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We look at each UEFA Champions League club’s designated penalty takers for the 2025/2026 season.
SetPieceTakers.com is your ultimate source for all things set pieces, and today, we’re unraveling the mystery behind the Champions League penalties for each club in the UEFA Champions League’s 2025/2026 season.
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Penalty Takers Champions League
UEFA Champions League penalty takers 2025/26 season. Updated weekly with current penalty responsibilities for all 36 teams.
Summary of Penalty Statistics – GW1 so far
Total Penalties Awarded: 5 penalties across all matches
Penalties Converted: 5/5 (100% success rate)
Penalty Takers:
- Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) – 2/2 penalties
- Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund) – 1/1 penalty
- Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise) – 1/1 penalty
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 1/1 penalty
Table: Penalty takers Champions League 2025/26
This real-time list of the UCL penalty takers is designed to keep you well-informed throughout the season, ensuring you have the latest information. It’s a valuable resource for fantasy football managers who want to make informed decisions about their squads.
| Team | Country | Penalty Taker(s) | Pens Taken | Pens Scored | Pens Missed | Conversion Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions League | ALL | Global | 18 | 13 | 5 | 72,22% |
| Real Madrid | ESP | Kylian Mbappé | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Bodø/Glimt | NOR | Kasper Høgh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0,00% |
| Newcastle United | ENG | Anthony Gordon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Bayern München | GER | Harry Kane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Borussia Dortmund | GER | R. Bensebaini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | BEL | Promise David | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Atalanta | ITA | Samardžić | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Atlético Madrid | ESP | Julián Álvarez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Galatasaray | TUR | Victor Osimhen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Monaco | FRA | Maghnes Akliouche | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0,00% |
| Monaco | FRA | Eric Dier | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | Barcola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0,00% |
| Sporting CP | POR | Luis Suárez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100,00% |
| Sporting CP | POR | Morten Hjulmand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0,00% |
| Ajax | NED | Steven Berghuis | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ajax | NED | Wout Weghorst | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arsenal | ENG | Viktor Gyökeres | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arsenal | ENG | Bukayo Saka | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atalanta | ITA | Pasalic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Athletic Club | ESP | Nico Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Athletic Club | ESP | Sancet | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Atlético Madrid | ESP | Alexander Sørloth | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barcelona | ESP | Lamine | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barcelona | ESP | Lewandowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barcelona | ESP | Rapinha | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bayern München | GER | Michael Olise | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benfica | POR | Ángel Di María | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benfica | POR | Orkun Kökçü | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bodø/Glimt | NOR | Jens Petter Hauge | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | GER | Guirassy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chelsea | ENG | Cole Palmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chelsea | ENG | João Pedro | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chelsea | ENG | Enzo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club Brugge | BEL | Maxim De Cuyper | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Club Brugge | BEL | Christos Tzoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Copenhagen | DEN | Magnus Mattsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | GER | Jonathan Burkardt | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inter Milan | ITA | Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inter Milan | ITA | Lautaro Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juventus | ITA | David | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Juventus | ITA | Vlahović | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kairat Almaty | KAZ | Dastan Satpayev | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kairat Almaty | KAZ | Aleksandr Martynovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | ENG | Mohamed Salah | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | ENG | Cody Gakpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liverpool | ENG | Alexis Mac Allister | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manchester City | ENG | Erling Haaland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manchester City | ENG | Omar Marmoush | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marseille | FRA | Mason Greenwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Napoli | ITA | Lukaku | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Napoli | ITA | de Bruyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Napoli | ITA | Lucca | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olympiacos | GRE | Ayoub El Kaabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Olympiacos | GRE | Rodinei | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pafos | CYP | Muamer Tanković | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pafos | CYP | Anderson Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | FRA | Ousmane Dembélé | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | NED | Guus Til | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | NED | Ivan Perisic | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PSV Eindhoven | NED | Joey Veerman | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qarabağ | AZE | Yassine Benzia | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qarabağ | AZE | Toral Bayramov | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid | ESP | Vinícius Júnior | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid | ESP | Jude Bellingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Slavia Praha | CZE | Tomáš Chorý | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Slavia Praha | CZE | Matěj Jurásek | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | ENG | Dominic Solanke | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | ENG | Richarlison | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | ENG | Mathys Tel | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union Saint-Gilloise | BEL | Raul Florucz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Villarreal | ESP | Gerard Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Villarreal | ESP | Dani Parejo | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Last updated: | 02/10/2025 |
All updates will stem from who is regularly taking set pieces for each team as time goes on. If the penalty taker changes or someone loses ownership, it’ll be reflected in this list – helpful for you throughout the season.
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FAQ – Who Takes Penalties for Each UCL Team?
Who takes penalties for Ajax in the 2025/26 Champions League?
Steven Berghuis is Ajax’s main penalty taker, with Wout Weghorst also available.
Who is the penalty taker for Arsenal in the UCL 25/26 campaign?
Viktor Gyökeres leads Arsenal’s list, while Bukayo Saka serves as backup.
Which player takes spot-kicks for Atalanta in this year’s Champions League?
Charles de Ketelaere and Mario Pašalić are trusted for penalties at Atalanta.
Who handles penalties for Athletic Club now in the current European campaign?
Nico Williams and Oihan Sancet are the designated shooters for Athletic Club.
Who takes penalties for Atlético Madrid in the 25/26 Champions League?
Julián Álvarez is the main taker, with Alexander Sørloth another option.
Who is on penalty duty for Barcelona in this season’s UCL?
Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha are available to take penalties for Barcelona.
Which player takes penalties for Bayer Leverkusen in the current Champions League campaign?
Patrik Schick is Leverkusen’s designated penalty taker.
Who takes spot-kicks for Bayern München in the 2025/26 Champions League season?
Harry Kane is the first choice, while Michael Olise can also step up.
Who takes penalties for Benfica now in the current UCL campaign?
Ángel Di María and Orkun Kökçü are Benfica’s penalty takers.
Who is the penalty taker for Bodø/Glimt in the 25/26 Champions League?
Kasper Høgh and Jens Petter Hauge handle penalty responsibilities for Bodø/Glimt.
Which player takes penalties for Borussia Dortmund in the UCL this season?
Serhou Guirassy is Borussia Dortmund’s primary penalty taker.
Who is on penalty duty for Chelsea in the current Champions League season?
Cole Palmer is Chelsea’s first choice, with João Pedro and Enzo Fernández also possible.
Who takes spot-kicks for Club Brugge in the UCL 25/26 season?
Maxim De Cuyper and Christos Tzolis share penalty duty at Club Brugge.
Who takes penalties for Copenhagen in this Champions League campaign?
Magnus Mattsson is Copenhagen’s designated penalty taker.
Who takes penalties for Eintracht Frankfurt in the UCL 2025/26 season?
Jonathan Burkardt is the penalty taker for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Who takes penalties for Galatasaray now in the current Champions League?
Victor Osimhen is the first choice, with Álvaro Morata also available.
Who takes penalties for Inter Milan in the 25/26 Champions League season?
Hakan Çalhanoğlu is Inter’s top taker, with Lautaro Martínez as backup.
Who takes penalties for Juventus in the current UCL campaign?
Jonathan David and Dušan Vlahović are Juventus’s penalty takers.
Which player takes penalties for Kairat Almaty in the 25/26 European Cup season?
Dastan Satpayev and Aleksandr Martynovich take penalties for Kairat Almaty.
Who is the penalty taker for Liverpool in this Champions League season?
Mohamed Salah is Liverpool’s first choice, with Cody Gakpo and Alexis Mac Allister also options.
Who takes penalties for Manchester City in the current UCL campaign?
Erling Haaland leads the list, with Omar Marmoush as an alternative.
Who handles penalties for Marseille now in the 2025/26 Champions League?
Mason Greenwood is Marseille’s penalty taker.
Who takes penalties for Monaco in this year’s European Cup?
Folarin Balogun is Monaco’s designated penalty shooter.
Who takes penalties for Napoli in the UCL 25/26 campaign?
Romelu Lukaku, Kevin De Bruyne, and Lorenzo Lucca are available to take penalties for Napoli.
Who is the penalty taker for Newcastle United in the current Champions League season?
Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schär are on penalty duty for Newcastle United.
Which player takes spot-kicks for Olympiacos in the 25/26 UCL campaign?
Ayoub El Kaabi and Rodinei are Olympiacos’s penalty takers.
Who is on penalty duty for Pafos in this Champions League season?
Muamer Tanković and Anderson Silva share spot-kick responsibility for Pafos.
Who takes penalties for Paris Saint-Germain in the current UCL season?
Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha are PSG’s designated penalty takers.
Who takes penalties for PSV Eindhoven in the 2025/26 Champions League campaign?
Guus Til, Ivan Perišić, and Joey Veerman can take penalties for PSV.
Who takes spot-kicks for Qarabağ now in the UCL?
Yassine Benzia and Toral Bayramov are the designated takers for Qarabağ.
Which player takes penalties for Real Madrid in this year’s Champions League?
Kylian Mbappé is first choice, with Vinícius Júnior and Jude Bellingham also options.
Who handles penalties for Slavia Praha in the 25/26 European Cup season?
Tomáš Chorý and Matěj Jurásek are Slavia’s penalty shooters.
Who takes penalties for Sporting CP in the 2025/26 Champions League?
Luis Suárez and Pedro Gonçalves are Sporting’s penalty takers.
Who is on penalty duty for Tottenham Hotspur in the UCL this season?
Dominic Solanke, Richarlison, and Mathys Tel are Spurs’ options from the spot.
Which player takes penalties for Union Saint-Gilloise now in the Champions League?
Promise David and Raul Florucz take penalties for Union Saint-Gilloise.
Who takes penalties for Villarreal in the UCL 25/26 season?
Gerard Moreno and Dani Parejo are Villarreal’s reliable spot-kick takers.
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