Bergvall your Player of the Match after winning return to Champions League
Wed 17 September 2025, 15:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Lucas Bergvall has scooped back-to-back HSBC Player of the Match awards after his actions on our return to the Champions League proved decisive.
Having been named your Player of the Match following Saturday's win at West Ham, Lucas claimed the majority of your votes once again as we defeated Villarreal in our League Phase opener on Tuesday night.
Making his Champions League debut alongside Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence, the 19-year-old was at his industrious best once again, hustling and bustling as he continued in the number 10 role.
Having felt the emotion of walking out to the iconic Champions League anthem for the first time - something he had dreamed of since being a young boy - it didn't take long for the midfielder to make his mark on European footballs biggest stage.
Just four minutes into the game, he made a surging run down the right flank before crossing into the area. His pass was met by goalkeeper Luis Junior but the shot stopped couldn't quite get a grip of the ball and allowed it to spill from his grasp and over the line, prompting pandemonium inside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
It was an early goal we were well aware we were going to need if we were to overcame a well disciplined, organised and rather stubborn Villarreal side - and so it proved to be the decisive goal come the full-time whistle!
Of course, Lucas was aware he couldn't take all the plaudits for the goal, given the unique nature of it, but he still took his moment to have, as he described to us post-match, a 'half' celebration...
Watch the key moments from the win over Villarreal
Player of the Match | 2025/26
Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Spurs | Micky van de Ven
Spurs 3-0 Burnley - Richarlison
Manchester City 0-2 Spurs - Joao Palhinha
Spurs 0-1 AFC Bournemouth - Guglielmo Vicario
West Ham 0-3 Spurs - Lucas Bergvall
Spurs 1-0 Villarreal - Lucas Bergvall
Player of the Match awards | 2025/26
2 - Lucas Bergvall
1 - Richarlison, Joao Palhinha, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario
