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On 24 January 2026, García scored a late winner in a 1–0 win over Wolfsburg to ensure Leverkusen's sixth consecutive win in a row, and was later awarded Player of the Month for January, having also assisted the sole goals in wins over [[VfB Stuttgart]] and Hoffenheim.<ref name=Felix/><ref name=Variety/> He assisted both of Leverkusen's goals and was named man of the match in a 2–2 draw with [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the Champions League round of 16 on 24 February, though Liverpool won the reverse fixture at [[Anfield]] 4–0.<ref name=Felix/> He scored a hat-trick in a 3–1 against [[VfL Bochum]] on 21 March, and was named Player of the Month for March, his tenth award.<ref name=Felix/><ref name=Variety/> On 4 April, he assisted twice and scored a late equaliser a 3–3 draw with closest title challengers RB Leipzig, and later scored and assisted in a 3–2 away win over Bayern Munich on 18 April.<ref name=Felix/><ref name=Variety/> He scored the sole goal against Eintracht Frankfurt on 2 May to put Leverkusen one win away from the Bundesliga title.<ref name=Felix/> On 16 May, he assisted twice in a 3–1 win against Stuttgart that sealed the [[Bundesliga]] title for Leverkusen, and later scored the sole goal in Leverkusen's final league match of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach.<ref name=Felix/> In the [[DFB-Pokal|2026 DFB-Pokal final]] against Eintracht Frankfurt, he created two Frankfurt [[own goal]]s from corner kicks (both by winger [[Ansgar Knauff]]) to put Leverkusen 1–0 and 3–2 ahead respectively; however, Frankfurt would go on to win the match 4–3 [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|after extra time]].<ref name=Felix/>

García finished the season with 53 goal contributions in 4345 games in all competitions (23 goals and 30 assists), almost matching his output from the previous season; his numbers were one of the highest of any player in Europe, and the most of any under-21 player.<ref name=Felix/> He was named [[Bundesliga Awards|Bundesliga Player of the Season]] for the second season in a row, with 18 goals and 22 assists in 33 games.<ref name=Felix/> His 22 assists were the second most in any Bundesliga season ever, behind his own tally of 26 in the previous campaign.<ref name=Felix/> Owing to his individual form, league title win and performances at the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], he later placed third in the [[Ballon d'Or|2026 Ballon d'Or]].<ref name=Felix/>

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