Day 2 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase was played this week. UEFA then organizes various fan votes. Paris Saint-Germain, who lost to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium (2-0, video highlights Arsenal/PSG), had no player in contention for the Champions League Player of the Year award. The competition was between Karim Adeyemi (22-year-old Borussia Dortmund striker), Mehdi Taremi (32-year-old FC Porto striker), Dusan Vlahovic (24-year-old Juventus Turin striker) and Adballah Sima (23-year-old Stade Brestois striker). The former won.
1st: Karim Adeyemi
2nd: Dušan Vlahović
3rd: Medhi Taremi
4th: Abdallah Sima
🎩 The hat-trick hero takes Player of the Week! 🏆@PlayStationEU || #UCLPOTW pic.twitter.com/L1J0mQKoou
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 3, 2024
Not a surprising victory for a player who scored a hat-trick. Goals aren’t the only way to judge a player, but scoring 3 is obviously a huge point. It was enough to overtake Vlahovic this time, who scored a very fine double.
In any case, as usual, the competition was fierce. It was good to see a Ligue 1 player in the final.