Voted best player of the last season of the Champions League, after his many brilliant moments during PSG’s major meetings until the double, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia does not appear at all in the race for the 2026 Ballon d’Or. The Georgian winger of the Rouge et Bleu did not participate in the 2026 World Cup in North America and is therefore forgotten by almost everyone outside of Europe. But his start to the season with the Parisian team is disappointing.
While he had a full pre-season, “Kvara” only scored in the European Super Cup against Aston Villa, at the start of the season, on August 12, and then did not shake the net in five Ligue 1 matches. He remained on the sidelines during the only Champions League match on the program against Slovan Bratislava (6-1). He gave an assist during the defeat against AS Monaco (1-2).
Mute “Kvara”
Things aren’t going any better for the former Neapolitan in the selection. Kvaratskhelia missed a penalty during Georgia’s match against Northern Ireland on Friday in the Champions League, tripping over the opposing goalkeeper (65th). Willy Sagnol’s star player was not very dangerous, since he did not even hit during the entire meeting with the exception of his “peno”. Georges Mikautadze, more prominent up front, did not save his team from a defeat at home.
The Northern Irish indeed snatched victory after added time. On a cross from Trai Hume, who faced Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Fulham midfielder Shea Charles gave a first victory in the Nations League by beating Giorgi Mamardashvili (90th + 9). Georgia hosts Ukraine in four days, again in Tbilisi, while Northern Ireland hosts Hungary.
