Unbelievable statistics at Real Madrid » For the first time without Spaniards in the starting eleven in a Champions League match

For the first time in its rich history in this competition, the “Queen” lined up a starting team without any Spanish footballer.

Real Madrid, without Spanish players in the first 11 of the Champions League

Coach Alvaro Arbeloa opted for a first eleven made up exclusively of foreign players, an unprecedented situation for “Los Blancos” in Europe's most important interclub competition.

This fact is particularly remarkable given that the team with the most trophies (15) has traditionally relied heavily on the Spanish element. Local players have over time represented essential pillars of the team's successes, which shone based on its own “products”.

In today's crucial clash, in which the “galacticos” are fighting for qualification to the semi-finals, the absence of even a single player from the Iberian Peninsula in the first eleven constitutes a historic moment.

However, nine Spaniards are on Real Madrid's bench: Carreras, Carvajal, Ceballos, Fran, F. Garcia, G. Garcia, Huijsen, Navarro Jimenez, Pitarch

Real Madrid's squad for the Bayern Munich match:

Real Madrid (4-4-2): Lunin – Trent, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy – Brahim Diaz, Valverde, Bellingham, Arda Guler – Vinicius, Mbappe
Reserves: Gonzalez, Navarro, Carvajal, Alaba, Camavinga, Gonzalo, Carreras, Ceballos, F. Garcia, Huijsen, Mastantuono, Pitarch
Coach: Alvaro Arbeloa

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