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.