Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
UEFA has published part one of the 2025/26 technical reports for its four major club competitions: the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women's Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Conference League. These initial reports feature sections on the Player of the Season, Revelation of the Season, Team of the Season, and Goals of the Season for each tournament.
The UEFA Champions League technical report highlights Arsenal's defensive organization and compactness in central areas during the Budapest final against Paris Saint-Germain. It also analyzes PSG's movements and positional rotations that contributed to their equalizing goal. The report credits these tactical features as key elements of the final's flow.
In the Women's Champions League final, UEFA Technical Observers focused on Barcelona's tactical flexibility and individual brilliance, which helped them overcome OL Lyon's aggressive early play in the Oslo decider.
The Europa League report emphasizes Unai Emery's dynamic tactics and pivotal set plays that led Aston Villa to a convincing victory over Freiburg in the final held in Istanbul.
For the UEFA Conference League final in Leipzig, the technical observers analyzed Crystal Palace's strong central midfield performance and defensive foundation that contributed to their success against Rayo Vallecano.
The UEFA Technical Observer Group, comprising experienced coaches and former players, collaborates with the UEFA performance analysis unit to produce these detailed reports. Previous seasons’ technical reports are available on UEFA's website.