2026 Ballon d’Or: Organisers Release List Of Nominees In Champions League Squads

The organisers of the Ballon d’Or have released a detailed list of nominees who will feature for clubs in the 2026/2027 Champions League.

The list was released following Thursday evening’s Champions League league-phase draw.

The competition will feature two previous Ballon d’Or winners: Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain, who won the award in 2025, and Rodri of Barcelona, who won it in 2024.

Below is the breakdown of the four Champions League pots and the Ballon d’Or nominees representing each club.

Pot 1

Paris Saint-Germain (France): Ousmane Dembélé (1 nomination – 2025 winner), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (2), Vitinha (2), Marquinhos (1), Fabián Ruiz (1), Nuno Mendes (1), Achraf Hakimi (1), Désiré Doué (1), João Neves (1).

Bayern Munich (Germany): Harry Kane (7 nominations), Manuel Neuer (4), Joshua Kimmich (1), Luis Díaz (1), Kim Min-Jae (1), Jamal Musiala (1), Michael Olise (1).

Real Madrid (Spain): Kylian Mbappé (8 nominations), Bernardo Silva (4), Vinícius Júnior (4), Jude Bellingham (3), Thibaut Courtois (2), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2), Antonio Rüdiger (2), Denzel Dumfries (1), Federico Valverde (1).

Manchester City (England): Erling Haaland (5 nominations), Phil Foden (3), Rúben Dias (3), Gianluigi Donnarumma (2), Joško Gvardiol (1).

Atlético Madrid (Spain): Jan Oblak (2 nominations), Julián Álvarez (1), Ademola Lookman (1), Alejandro Grimaldo (1).

Liverpool (England): Virgil van Dijk (3 nominations), Florian Wirtz (2), Alisson Becker (1), Alexis Mac Allister (1).

FC Barcelona (Spain): Rodri (4 nominations – 2024 winner), Lamine Yamal (2), Pedri (2), Frenkie de Jong (1), Dani Olmo (1), Raphinha (1), João Cancelo (1).

Arsenal (England): Martin Ødegaard (2 nominations), Declan Rice (2), Bukayo Saka (2), William Saliba (1), Viktor Gyökeres (1).

Inter Milan (Italy): Lautaro Martínez (4 nominations), Nicolò Barella (2), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (1).

Pot 2

Borussia Dortmund (Germany): Serhou Guirassy (1 nomination).

Manchester United (England): Matthijs de Ligt (1 nomination), Bruno Fernandes (1), Mason Mount (1).

Aston Villa (England): Emiliano Martínez (2 nominations).

AS Roma (Italy): Paulo Dybala (2 nominations).

Real Betis (Spain): Isco Alarcón (2 nominations).

Sporting CP (Portugal): No nominees in the squad.

Porto (Portugal): No nominees in the squad.

Club Brugge (Belgium): No nominees in the squad.

PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands): No nominees in the squad.

Pot 3

Napoli (Italy): Kevin De Bruyne (8 nominations), Scott McTominay (1).

Galatasaray (Turkey): Victor Osimhen (1 nomination).

Fenerbahçe (Turkey): N’Golo Kanté (3 nominations), Romelu Lukaku (1).

Villarreal (Spain): Gerard Moreno (1 nomination – 2021).

Feyenoord (Netherlands): No nominees in the squad.

Lille (France): No nominees in the squad.

Bodø/Glimt (Norway): No nominees in the squad.

RB Leipzig (Germany): No nominees in the squad.

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine): No nominees in the squad.

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Pot 4

Slavia Prague (Czech Republic): No nominated players in the squad.

Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia): No nominees in the squad.

Stuttgart (Germany): No nominated players in the squad.

AEK Athens (Greece): No nominated players in the squad.

LASK (Austria): No nominated players in the squad.

Como (Italy): No nominated players in the squad.

RC Lens (France): No nominated players in the squad.

Viking (Norway): No nominated players in the squad.

Sabah FK (Azerbaijan): No nominees in the squad.