Anthony Gordon is the fastest player still competing in this season's Champions League, according to newly recorded data. Statistics, sourced from football analysts Gradient and published by the CIES Football Observatory, reveal 29 Premier League players make up the quickest 100 stars in Europe's premier competition. Igor Tudor, who has recently taken over from Thomas Frank at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, may be tasked with saving Spurs from Premier League relegation but he will also be looking to have a crack at the latter stages of the Champions League. Carlos Forbs, who has scored twice and bagged three assists in Club Brugge's eight Champions League games to date, also clocked an impressive 35.93km/h ahead of Emmanuel Addai (35.87km/h) of Qarabag, who host Newcastle on Wednesday. Kylian Mbappe (35.67km/h) and Federico Valverde (35.53km/h) are the quickest from Real Madrid's Galacticos, who are hunting an astonishing 16th Champions League title should they first pass the test of Benfica on Tuesday.

Source: Metro February 17, 2026 18:31 UTC