Arsenal 27yo nominated for Champions League Player of the Week

Martin Zubimendi has been nominated for the Champions League’s Player of the Week award, but he wasn’t the Arsenal player included in WhoScored’s Team of the Round.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Martín Zubimendi of Arsenal reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD3 match between Arsenal FC and Atletico de Madrid at Arsenal Stadium on October 21, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) — Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images

UEFA have confirmed their nominees for the Champions League Player of the Week award, with Arsenal’s Martin Zubimendi joining Dani Olmo of FC Barcelona, Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain, and Michael Olise of Bayern Munich.

Despite progressing to the semi-finals, no Atletico Madrid player received a nomination, likely due to the fact they lost to Barcelona on the night. Voting for the award is currently open here.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 07: Martin Zubimendi of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Sunderland at Emirates Stadium on February 07, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images) — Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images

Zubimendi has already been awarded the Player of the Match award for his performance against Sporting CP, bouncing back from criticism of his display against Bournemouth over the weekend.

The midfielder looked to be back to his best in the quarter-final second-leg clash, though he wasn’t named in WhoScored’s Team of the Quarter-Finals.

Instead, William Saliba made the team for his performances over the two legs, earning a 7.20 average rating for the tie.

WhoScored's Champions League Team of the Quarter-Finals 2025/26 — WhoScored’s Champions League Team of the Quarter-Finals 2025/26

With Arsenal keeping clean sheets home and away against Sporting, it seems only fair that one of the Gunners’ defenders made it in.

Paris Saint-Germain were the only other team not to concede across both legs, hence the inclusions of goalkeeper Matvey Safonov and centre-back Willian Pacho in the lineup.

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