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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
More news from Opta...Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard are the first pair for Arsenal to assist each other's goals as substitutes in the Champions League.
Summary
Follow live coverage of six games on opening night of Champions League
Calamitous own goal puts Tottenham 1-0 up against Villarreal
Watch BBC Radio 5 Live Champions League Final Score at top of page, including commentary from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Real Madrid drawing 1-1 at home to Marseille as Alexander-Arnold off injured
Arsenal beat Athletic Club 2-0 as subs Martinelli & Trossard both score
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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Two minutes left. Piero Hincapie and Christian Nørgaard have come on to see the Gunners over the line.
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This Arteta chap has the makings of a half decent manager if you ask me.
Lyle
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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Arsenal's next Champions League opponents?
Home to Olympiakos on 1 October.
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The benefit of the depth Arsenal have built is every player who doesn't start will want to make an impression when they come on. There will be no drop off bringing on subs this year. We have so many top class 'finishers' to bring on when other teams tire.
Matt, Leeds
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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Into a minimum of six additional minutes.
Would Arsenal have won games like this a couple of seasons ago - or even last season?
They've hit Athletic Club where it hurts and the home fans, who have been noisy all game, are heading home disappointed.
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PSV 1-3 Union Saint-Gilloise
The hosts managed to get a goal back but it won't take away from an excellent Champions League debut for Union Saint-Gilloise.
They went two ahead before the break in their first league phase game before Kevin Mac Allister added a third after the break.
The Belgians were better throughout, produced the best chances, could have scored more and absorbed pressure well at the back.
A commanding win to kick off their campaign.
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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Ally McCoist
Former Rangers striker on TNT SportsThat's all about Martinelli. Rice gives him the ball really early and he uses raw, aggressive pace to get by Gorosabel and once he does, he picks out Trossard.
You think Trossard is going to hit it earlier but he buys himself a bit of time and it comes off Vivian as it goes past the keeper. The substitutions have worked out perfectly for Arteta.
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Super subs Trossard and Martinelli strike again.
Marv, Bangor
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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard each have one goal and one assist since coming off the bench.
Will Mikel Arteta be taking the credit for those changes?
GOAL - PSV 1-3 Union Saint-Gilloisepublished at 19:35 BST
Ruben van Bommel (90 mins)
A late dent in Union Saint-Gilloise's advantage.
Ruben van Bommel pulls one back for the hosts.
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Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San MamesThree points are heading back to London. It's absolutely superb from Gabriel Martinelli, he pulled it back to Leandro Trossard and he finishes with his second touch.
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Leandro Trossard
It's the super-subs show!
After Gabriel Martinelli came off the bench to put the Gunners ahead, now Leandro Trossard has found the net to double the lead.
Trossard's attempt takes a heavy deflection and the home side claim there was a foul in the build-up but the goal stands and Arsenal are well on their way to three points.
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Athletic Club 0-1 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San MamesThis is not the time for potential for Arsenal. It's about taking that expectation and potential into delivering something and the experience will stand these players in great stead.
It's coming to places like this, it might not be pretty but you're looking at the scoresheet and it says one nil, and at the moment they've got three points.
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Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Arsenal
Six minutes of normal time left.
A very professional performance by Arsenal if they see this out.
Three points and another Champions League clean sheet.
They had conceded just 18 in 24 matches in Europe's premier competition before tonight under Mikel Arteta.
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Athletic Club 0-1 Arsenal
Athletic Club are running out of time. Ten minutes or so left on the clock.
A double change for the home side who send on Alejandro Rego and Nico Serrano for Mikel Vesga and Unai Gomez.
Gomez had come on earlier as a sub but got injured.
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All the new signings and it’s the forgotten men Trossard and Martinelli that make the breakthrough! Squad depth!
Pete
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Athletic Club 0-1 Arsenal
Paul Robinson
Former Tottenham goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at San MamesIt's about concentration for Arsenal now and seeing the job through.
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Athletic Club 0-1 Arsenal
70:00: 0-0
70:35: Martinelli replaces Eze
71:11: Martinelli fires the Gunners ahead to send 2,000 travelling Arsenal fans wild.
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Kevin Mac Allister (81 mins)
The home fans are stunned.
Union Saint-Gilloise, the Champions League debutants, are 3-0 up.
An inswinging corner comes in and Kevin Mac Allister bundles into it to turn the ball over the line.
What a night for the Belgians!
UEFA Champions League Scores & Fixtures
Tuesday 16th September
UEFA Champions League Table
On Tuesday 16th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Tottenham Hotspur, Position 4, Points 3
- Villarreal, Position 34, Points 0
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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3 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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9 Ajax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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15 Bodø / Glimt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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17 Club Brugge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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19 København | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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20 Galatasaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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22 Kairat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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28 Olympiakos Piraeus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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30 Pafos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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31 Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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32 Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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33 Qarabağ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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35 PSV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Play-off
Team Lineups
home team, Tottenham Hotspur
Manager: Thomas Frank
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Vicario, Goalkeeper
- 23, Porro, Defender17, Romero, Defender37, van de Ven, Defender24, Spence, Defender
- 30, Bentancur, Defensive Midfielder
- 20, Kudus, Midfielder15, Bergvall, Midfielder29, Sarr, Midfielder7, Simons, Midfielder
- 9, Richarlison, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, G. Vicario
- Number 24, D. Spence
- Number 37, M. van de Ven
- Number 17, C. Romero , Captain
- Number 23, Pedro Porro
- Number 30, R. Bentancur
- Number 7, X. Simons , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
- Number 29, P. Sarr
- Number 15, L. Bergvall
- Number 20, M. Kudus
- Number 9, Richarlison , Yellow Card at 33 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Tottenham Hotspur
- Number 40, B. Austin
- Number 67, J. Byfield
- Number 4, K. Danso
- Number 33, B. Davies
- Number 14, A. Gray
- Number 22, B. Johnson
- Number 31, A. Kinský
- Number 39, R. Kolo Muani
- Number 6, João Palhinha
- Number 28, W. Odobert
- Number 44, D. Scarlett
- Number 13, D. Udogie
away team, Villarreal
Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 1, Luiz Júnior, Goalkeeper
- 15, Mouriño, Defender8, Foyth, Defender12, Renato Veiga, Defender23, Cardona, Defender
- 19, Pépé, Midfielder14, Comesaña, Midfielder18, Gueye, Midfielder17, Buchanan, Midfielder
- 22, Pérez, Striker9, Mikautadze, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, Luíz Júnior
- Number 23, Sergi Cardona
- Number 12, Renato Veiga
- Number 8, J. Foyth , Captain
- Number 15, S. Mouriño , Yellow Card at 36 minutes
- Number 17, T. Buchanan
- Number 18, P. Gueye
- Number 14, Santi Comesaña , Yellow Card at 35 minutes
- Number 19, N. Pépé
- Number 9, G. Mikautadze
- Number 22, Ayoze Pérez
away team, Villarreal
- Number 11, I. Akhomach
- Number 3, Adrià Alti
- Number 13, Diego Conde
- Number 4, Rafa Marín
- Number 20, Alberto Moleiro
- Number 26, Pau Navarro
- Number 21, T. Oluwaseyi
- Number 10, Dani Parejo
- Number 24, Alfonso Pedraza
- Number 6, M. Solomon
- Number 25, Arnau Tenas
- Number 16, T. Partey
home team, Tottenham Hotspur
Manager: Thomas Frank
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Vicario, Goalkeeper
- 23, Porro, Defender17, Romero, Defender37, van de Ven, Defender24, Spence, Defender
- 30, Bentancur, Defensive Midfielder
- 20, Kudus, Midfielder15, Bergvall, Midfielder29, Sarr, Midfielder7, Simons, Midfielder
- 9, Richarlison, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, G. Vicario
- Number 24, D. Spence
- Number 37, M. van de Ven
- Number 17, C. Romero , Captain
- Number 23, Pedro Porro
- Number 30, R. Bentancur
- Number 7, X. Simons , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
- Number 29, P. Sarr
- Number 15, L. Bergvall
- Number 20, M. Kudus
- Number 9, Richarlison , Yellow Card at 33 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 40, B. Austin
- Number 67, J. Byfield
- Number 4, K. Danso
- Number 33, B. Davies
- Number 14, A. Gray
- Number 22, B. Johnson
- Number 31, A. Kinský
- Number 39, R. Kolo Muani
- Number 6, João Palhinha
- Number 28, W. Odobert
- Number 44, D. Scarlett
- Number 13, D. Udogie
away team, Villarreal
Manager: Marcelino García
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 1, Luiz Júnior, Goalkeeper
- 15, Mouriño, Defender8, Foyth, Defender12, Renato Veiga, Defender23, Cardona, Defender
- 19, Pépé, Midfielder14, Comesaña, Midfielder18, Gueye, Midfielder17, Buchanan, Midfielder
- 22, Pérez, Striker9, Mikautadze, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, Luíz Júnior
- Number 23, Sergi Cardona
- Number 12, Renato Veiga
- Number 8, J. Foyth , Captain
- Number 15, S. Mouriño , Yellow Card at 36 minutes
- Number 17, T. Buchanan
- Number 18, P. Gueye
- Number 14, Santi Comesaña , Yellow Card at 35 minutes
- Number 19, N. Pépé
- Number 9, G. Mikautadze
- Number 22, Ayoze Pérez
Substitutes
- Number 11, I. Akhomach
- Number 3, Adrià Alti
- Number 13, Diego Conde
- Number 4, Rafa Marín
- Number 20, Alberto Moleiro
- Number 26, Pau Navarro
- Number 21, T. Oluwaseyi
- Number 10, Dani Parejo
- Number 24, Alfonso Pedraza
- Number 6, M. Solomon
- Number 25, Arnau Tenas
- Number 16, T. Partey
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Rade Obrenovic
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Alen Borosak
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Jure Praprotnik
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Grega Kordez
- Fourth Official:
- David Smajc
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Bastian Dankert
Match Stats
Key, Tottenham v VillarrealOverall possession
xG
Tottenham Hotspur 0.4919Villarreal 0.2868Shots
Tottenham Hotspur 7Villarreal 4Shots on target
Tottenham Hotspur 1Villarreal 0Total touches inside the opposition box
Tottenham Hotspur 13Villarreal 6Goalkeeper saves
Tottenham Hotspur 0Villarreal 2Fouls committed
Tottenham Hotspur 7Villarreal 7Corners
Tottenham Hotspur 2Villarreal 2In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Tottenham Hotspur 7Villarreal 4Shots on target
Tottenham Hotspur 1Villarreal 0Shots off target
Tottenham Hotspur 3Villarreal 2Attempts out of box
Tottenham Hotspur 3Villarreal 2Total offsides
Tottenham Hotspur 1Villarreal 1Expected
xG
Tottenham Hotspur 0.4919Villarreal 0.2868xG from open play
Tottenham Hotspur 0.2956Villarreal 0.2028xG from set play
Tottenham Hotspur 0.1963Villarreal 0.084xA
Tottenham Hotspur 0.257863Villarreal 0.136441Distribution
Total passes
Tottenham Hotspur 265Villarreal 159Pass accuracy %
Tottenham Hotspur 89.1Villarreal 79.9Backward passes
Tottenham Hotspur 35Villarreal 23Forward passes
Tottenham Hotspur 82Villarreal 58Total long balls
Tottenham Hotspur 23Villarreal 19Successful final third passes
Tottenham Hotspur 39Villarreal 14Total crosses
Tottenham Hotspur 9Villarreal 4Defence
Total tackles
Tottenham Hotspur 7Villarreal 10Won tackle %
Tottenham Hotspur 85.7Villarreal 70Fouls committed
Tottenham Hotspur 7Villarreal 7Total yellow cards
Tottenham Hotspur 2Villarreal 2Total clearances
Tottenham Hotspur 10Villarreal 15
Season so far
UEFA Champions League
Key, Tottenham v Villarreal
League position, Tottenham Hotspur 4th, Villarreal 34thTotal points, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Villarreal 0
Form guide
All competitions
Tottenham Hotspur won
v West Ham United
0
3
Premier League
Villarreal lose
v Atlético de Madrid
2
0
Primera División
Tottenham Hotspur lose
v AFC Bournemouth
0
1
Premier League
Villarreal draw
v Celta Vigo
1
1
Primera División
Tottenham Hotspur won
v Manchester City
0
2
Premier League
Villarreal won
v Girona
5
0
Primera División
Tottenham Hotspur won
v Burnley
3
0
Premier League
Villarreal won
v Real Oviedo
2
0
Primera División
Tottenham Hotspur draw
v PSG
2
2
UEFA Super Cup
Villarreal lose
v Aston Villa
0
2
Club Friendlies
Previous meetings
All competitions
Tottenham Hotspur and VillarrealTottenham Hotspur Won 0Villarreal Won 1Draw 0
Played 1
Previous scores
All competitions
Club Friendlies
Tottenham Hotspur 1 , Villarreal 4 on the 29th of July 2010
Tottenham Hotspur
Villarreal
29th of July 2010
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Match Facts
This will be the first meeting between Tottenham and Villarreal in European competition, with Spurs winning just one of their last 13 matches against Spanish opposition in major European competition (D5 L7).
Villarreal have played 14 matches against English opponents in the UEFA Champions League and are still looking for their first victory (D6 L8), while losing each of the last seven in a row. Over half of their defeats in the competition have been against English opposition (57% - 8/14).
This will be third time that Villarreal have played their opening game of a UEFA Champions League campaign against an English side (out of five seasons). The previous two were both against Manchester United and both finished 0-0, in 2005-06 and 2008-09.
Tottenham have only won their opening game of a European Cup/UEFA Champions League campaign in two of their seven attempts (D2 L3). However, those two have arrived on the last two occasions where they have played their opener at home: 2-0 v Marseille in 2022-23 and 3-1 v Borussia Dortmund in 2017-18.
Villarreal’s last match in the UEFA Champions League came in the semi-finals of the 2021-22 edition, losing 2-5 on aggregate to Liverpool. The Spaniards won three of their six away games in that campaign (D1 L2), more than they managed in 14 away matches across their three previous appearances in this competition (W2 D5 L7).
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank will take charge of a team in the UEFA Champions League for the first time – in fact, his only previous experience of managing in European competition came in qualifying for the UEFA Europa League, winning just three of 10 matches with Brøndby IF (D4 L3).
42 percent of Tottenham’s goals in the UEFA Champions League (since 1992-93) have been scored by Harry Kane or Son Heung-min (37/89). Following the departures of both, the only current Tottenham player with more than one goal for the club in the competition is Richarlison (2).
Villarreal forward Georges Mikautadze has been directly involved in seven goals in eight starts in major European competition to date (four goals, three assists), with all of those coming for Lyon in the UEFA Europa League last season.
Randal Kolo Muani could feature for a fourth different team (Tottenham) in the UEFA Champions League since the start of 2022-23, having previously appeared for Eintracht Frankfurt, Paris SG and Juventus. No active Champions League player has played for as many as four different teams in this period.
Villarreal defender Juan Foyth made his UEFA Champions League debut for Tottenham back in December 2017 (v APOEL Nicosia). Indeed, the Argentinean remains the youngest player to start a home game for the club in the competition (19y 328d in that match).