Borussia Dortmund's teenage star Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest player in Champions League history, and broke a 26-year-old record in the process
- Borussia Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest player ever to feature in the Champions League on Tuesday, breaking a near three decade old record.
- The striker, aged just 16 years and 18 days, came on as a second half substitute as Dortmund beat Zenit St Petersburg.
- The previous youngest Champions League player was former Chelsea defender Celestine Babayaro, who was 16 years and 87 days when he stepped out for Anderlecht against Steaua Bucharest in 1994.
Borussia Dortmund's Youssoufa Moukoko became the youngest player ever to feature in the Champions League on Tuesday night as his side earned a hard-fought victory over Zenit St Petersburg.
The striker, aged just 16 years and 18 days, replaced Julian Brandt as a second half substitute in Russia.
The previous youngest Champions League player was former Chelsea defender Celestine Babayaro, who was 16 years and 87 days old when he stepped out for Anderlecht against Steaua Bucharest in 1994.
Last month, Moukoko also became the German Bundesliga's youngest ever player.
Dortmund fell behind early on the night courtesy of a 16th minute strike from Sebastian Driussi and struggled to break down the hosts for much of the first half.
However, second half strikes from Lukasz Piszczek and Axel Witsel, both which came after Moukoko came on, sealed a 2-1 victory for Lucien Favre's side and cemented its place in the last 16 as Group F winners.
This season has already seen a number of Champions League records broken by youngsters.
In November, Moukoko's Dortmund teammate Erling Haaland became the fastest player in competition history to score 14 goals, aged just 20, while Barcelona's 17-year-old Ansu Fati became the youngest player to score two goals in the tournament in October.
The draw for the last 16 of the Champions League takes place on Monday December 14.
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