13th September 2017
One of those 'injuries' which the whole world soon found out about. Spanish international Marco Asensio missed Real Madrid's first Champions League match of 2017/18 because of a leg injury. He had shaved his legs - the razor was dirty - a hair follicle on his leg became infected causing a pimple - and so he couldn't pull one of his socks up. Must have been painful! Shaving chest too??
But, Lineker always has the final word......
On 13 September 2006, Arsenal defeated Hamburg 1-2 in their opening UEFA Champions League, group stage match before a crowd of 51,258 at Arena Hamburg. The match was notable for the fact that, for a 42-minute period, the Arsenal side was comprised of 11 different nationalities.
Arsenal's starting eleven included ten different nationalities. The only duplicate was the Ivory Coast, due to the presence of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboué in defence. Toure suffered a thigh injury, however, and was replaced by Justin Hoyte in the 28th minute. At that point, the Gunners on the pitch were Jens Lehmann (Germany), Emmanuel Eboué (Ivory Coast), Johann Djourou (Switzerland), Justin Hoyte (England), William Gallas (France), Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic), Gilberto Silva (Brazil), Cesc Fàbregas (Spain), Alexander Hleb (Belarus), Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo), and Robin van Persie (Netherlands). That combination lasted until the 69th minute, when van Persie was substituted in favour of a second Brazilian, striker Julio Baptista.
The match itself was never in doubt, as Hamburg keeper Sascha Kirschstein was sent off in the 10th minute for tripping van Persie. Gilberto Silva converted the ensuing spot kick and Rosický added a second goal in the 53rd minute. Hamburg's Boubacar Sanogo pulled one back in the 90th minute, but it was too late for the undermanned side to complete a comeback and the match ended 1-2 in Arsenal's favor.
As if eleven nationalities weren't enough, Arsenal had two more "nations" on bench. Team sheet below
Starting lineup:
GoalkeeperJens Lehmann
DefenderGaël Clichy
Defender/Centre backPhilippe Senderos
Defender/MidfielderEmmanuel Eboué
Defender/MidfielderKolo Touré
MidfielderCesc Fabregas
MidfielderMathieu Flamini
MidfielderAleksandr Hleb
MidfielderFreddie Ljungberg
ForwardThierry Henry
ForwardRobin van Persie
Substitutions:
| Emmanuel Adebayor forRobin van Persie | 70 |
| Theo Walcott forFreddie Ljungberg | 75 |
| Julio Baptista forAleksandr Hleb | 81 |
On the bench:
Midfielder/ForwardTheo Walcott (England !!)
ForwardEmmanuel Adebayor (Togo)
Unused substitutes: Manuel Almunia, Gilberto Silva, Johann Djourou and Justin Hoyte (England!!!)
The 2006–07 season was the 109th season of competitive football played by Arsenal. It was the first season in which home matches were played at the over-60,000 capacity Emirates Stadium; the club's former ground Highbury was to be redeveloped as residential housing.
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