Matchday 1 victory over Lille.
Fans' 2024/25 UEFA Champions League Goal of the League Phase
1. Vinícius Júnior, REAL MADRID 5-1 Salzburg (Matchday 7)
2. Erling Haaland, MAN CITY 5-0 Sparta Praha (Matchday 3)
3. Zeno Debast, SPORTING CP 2-0 Lille (Matchday 1)
4. Hakan Çalhanoğlu, INTER 4-0 Crvena Zvezda (Matchday 2)
5. Johan Bakayoko, PSV 3-2 Liverpool (Matchday 8)
6. Guélor Kanga, Young Boys 0-1 CRVENA ZVEZDA (Matchday 8)
7. Anis Hadj Moussa, FEYENOORD 1-3 Salzburg (Matchday 4)
8. Lazar Samardžić, Young Boys 1-6 ATALANTA (Matchday 5)
9. Kevin Wimmer, Celtic 5-1 S. BRATISLAVA (Matchday 1)
10. Christoph Baumgartner, LEIPZIG 2-3 Aston Villa (Matchday 6)
Kerem Aktürkoğlu took the honours in 2023/24, while the previous two seasons saw Lionel Messi win the UEFA Champions League Goal of the Group Stage votes.