Manchester City defender Khusanov repeated an interesting achievement in the Champions League matches against Real Madrid

On February 18-19, the return-leg matches of the UEFA Champions League playoff round are taking place, determining all the teams advancing to the Round of 16.

At this very moment, the decisive clash between Real Madrid and Manchester City has kicked off. Starting in the lineup for the Citizens is Uzbek center-back Abduqodir Khusanov.

Interestingly, at 20 years and 356 days old, Khusanov has become one of only two players under 21 to make their first-ever Champions League start in a knockout match against Real Madrid.

The first was Schalke’s Kaan Ayhan in March 2014, who achieved the feat at 19 years and 128 days old.

Notably, in the first leg in Manchester, Real Madrid secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory. Previously, we reported that Carlo Ancelotti and Pep Guardiola made Champions League history in an unusual way.