Rico Lewis scores on his full Man City debut to set new UCL record 💙

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Dan Burke·2 November 2022

Rico Lewis scores on his full Man City debut to set new UCL record 💙

After Phil Foden and Cole Palmer, Manchester City appear to have unearthed another local gem from their academy.

City took on Sevilla in their final Champions League group stage fixture on Wednesday, and Pep Guardiola handed 17-year-old Rico Lewis his first senior start for the club.

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And after Rafa Mir gave the visitors the lead in the first half, it was Lewis who equalised with a well taken debut goal in the 52nd minute.

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A dream come true for the Mancunian right-back, and it was a record breaking goal as well …

17 - Aged 17 years and 346 days, Rico Lewis has become the youngest player in @ChampionsLeague history to score on his first start in the competition, breaking the record previously held by Karim Benzema (17 years 352 days for Lyon vs Rosenborg in 2005). Knockout.
– Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Only two English players have scored a Champions League goal before their 18th birthday: ◎ 17-year-old Jude Bellingham ◉ 17-year-old Rico Lewis One against Man City and now one for Man City. 🤝
– Wednesday, 2 November 2022

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