UEFA Europa League 2025/26: Every Performance of the Week winner

Ambitious, bold and dynamic sides put themselves to the test in every UEFA Europa League matchweek, challenging to make waves in continental competition.

The sides that take it to the next level each matchday earn recognition in the Performance of the Week vote, powered by Hankook, which celebrates resilience, persistence and brilliance.

UEFA.com tracks every Performance of the Week winner.

Matchday 1: Young Boys 1-4 Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos got their league phase campaign off to a stunning start, racing into a 3-0 lead within 20 minutes to set the tone for a dominant display in Switzerland. Karol Świderski's instinctive flick got the ball rolling, before Moroccan forward Anass Zaroury netted a quick-fire double, first striking with a half-volley before pouncing on a rebound from close range to silence Stadion Wankdorf.

Young Boys did pull one back through Saidy Janko, but in the second half Zaroury completed his hat-trick – the first of this season's competition – with an instinctive effort to cap off a hugely satisfactory night for the Greek side. "The greatest reward for a coach is watching his team bring passion and conviction to the pitch," said coach Christos Kontis, sentiments underlined by Panathinaikos winning 62% of their duels on the night. "Tonight, the players delivered exactly that."

Matchday 2: Sturm Graz 2-1 Rangers

Sturm bounced back from a disappointing defeat to Midtjylland on Matchday 1 by putting in a superb performance to deservedly beat Rangers and secure a fourth consecutive home victory in UEFA competition.

Midfielder Tomi Horvat gave the hosts the lead in the seventh minute after beating a defender before turning and accurately firing into the corner. Horvat then turned provider with an exquisite through ball from a free-kick to set up Otar Kiteishvili to double the lead. Although Rangers pulled one back through Djeidi Gassama early in the second half, Sturm held on for a vitally important three points.

Matchday 3: Brann 3-0 Rangers

Danny Röhl's first game as Rangers coach may not be one the German remembers with much fondness in the years to come, with Brann comprehensively defeating the Glasgow giants in Norway, through goals from Emil Kornvig, Jacob Sørensen and Noah Holm. The scale of the upset was underlined by the gap in UEFA club coefficients, with Brann ranked 139th compared to Rangers' 36th.

"Rangers are such a big football club, and I think this is something everyone in Bergen will remember for a long time," said Brann boss Freyr Alexandersson, while captain Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen added: "We had good control through the match. Many of the boys played their best game of the season."

Matchday 4: Braga 3-4 Genk

Genk brought an end to Braga's 100% record with a memorable away win. The Belgian side fell behind to Rodrigo Zalazar's 30th-minute strike but Daan Heymans' headed leveller in first-half stoppage time meant spirits were high ahead of the second half. "It gave us the confidence we needed to start the second half stronger" coach Thorsten Fink said at full-time.

Yira Sor and Hyeongyu Oh finishes punctuated that strong start to the second half before Zalazar pulled one back, though Yaimar Medina curled in just one minute later to restore Genk's two-goal cushion. Their advantage came under threat once more when Fran Navarro bundled home in the 86th minute, but they held on to reap the rewards of a clinical performance, scoring four goals from nine shots on the night. "We were efficient in our chances, and that's essential at European level," beamed Heymans.

Matchday 5: Feyenoord 1-3 Celtic

Brought in as an emergency manager after six years out of the game, Martin O'Neill has brought smiles back to Celtic faces following a difficult start to the season, with this success in Rotterdam a new high for the 73-year-old. "My two daughters were all for going for it, but my wife said I'd probably mess it up," he said of his decision to answer his old club's distress call. "I haven't messed it up so far. It's been great. The results are what you live by and they've been terrific."

Panic did not set in after the Hoops conceded early at De Kuip, with goals from Hyunjun Yang and Reo Hatate giving Celtic the lead by the interval. Steady at the back and incisive when opportunities came, they added a flourish late on as Benjamin Nygren pinged in a third goal off the underside of the crossbar. "I said to the players: 'You will get a chance to play tonight,'" explained O'Neill. "We took that chance."

Matchday 6: FCSB 4-3 Feyenoord

"I think it's the most beautiful and crazy victory of my coaching career," beamed FCSB's Cypriot boss Elias Charalambous after this extraordinary turnaround in Bucharest. "The biggest victory I've achieved since I've been here." The Romanian champions took an 11th-minute lead, but were 3-1 down early in the second half.

What followed was a startling Lazarus act; Mihai Toma quickly headed them back into contention, and Mamadou Thiam levelled on 87 minutes before Juri Cisotti gift-wrapped an added-time winner for captain Florin Tănase. FCSB's ruthlessness in front of goal told the story, posting the highest shot-conversion rate of the entire league stage (57%). "We played against a very powerful team and everyone thought they would win," said Tănase. "It's a historic match for me."

Matchday 7: Brann 3-3 Midtjylland

Trailing 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 at various stages, Brann emerged with a point in dramatic fashion. It was the visitors who were in front after just four minutes, only to be clawed back by Noah Holm before the midway point of the first half. Emil Kornvig was responsible for Brann's second equaliser of the night on 68 minutes, but Midtjylland promptly went ahead once more moments later.

Time looked to be slipping away from the hosts as they sought to make it a hat-trick of comebacks, yet an added-time penalty handed them a lifeline. Joachim Soltvedt held his nerve in the tenth minute of added time with what was the last kick of the game. "I was nervous, I have to admit that honestly," said Soltvedt. "It was a big moment for me personally, and probably for many in the stands too."

Matchday 8: Aston Villa 3-2 Salzburg

Aston Villa produced one of the comebacks of the league phase, recovering from two goals down to claim a 3-2 win that secured second place in the table. After a first half in which they recorded three shots on target (0.43 xG), Villa raised the tempo after the interval, finishing the match with 11 second-half attempts worth 1.12 expected goals.

The turnaround was completed in the 87th minute by 19-year-old Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba, who was introduced from the bench to score his first senior goal on his first appearance in the competition.