The Champions League begins on Tuesday with six matches, five of which involved Argentine players.
A total of 11 Argentine players are eligible to play in Tuesday’s Champions League matches. The first match of the day has Kevin Mac Allister and Union Saint-Gilloise travelling to the Netherlands to play against PSV.
The second match, also at the same time, is Athletic Club against Arsenal. Gabriel Heinze is part of the Arsenal coaching staff.
Aarón Anselmino and Borussia Dortmund will play Juventus while Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Barrenechea and Gianluca Prestianni with Benfica host Qarabag FC. Two Argentine World Cup winners will play against each other as Cristian Romero and Tottenham Hotspur host Juan Foyth and Villarreal.
Franco Mastantuono could play in his first Champions League match with Real Madrid as they host Gerónimo Rulli, Leonardo Balerdi and Facundo Medina of Olympique de Marseille.
Here are the matches on Tuesday:
PSV vs. Union Saint-Gilloise (Kevin Mac Allister)
Athletic Club vs. Arsenal
Juventus vs. Borussia Dortmund (Aarón Anselmino)
Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Barrenechea and Gianluca Prestianni) vs. Qarabag FC
Tottenham Hotspur (Cristian Romero) vs. Villarreal (Juan Foyth)
Real Madrid (Franco Mastantuono) vs. Olympique de Marseille (Gerónimo Rulli, Leonardo Balerdi and Facundo Medina)
Cristian Romero and Juan Foyth in 2014 playing in the youth division. Romero with Belgrano and Foyth with Estudiantes de la Plata. pic.twitter.com/vYNYCbMlV2
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