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Lucas Beribal (Tottenham), born in 2006, is flying.
The secretariat of the English Premier League (EPL) officially announced Veribal as the Player of the Matchweek on the 16th (Korea time).
Tottenham beat West Ham 3-0 in the away game of the EPL in the 2025-2026 season at London Stadium in London, England on the 14th. Tottenham won their first game after the A-match break. He ranked second with three wins and one loss (nine points).
One of the players who shone in the match was Veribal. He started and scored an additional goal in the 12th minute of the second half. It was his EPL debut goal. He also helped Mickey van der Penn score in the 19th minute of the second half. Beribal left one goal and one assist alone on the day.
After the game, the BBC gave Veribal an 8.27 rating, the highest between the two teams. The BBC reported that Veribal made several brilliant passes after being deployed as a flanker. They were responsible for numerous attacks. He had an 89 percent pass success rate. He scored goals and assists and praised him for his outstanding performance.
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The EPL won first place with 'Verival's 27% support in fan voting. They beat Martin Subimendi (25%), Erling Holan (23%), Moises Caicedo (Chelsea, 8%), Robin Loops (Sunderland) and Antoine Semeno (Bonmouth, 6%), Nick Boltemade (Newcastle, 4%), and Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, 1%). Beribal is the third Tottenham player to receive the honor this season. For Tottenham, Hishalisson (1 week) and João Palinha (2 weeks) each won 'the main player'.
Meanwhile, Beribal continued his performance in the first European Champions League (UCL) phase of the 2025-2026 season against Villarreal (Spain) at home on the 17th. Tottenham took the lead with a lucky opponent's own goal in the fourth minute of the first half when the game was 0-0. Beribal drove the ball from the opponent's right side to the penalty area and crossed toward Hishalisson, who was rushing to the gate. At this time, Villarreal goalkeeper Luis Junior tried to catch the ball first but missed it. The ball rolled into the goal and became an own goal. Tottenham held the lead until the end and took the victory. As a result, Tottenham won its first UCL return match since the 2022-2023 season. Tottenham manager Thomas Frank's UCL debut - debut win. In addition, Tottenham continued its unbeaten streak (17 wins and 4 draws) in 21 home matches at the UEFA Championship. Beribal was named the Player of the Match after the game.
Beribal was considered a more promising player in the future than he is now. He was scolded by Son Heung-min during a showdown against the team's K League at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in 2024. Son Heung-min instructed Veribal to do something one after another during the cooling break. At the time, Beribal was "about pressure. We just talked about the pressure we have to do in the game. Son Heung-min said he should press harder. However, he has grown up with Son Heung-min's passionate teaching.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
