The full analysis of the performance of 10 Argentine players who appeared in the first round of the Champions League: Two goals shine + surprise + upset!

The 2025/26 Champions League group stage kicked off, with 10 Argentine players making appearances in the first round of the Champions League, contributing two goals and many exciting performances, accompanied by an unexpected upset. In addition, Franko Mastantono completed his Champions League debut.

Analysis of the first round performance of Argentine players in the Champions League:

1. [Franko Mastantono]

Team: Real Madrid.

Event performance: 63 minutes in Real Madrid's 2-1 defeat of Marseille. Active performance and created scoring opportunities many times - in an attack, his shot hit the post; in the early stage of the game, he also formed a one-on-one match with the opponent's goalkeeper, but was eventually saved.

2. [Geronemo Ruli]

Team: Marseille.

Event performance: The whole game performed excellently, and he completed key saves many times. Real Madrid can only score with Mbappe's two penalty kicks in the game, and Ruli is the absolute guarantee for the team's defensive end. Although there have been several mistakes in the passing process at the feet, they have built a solid defense for Marseille with their many wonderful rescues.

3. [Nicholas Otamendi]

Team: Benfica.

Event Performance: Captain Benfica, the team was reversed from a 2-0 lead to a 2-3 loss in Lisbon's home game against Karabach. The defender, known as the "Commander", failed to prevent the team from suffering an unexpected defeat.

4. [Christian Romero]

Team: Tottenham Hotspur.

Event performance: As the "iron gate" of Tottenham's defense line, the team performed stably and extremely deterrently in the game against Villarreal in London, and was the absolute core of the defense line.

5. [Leonardo Valerdi]

Team: Marseille.

Event performance: Showing top level in the Bernabeu Stadium. As the captain of Marseille, the central defender is the leader of the defense line, completing key interceptions many times and even successfully resolved several defensive crises against Mbappe.

6. [Kevin McAllister]

Team: San Giros United.

Event Performance: Completed a fantastic Champions League debut with the team. As a defender, he played a key role in the defensive end and also scored in a set piece offense to secure a 3-1 victory for the Belgian side in the away game against Eindhoven.

7. [Faquento Medina]

Team: Marseille.

Event performance: serves as the central defender in Marseille against Real Madrid. During the game, he was awarded a controversial penalty for defending Vinicius' cross, which became a key node for Real Madrid to overtake the score.

8. [Enzo Barrenecea]

Team: Benfica.

Event performance: In the match against Karabach, he took advantage of the corner kick opportunity and headed the ball with a keen sense of smell in front of the goal, scoring a 1-0 goal for the team, which was also his first goal in Benfica's Champions League. The whole game was played for 90 minutes and was active throughout the whole game.

9. [Juan Voith]

Team: Villarreal.

Event Performance: As the Captain of Villarreal, in the away game when the team lost to Tottenham, he performed remarkably as a central defender and showed stable defensive ability.

10. [Gianluca Prestiani]

Team: Benfica.

Event performance: In the 2-2 draw with Benfica and Karabach, he replaced Andreas Sheldrup in the final (about the 70th minute). After appearing, he actively participated in the offense and tried to create threats many times.