In the first round of the UEFA Champions League league phase, Azerbaijani club Sabah made history during their away match against Manchester United.

According to Offsideplus.az citing OptaJoe, Sabah head coach Valdas Dambrauskas fielded a starting eleven consisting of players from 11 different countries. This marks a unique historic milestone in UEFA Champions League history.

Sabah's historic starting XI:

  • Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan)

  • Akim Zedadka (Algeria)

  • Rahman Dashdemirov (Azerbaijan)

  • Aden McCarthy (South Africa)

  • Timoteusz Puchacz (Poland)

  • Umarali Rakhmonaliyev (Uzbekistan)

  • Ivan Lepinica (Croatia)

  • Kaheem Parris (Jamaica)

  • Veljko Simic (Serbia)

  • Christian Nwachukwu (Nigeria)

  • Joy-Lance Mickels (Rwanda)